Taking dcat for a walk?

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Anyone walk their cat with a lead and harness?

Our cat seems to want to come for walks with us. He follows us but then freaks out when he doesn't know where he is and we have to carry him home as we're worried he'll run off and get lost (he's quite gormless)

We're wondering if a lead and harness would help so he could come with us, but keep safe.

Any experiences?

Ours used to come with us when we walked the dog. He would head home when he got nervous..

When I was younger, we had a cat who would follow us to the shop - in the hope of a pack of polo mints which she loved.

TrumpInflatableChased - I wish he would go home when he gets nervous, unfortunately he gets panicked and runs in the wrong direction.

You’d need a really secure harness, cats are slippery buggers when scared.

There's a Siamese cat that sometimes is in the park on a lead but it does cause issues with the dogs, as does the rabbit I've seen not to mention the miniature horse. (My dog hates horses even ones his size, no idea why, he likes the rabbit though)

Hmm, good point about the dogs. Where we're thinking of walking him is very quiet, but there is the occasional dog walker. I guess we'd have to pick him up if they were off the lead.

Hope there are no greyhounds off the lead near the rabbit!!

I tried it with both of mine. Though I did rush it and not take it slowly at all. Cheddar wanted to go under cars. Which was fine on a long lead. But on a short lead she almost strangled her self trying to escape from the harness.

I think it very much depends on the cat. I would love to take Girlcat out on a lead, but I know she wouldn't tolerate the harness. Boycat would be absolutely terrified of all parts of the procedure. A couple of my cousin's cats would come out with us when we took the dogs for a walk, but that was on a farm...

But there were a lot of Jackson Galaxy episodes where cats would be harness trained and go out very happily, so may be worth googling that?

One of ours is quite happy on a lead, we always drive somewhere to walk her because we don't want her to extend her territory as she has no road sense. We are planning to use this to walk her when we move. Her brother is not so willing but will eat treats while in a harness so will try him in the new garden once he has settled in the house.

When you first put a harness on then they often walk backwards or are stuck to the spot. They do learn though.

Wynwood Harnesses

Thanks for the tips! I think we will give it a try with the expectation that it wont work!

The full body harness is much better than the strappy ones. As a PP says cats are slippery buggers!

My D Sis takes her rather large cat out on a small dog body harness and he loves it.

Our lovely little cat is not allowed out now after a very scary incident when she was poisoned and we nearly lost her. I need to find a chihuahua sized harness to take her out in the garden Cos she is climbing the walls at the moment!!