We’ve had our cat for about 5 months now. He’s 4, which I’m aware is quite old to start harness training, but I’d like to give it a go.
His backstory is that he was exclusively a house cat, never vaccinated/flead/wormed. We’ve obviously sorted all that out, and he’s now floofy, shiny and full of attitude. So much so, that he’s obviously keen to go outside.
We have a very busy road out front. Not unusual to see cats hit. He has no street sense as he’s never been allowed out. We have a nice small garden but it’s stone walled, quite low walls, and DP has examined it and stated it practically impossible to cat proof without making it look like a prison.
I don’t think it’s fair to confine him to the house if he wants to go out, but I can’t let him roam as he’d definitely get splatted. He chases feathers off tables and face plants as he doesn’t notice the edge! So I’m trying to harness train him just to have a mooch round the garden a couple of times a day.
He was doing ok with one we had from a friend which was very skinny straps, until he realised he could easily wriggle out of it. MIL gave us one which looks very secure, but it goes on over his head which he’s flat refusing and I don’t want to stress him.
Can anyone recommend one from personal experience that the cat “steps” in to? Like both their front legs go in holes and it clips at the back? Our thin strappy one is like that and he’s fine getting it on, but also great at taking it off…..
Cat tax attached!