Am I a monster

[Wendy1985]

I wanted to get my cat a AirTag just to make sure she is in the house my husband thinks that makes me a monster but my previous cat got out I did not notice for 12 hrs

My question do only monsters buy air tags for their pets

 

[luvnwdwgal]

I don’t know why that would make you an animal. If you’re concerned about your cat wandering away, I think it would be a good thing.

 

[Marionnette]

I wanted to get my cat a AirTag just to make sure she is in the house my husband thinks that makes me a monster but my previous cat got out I did not notice for 12 hrs

My question do only monsters buy air tags for their pets

I don't think that makes you a monster. I think it makes you a loving and responsible pet owner.

We have a Fi collar for our dog. She has epilepsy and gets disoriented after having a seizure. If she has an episode while she is outside, she will run right through the Invisible Fence. The Fi collar makes it easy for us to track her down and quickly get the necessary medicine in her.

 

[Wendy1985]

Thank you everyone

 

[Genie+]

I bought a set of AirTags for DH on Father’s Day. They work so well! The system is very intuitive and easy to use. If we had a cat, pretty sure we’d put one on the collar Hiding one on your spouse, now maybe that would make you a monster.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Guess I'm a monster too. Our kitties have a Jiobit. We had a baby escape last winter. We looked for him constantly for several days...put up flyers and posted on our neighborhood website. Sadly he was almost immediately trapped in my neighbors garage while they were out of town. We did not have a good outcome. So yeah call me a monster for putting a tracking device on my kitties.

 

[AndreaA]

I’m curious as to your husband’s rationale. What about the airtag on a cat makes you a monster? Does he not like collars on cats? Does he think they are too big and heavy?

Our cats have hidden in our house in the past and been very hard to find so I have considered going the tracker route. However all those tracker devices seem too big for a cat and neither of our (indoor only) cats really like wearing collars. AirTags actually seem small enough that they wouldn’t be too much of a nuisance to a cat, but it probably depends on the cat.

 

[tasha99]

If you're a monster, I'm much, much more so. We have a shock mat by the sliding glass door. We also HAD a doordashing Ragdoll, and a huge rottweiler named Hazel next door. Our doordasher was shocked about twice, and now she doesn't try to get out anymore and runs to her catio if she wants some outside time. It's not much of a shock--her sister, who doesn't doordash, has sat on it with minor annoyance. But we decided that if our cats got out, it could cost them their lives, so we put out the mat. Nothing wrong with our neighbor's dog, but I would never want to test how she is with cats by letting one of ours get in her yard.

 

[Wendy1985]

I bought a set of AirTags for DH on Father’s Day. They work so well! The system is very intuitive and easy to use. If we had a cat, pretty sure we’d put one on the collar Hiding one on your spouse, now maybe that would make you a monster.

I would not do that to him

I’m curious as to your husband’s rationale. What about the airtag on a cat makes you a monster? Does he not like collars on cats? Does he think they are too big and heavy?

Our cats have hidden in our house in the past and been very hard to find so I have considered going the tracker route. However all those tracker devices seem too big for a cat and neither of our (indoor only) cats really like wearing collars. AirTags actually seem small enough that they wouldn’t be too much of a nuisance to a cat, but it probably depends on the cat.

She never gets out

 

[TipsyTraveler]

If you're a monster, I'm much, much more so. We have a shock mat by the sliding glass door. We also HAD a doordashing Ragdoll, and a huge rottweiler named Hazel next door. Our doordasher was shocked about twice, and now she doesn't try to get out anymore and runs to her catio if she wants some outside time. It's not much of a shock--her sister, who doesn't doordash, has sat on it with minor annoyance. But we decided that if our cats got out, it could cost them their lives, so we put out the mat. Nothing wrong with our neighbor's dog, but I would never want to test how she is with cats by letting one of ours get in her yard.

That’s a brilliant idea and one that I’ve never thought of before. I remember a thread on here from years ago where the OP had a door-dashing cat and people gave tons of ideas but no one suggested a scat mat. Does it stand up to the wear-and-tear of being by the door or do you need to step over it?

 

[tasha99]

That’s a brilliant idea and one that I’ve never thought of before. I remember a thread on here from years ago where the OP had a door-dashing cat and people gave tons of ideas but no one suggested a scat mat. Does it stand up to the wear-and-tear of being by the door or do you need to step over it?

I don't know how it will hold up. It's to our backyard, so not used as often as the front door, but I go out it every morning to garden and step on it. I have no idea why she wants to run out into the backyard and not the front, though I've had her on a leash in both before we decided she's too skittish for that, and she might remember there are more dogs/cars/people out in front.

I used a mat like this one years ago with a cat who had been indoor/outdoor, but we moved from a house on a dead end street to an apartment on main thoroughfare. We were able to remove the mat completely after a couple weeks and she never tried going out again. We will probably try removing it here to see what happens. It's clear, but very visible.

 

[Turn the Page]

I mean, my preschooler can now unlock my back door and take off so if getting one of those for your pet makes you a monster then........I must be even worse.

I haven't gotten one yet but I have considered it.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Am I a monster​

No

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Absolutely not. If my cat was younger, I would consider it too. My cat is so old and set in her ways now that she will not go near the door.

 

[Wendy1985]

Thank you all

 

[Wendy1985]

My husband thinks being chipped is enough granted we’re we live is very safe but I don’t trust that someone will take the cat to the nearest vet

The tables have turned Because I see the one that trusted people too much now he does for lack of better word

 

[ronandannette]

My husband thinks being chipped is enough granted we’re we live is very safe but I don’t trust that someone will take the cat to the nearest vet

The tables have turned Because I see the one that trusted people too much now he does for lack of better word

Why not put a collar tag with the cat's name and your phone number so if it ever did roam and someone found it, they could just let you know - old-school. For the record, I'm not a pet person and I wouldn't even think of a microchip or that I needed to take a found-animal to a vet to be scanned for identification. I'll bet there are lots and lots of others like me that wouldn't know, either.

 

[Wendy1985]

Why not put a collar tag with the cat's name and your phone number so if it ever did roam and someone found it, they could just let you know - old-school. For the record, I'm not a pet person and I wouldn't even think of a microchip or that I needed to take a found-animal to a vet to be scanned for identification. I'll bet there are lots and lots of others like me that wouldn't know, either.

I guess I can see if he is willing to go old school

 

[Moliphino]

Why not put a collar tag with the cat's name and your phone number so if it ever did roam and someone found it, they could just let you know - old-school. For the record, I'm not a pet person and I wouldn't even think of a microchip or that I needed to take a found-animal to a vet to be scanned for identification. I'll bet there are lots and lots of others like me that wouldn't know, either.

At least in my state, Animal Control officers also scan for microchips, you don't need to go to a vet.

 

[Wendy1985]

At least in my state, Animal Control officers also scan for microchips, you don't need to go to a vet.

I did not know that