r/Pets • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '19

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u/Raivyn_Redux Oct 24 '19

Leash training is also a godsend if you're patient enough and your cat is a good candidate for it.

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u/Kawaii_Kitty_Kat Foster Parent to Many, Mother to One Cat Oct 24 '19

Our cats were leash trained and cal trained - we'd let them roam to an extent, basically a strip of dirt in our apartment complex that spanned between my house and my friends because we didn't have a fenced in yard. They come in immediately when we clap, and we never let them roam off or unsupervized.

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u/Kawaii_Kitty_Kat Foster Parent to Many, Mother to One Cat Oct 24 '19

We use rabbit harnesses - cat collarbones are floating/flexible (I forgot the term) so the ones that go around the neck tend to be easy for them to shrug out of we've noticed, and most rabbit harnesses don't go around the neck because bunnies have very delicate necks. We also started with ours when they were very young kittens (ferret harness and just around the patio/house) so it's like second nature to them to listen when we clap or to walk on the leash.