How to choose a lead for a cat

How to choose a lead for a cat

Cats can quietly live in limited space, but as it is very curious animals, they like to walk and study new territories. To let out an animal on the street of one it is scared. It is much safer to walk him on a lead which can be several versions.

Choice of a cat's lead

Leads for cats are divided into leads overalls and leads breast-bands. For convenience of walking of a pet, the lead has to have length not less than 2 meters. It is possible to pay attention to a lead roulette for cats or the similar options used for walking of small dogs.The breast-band is understood as the design consisting of thongs and covering a body of a cat about shovels. Models can include also a collar more expensively. However to accustom to such breast-band of the pet it will be difficult. These designs are clasped on a neck or a stomach, and the ring connected to a lead is on a back between shovels. The similar device is created taking into account anatomic features of cats. It does not load a spine column of a cat. Thongs have to be made of light and soft material. As cats are extremely sensitive, existence of a lining from felt is welcomed. Before sending to pet-shop, it is necessary to measure the volume of a neck and pet's breast. These data will help to choose a lead of the necessary size. The most economic options are the Chinese models. However quality at them doubtful. It is extremely undesirable to get such leads for adult individuals with strongly developed muscles. From tension low-quality material can burst. For a signature breast-band it is necessary to give the sum more. The least economic of them are models with retro-reflectors, options especially for kittens and also products from genuine suede. The breast-band overalls represents the product which is put on a body of an animal is similar to a jacket. This option is rather clothes, than a breast-band. The animal in similar vestments is less hooked therefore breast-bands overalls are torn less often. It is possible to carry to advantages also the fact that to an animal in it it is more comfortable that promotes faster accustoming. It should be noted at once that the pleasure it will manage in the round sum as such products often go to order from foreign shops.

How to put a breast-band on an animal

First of all it is necessary to make sure that the breast-band is adjusted according to the sizes of a cat. Then it is necessary to pick up surely an animal, to stroke, talk to it. After it calms down, it is necessary to put on it a breast-band. It is necessary to make sure that fasteners are reliably fixed, and belts have no zalom and excesses. It is also necessary to check how in general the cat feels on a lead whether she presses where. It is necessary to be ready to the fact that some time she will express discontent. In a breast-band the cat needs to be accustomed to walks gradually. At first it is necessary to walk with it in a lead round the house that she accustomed with it a little. Only after that it is possible to bring an animal to the street. It is originally desirable to walk near the house. And the lead strongly does not need to be pulled. The cat has to feel some freedom. Over time walks on a lead can take place also in more remote vicinities.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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