A harness for my cat?

How to buy a harness for your cat – why? Because traveling with your cat requires some preparation, and to start, your cat needs a collar or harness. Your cat needs one so you can hook a leash onto it (do not keep leash attached to collar or harness when your cat is in a carrier) and also to attach an ID. So for my cat Toby, I saw this harness and it looked comfortable.

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I brought it home and tried it on him…

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I know he’s a big guy, but this was embarrassing.

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Then I noticed that the tag has measurements for your cat’s neck and girth, and general size based on weight, in this case 8-12 lbs.

Now I know, collars and especially harnesses have sizes.

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ok Toby, time to take your measurements for your neck and girth.

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Toby’s girth is 18″ – I’m going to either exchange this soft harness for a BIGGER one, or just go for a collar.

The other purpose for a collar or harness is to attach an ID tag (contains split ring)

Photo by shari smith dunaif 2015

Photo by shari smith dunaif 2015

I got this at Petco for $11.00 plus tax, which includes the engraving.