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Pet Products
Lost: Poor little kitty has lost her way
August 6th, 2009
by Kelly Modzelewski, Dog and Cat Writer

   When we keep our cats indoors, we are doing them a great favor. But we also tend to do them a disfavor – we don’t ID them, thinking they don’t need it.

You can keep a collar on your cat with a tag or you can microchip them, just like we do to dogs. This site has information on this. There’s also Catster’s very own own pet ID and recovery service.

If your cat does slip out, call Animal Control immediately and keep calling back to check in. Check through the neighborhood right away. Print a picture of your cat with your info on it. Stick it on doors, posts, everywhere you can. Call vets and animal shelters in your area. Check the Found section in your newspaper. Place an ad in your newspaper. And don’t give up hope. Pets have been many months after their disappearances.
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Adoption & Rescue
Top 5 reasons to chip, tag and bell your indoor cat
April 30th, 2009
by Karen Nichols, author The Cat's Meow

   Many indoor cat owners don’t bother to microchip, tag and bell their cats because they believe that indoor cats will never need them. That’s wrong. And here are the top 5 reasons why:

1) Visitors leave doors open and windows that are open just a crack allow egress. Cats are Houdinis. ‘Nuff said.

2) ID tags facilitate a quick reunion. Microchipping is a fallback when the collar is lost. You need both.

3) In a fire or natural disaster, your cat could survive initially but be lost afterward.

4) Most disaster shelters require that dropped-off pets have ID tags or microchips. When you’re evacuating, will you have time to have tags made?

5) If your indoor cat escapes from the home, a bell can give you an audio indication of your cat’s location.
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