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A tracker on a cat

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Sparklefizz Sun 03-Aug-25 15:52:02

I have had my little rescue cat since April, and she is about 18 months old.

I've had 2 cats run over on a road near me because those cats wandered. The road isn't even busy but they were unlucky when people were rushing off to work, and because I didn't want to go through that heartbreak again, I had my garden "cat secured" with netting, an idea I got from a company online. This worked for 10 years to keep my remaining cat in the back garden.

However, Mia, my new little cat, is very adventurous and determined and has found a way over the netting. As fast as I block her exit routes, she finds or makes another one, and then when I want to get her in, I have to walk around the housing development looking for her. She roams far and wide.

I am thinking of getting a tracker collar which connects to my iPhone. Has anyone tried one of these fairly recently? I know that they are improving all the time, but research has shown that they're expensive and I don't want to waste my money. It cost me nearly £1,000 to get the garden secured, and that worked for 10 years, but is not enough to keep Mia the Ninja Cat safe.

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Sparklefizz Fri 22-Aug-25 19:03:53
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Thanks Tilly. Everyone says how pretty she is. She's a dainty little rescue cat who was frightened to bits when I first adopted her and spent her first fortnight under the spare bed, only coming out to eat and use the litter tray when I wasn't there.

Now she's pretty confident, going here, there and everywhere visiting the neighbours.

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RachelD Mon 22-Sept-25 15:35:25

I know this won’t stop a cat getting run over, but this might help keep them safe.
A luminous collar - my neighbours say this has stopped my black cat being hit by their car.
Training the cats to come at your call.. Reward them every time they return home.
My boy responds to a whistle. Again just reward them with a treat when they come after you have whistled. It might give you more peace of mind to know they will come if you whistle.

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