Orange Collars For Indoor Cats
Posted by terrepruitt on July 9, 2018
I can’t remember why exactly . . . I think it was because when we adopted Teagan (Smokey) and Nessa (Esmeralda) The Dancing Cat used pellet litter . . . . so I started researching litter. I liked the litter that we used when we first got Spot, but Costco stopped selling it LONG ago and we had switched to Arm & Hammer. I liked it. It clumped well and it — the unscented kind — did a good job of keeping the smell in check . . . at least with Spot. But I got very tired of the dust. I share a room with the litter box and just regular dust is hard to deal with, but add cat litter dust on top of that and I just was tired of it. My research revealed that Dr. Elsey’s Ultra Litter was pretty much dust free. Of course, that was the old formula . . . according to the reviews. Seems like about the time I was thinking about buying it they switched their formula/litter and loyal customers were upset because the dust free litter now had dust. I decided to try it anyway because there were a few reviews that said it was good. Well, I think it is a lot less dusty than the litter we used to buy. It might be more dusty than it was at one time, but it is still less dusty so we use it. And the cats had no trouble at all adjusting from pellets to one litter the the next. They are such good girls. This story is all leading to #Orangeinside.
The last litter bag we opened had an orange collar inside. (Ha! That is not what #Orangeinside is about. 🙂 ) I picked up the package and read “Share a photo with #Orangeinside on Instagram for a chance to win a year supply of Dr. Elsey’s Ultra cat litter.*” And I said to my husband, “Will you do it for me? I don’t have Instagram?” And then I went on to say what a brilliant way to market. Send out an orange collar with your website on it and have people take pictures of their cats in it and post it on Instagram! I thought that was brilliant. I don’t even HAVE Instagram and I was going to do it — or have it done. I could use a free year of cat litter. Heck yeah!
But then I flipped the bag over 
and read the other side of the enclosed card. It said that less than 5% of missing indoor cats are returned home, that a cat with an orange collar is an indication of an indoor cat, a cat with an orange collar should not be outside. Ha! I hadn’t read past that because I thought that was a great idea. Now that I am reading the entire thing I understand what the white strip on the collar is. It is a space to write your phone number so someone can call you when your cat is found. This is cool. I like this program.
I also noticed once I really looked at the collar that, there is a little kitty face on the breakaway buckle and if that kitty face is facing outward the website does not show, only the spot for the owner’s number.
The thing is . . . my cats are indoor cats and they don’t wear collars. That is one reason I love indoor cats, they are unfettered by collars. I was planning on putting the bright orange collar on our black cat for a photo because I thought the orange and black would really stand out. But when I thought about it I don’t know where she was and her sister was right there. So I tried it on her. Well, I am not posting all the blurry shots I have. She wouldn’t really sit still. She was trying to get it off. I did manage to get one or two, but not of her face.
Today as I was preparing to write this post I put it on the black cat. She was in mellow mode so she just laid there and actually let me get a few photos.
When I googled Orange Collar the result was a lot of sites selling orange collars. The few articles that came up showed a year of 2015 in the summary . . . so I am thinking that this orange collar for indoor cats has been around since at least 2015. I think it is a neat idea.
Have you ever heard of the orange collar thing? Do you have an indoor cat? Does your indoor cat wear a collar? WOULD your indoor cat wear a collar?
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Cheryl McGovern said
Hi Terre. I assume you can’t make Vanessa’s Bridal Shower on 7/28 at 1-4 pm Saturday at my home. I sent you an invitation about 2 weeks ago with an rsvp date of 7/7 and am wondering if you received it. I will finalize the count for the cater, etc. this Thursday. We would love it if you can join us. Please let me know. Best, Cheryl McGovern
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terrepruitt said
Hi Cheryl, I received the saved the date e-mail and replied to that with my regrets. I am sorry that I did not reply to the actual invitation. Although, I did reply to your e-mail. Thank you so much for reaching out to check. I really appreciate it. Unfortunately we have a previous engagement that day.
Thanks again for reaching out! XO
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Joan said
Never heard of it. I have an indoor cat, so I like the idea….she is also chipped…. and wears a collar…
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terrepruitt said
Hi Joan. I had never heard of it either. If your cat wears a collar, perhaps and orange one might help add to the probability of her being returned to you if she ever got out! I think it is a great idea. Thanks for reading and commenting! 🙂
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Frank Hubeny said
We tried putting a collar on our cat, but she kept tearing off. She is an indoor cat as well. She doesn’t want to go outside, but she does look.
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terrepruitt said
I can imagine she took it off. If cats are not used to wearing one . . . off it goes! I am sure one could get used to it, but when the cat is indoors, why . . . BUT . . . I still love this idea. It is a nice way to let people know that the cat shouldn’t be outside.
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