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I previously mentioned that Siada's first harness was meant for a ferret, and that she eventually upgraded to a snazzy bit crafted by Hyendry. We have had a great deal more experience since then with walking her, and have learned a few things that I want to share.
With Nimar, we never got him to keep a harness on long enough to work with him. Heck, most of the time we could not even get near him with one. We tried with Isis, but if you even tied a bit of sewing thread, loosely, around her middle, she would fall down and, laying prone, would wail and moan about all of the injustices of her feline life. I did get a strap style small dog harness on Reeses once and took her in the front yard, but the first car that passed had her dancing in mid-air on the end of the leash like a forlorn kite in a storm. When she hit the ground, she bolted backwards and nearly out of the harness. I thought at first that the difference here was just in Siada's very fearless personality, but I think now that that initial ferret harness had a great deal to do with it. The ferret vest, a Kaytee Comfort Harness, is very light weight, being only a thin layer of nylon with very light weight strapping on it. The small sizes are cut high enough near the arms that a cat can still climb and jump in it (something that does not always happen with dog harnesses). Most cats react badly to a harness because they feel as if something is pushing down on them (or as if they were crawling through a tight spot). It freaks them out. I don't think this added enough weight to bother her. One note about this harness is that the D ring is a week spot. It is not solid metal (it has a seam on the flat side) and it opened up on us. We replaced it with a key ring to attach the leash and have had no issues with the harness at all after that.
The large size would fit Siada now, but does not really have the arms cut high enough to allow her full range of motion. I also feel much, much more secure with the Hyendry harnesses, which have heavier, wider and much longer velcro strips.
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And now we are back to Hyendry. We LOVE the first one we had for her (a size small). So ordered the "tween" size for her (and it fits perfectly now). I also just ordered a Medium! I do want to note that when you purchase a Hyendry harness, that these are custom made. Look carefully at the site to see how long it will be before your item is ready, but it is very likely to take that long. Update: While I still love these harnesses and the options you can get with them, I can no longer recommend this vendor. Orders that are placed with an 8 week time frame are taking 9 or 10 months to be fulfilled.
These are solidly constructed, and I choose the additional options of a second ring and the additional straps (again, to soothe my paranoid). Siada struts around the house in her "clothes" as if she knows how amazing she really looks. And the new skull patterned one we got for her? I was delighted to see the adorable pink crystal rivets that were used to accent it! We already had a pink cheetah-print lease so she is ready to go on social calls in style.
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Today is an exciting day for Siada. Her new, snazzy custom walking jacket arrived!
As I mentioned earlier, the earlier harness is actually meant for ferrets. It is now too small (I had to use a second one to extent the strap around the ribs). She has another coat waiting, but it is yet too large. So I ordered one from Hyendry (who specifically makes walking jackets for cats). She looks amazing in the burgundy embroidered jacket and has no issues with wearing it while she runs around the house. I cannot wait until we take her back out for another social visit to PetValu this week! Yes, she does walk on a leash. She has been outside once so far, but has been inside walking around many places. She even went to the race track this weekend where here papa had an event. She met lots of folks and explored the facility before retreating to her crate to watch everyone. Of course, she is a Savannah, so it is important to note that she walks great on the leash as long as you are going in the direction she wants to go. Her curiosity and fearlessness are working in our favor with all of this. I also think it might get us in trouble at some point! lol If you are interested in getting a walking jacket for your feline companion, I highly recommend this style of walking jacket rather than a strap style. There are a number of vendors on Etsy that sell products like this. I feel they are much more secure, and if fitted correctly, can be harder to back out of than some other styles. |
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