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Ren Rawbor
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Who knows what animals think and know?
I understood the risks - him shooting off is one of the things i had to accept. I like this aspect - he’s a proper male cat with the mystery and aggression and independence cats have. Rather than being artificially passive. He comes and goes as he pleases - woke me up at 4am for his breakfast and then wanted me to let him out as he had to go to work
A lot of what they write is fear mongering. The ideology is to limit feline population - so most people (everyone I know) follows these methods and guidelines.
A man after my own heart. (and GIGFY also, some of the most lovely souls I've known have been feral &/or stray). edit- none of them human either!
Thanks man.
The cat’s behaviour is somewhat different from the several I’m familiar with which family and friends have (all neuters and spayed ) he doesn’t play or react much to toys or the laser pointer. But does like to paw and bat and hang upside down under sofas !
He is however very loving and wants to be stroked and caressed and a warm close companion to our son (only child) purrs a lot and does bizarre spider cat things. Sleeps on his bed and is a lovely cat though he sleeps a lot and is a ferocious hunter - in still trying to figure out how he managed to bring in a shrew and a field mouse through the window - both at once and both alive!!
my neighbours large female cat is his sworn enemy.
the prize fight took place in our kitchen and laundry room after she came in - he went for her and after knocking pots pans the iron and everything else down he chased her out. But she has the better of him outside. He’s still young though. Has started to develop a large thick neck and a hump and his jowls are getting widerA brief overview of my experience with the apple AirTag
I decided to put the collar on the cat when he wants to go out and leave it on when he’s in and out by himself with the window open.
We take it off when the window is closed for example when he comes in on the evening or is asleep and at home at bed time.
As recommended by @Mrs GIGFY the elasticated buckle collar is perfect - much better than bulky stiff and quick release ones.
We used a small soft AirTag holder from another collar - it has slits for the collar in it so was easy to put on. It’s small and very light and soft so the cat won’t be impeded or hurt by it.
The AirTag works by connecting to your phone. It’s supposed to be for luggage - cars - keys bikes and stuff but can be used for pets.
It doesn’t work like a GPS or RF device - works with Bluetooth - so once set up your iPhone will show the last seen location on the ‘Find My’ app. With a location marked on Apple Maps and a map within the app (you can switch between the two). It won’t show a blinking dot on a map in real time as with GPS - it will however if activated and you’re at the location ‘last seen’ marked on the map - seek the AirTag and give you distance and direction if in range (which is 60 ft) - showing you distance in feet or metres and direction until the phone touches the AirTag.
Range is approx 60feet max - I tested it and the most it managed before losing the signal is 60ft which is 20 yards.
The limited range is because it uses the NFT Bluetooth rather than the regular longer ranged one used for earphones and speakers etc.
when out of range you can determine the location of the AirTag IF someone with an iPhone or compatible Android phone walks within range of it - then it pings your ‘Find My’ app on your phone - so you’ll get an alert that the AirTag has been seen. Giving a good location though within 60 feet of the actual exact location - so for example with lost luggage or dropped keys you can get to the location and once within range the phone will lead you to the exact spot as described above.
If no one walks within range then you won’t be able to determine its location.
Now at first I dismissed it as crap. But after using it for a couple of days it’s actually very good for pets. For dogs it’s better than for cats.
It has a ‘if found’ function. Much like micro chipping. If someone finds the AirTag their phone will get pinged with email and phone number of the owner - the Find My app is set to ‘lost mode’ enabling this
It’s good as combined with the collar it’s a cheap and subscription free way of having some idea about where the animal is and a degree of security if it’s picked up. Of course the collar may break or be pulled off or something but looking at the design and construction - a cat comfortable with it won’t seek to remove it by himself.
Last night I was pinged twice - once the cat had obviously came close to humans with phones and it gave a location 0.8 miles away. Then again another location a mile away.(an historical Mistley hall )
And an hour later he was back inside meowing for me to know he’s back.
So of course the Vodafone curve is almost as discreet and much better GPS but this is a cheap and easy way to have some idea of where your car goes regularly - and looking at the maps of where he went I can trace the same route he took the day he went missing.
Overall recommend!
I decided to put the collar on the cat when he wants to go out and leave it on when he’s in and out by himself with the window open.
We take it off when the window is closed for example when he comes in on the evening or is asleep and at home at bed time.
As recommended by @Mrs GIGFY the elasticated buckle collar is perfect - much better than bulky stiff and quick release ones.
We used a small soft AirTag holder from another collar - it has slits for the collar in it so was easy to put on. It’s small and very light and soft so the cat won’t be impeded or hurt by it.
The AirTag works by connecting to your phone. It’s supposed to be for luggage - cars - keys bikes and stuff but can be used for pets.
It doesn’t work like a GPS or RF device - works with Bluetooth - so once set up your iPhone will show the last seen location on the ‘Find My’ app. With a location marked on Apple Maps and a map within the app (you can switch between the two). It won’t show a blinking dot on a map in real time as with GPS - it will however if activated and you’re at the location ‘last seen’ marked on the map - seek the AirTag and give you distance and direction if in range (which is 60 ft) - showing you distance in feet or metres and direction until the phone touches the AirTag.
Range is approx 60feet max - I tested it and the most it managed before losing the signal is 60ft which is 20 yards.
The limited range is because it uses the NFT Bluetooth rather than the regular longer ranged one used for earphones and speakers etc.
when out of range you can determine the location of the AirTag IF someone with an iPhone or compatible Android phone walks within range of it - then it pings your ‘Find My’ app on your phone - so you’ll get an alert that the AirTag has been seen. Giving a good location though within 60 feet of the actual exact location - so for example with lost luggage or dropped keys you can get to the location and once within range the phone will lead you to the exact spot as described above.
If no one walks within range then you won’t be able to determine its location.
Now at first I dismissed it as crap. But after using it for a couple of days it’s actually very good for pets. For dogs it’s better than for cats.
It has a ‘if found’ function. Much like micro chipping. If someone finds the AirTag their phone will get pinged with email and phone number of the owner - the Find My app is set to ‘lost mode’ enabling this
It’s good as combined with the collar it’s a cheap and subscription free way of having some idea about where the animal is and a degree of security if it’s picked up. Of course the collar may break or be pulled off or something but looking at the design and construction - a cat comfortable with it won’t seek to remove it by himself.
Last night I was pinged twice - once the cat had obviously came close to humans with phones and it gave a location 0.8 miles away. Then again another location a mile away.(an historical Mistley hall )
And an hour later he was back inside meowing for me to know he’s back.
So of course the Vodafone curve is almost as discreet and much better GPS but this is a cheap and easy way to have some idea of where your car goes regularly - and looking at the maps of where he went I can trace the same route he took the day he went missing.
Overall recommend!
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I like fox shit!!!
CassidyAce
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Obie. Chilling in the kitchen, our kitchen... Not our cat! 
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It's his kitchen now
CassidyAce
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Er... My cat disagrees. Obie being escorted off the premises:It's his kitchen now
