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For whatever reason, I've seen a large number of missing pets in my area recently. It's enough for me to start looking into pet trackers. I'm particularly interested in real-world reviews for pet trackers for indoor cats. The objective here is to be alerted if the cat leaves the house, then be able to track down the cat before any harm happens to the pet. Trouble is, I'm not sure what pet tracker works for this case. The GPS trackers have a reputation of being battery hogs. (with the best case being the Whistle with a 1-week battery life) and sensitive to extreme cold. The 3-month radio powered trackers have a line of site limited range, so that's not ideal either. Plus there's the idea of adding a breakaway collar to a middle-age cat who hates collars. For those of you who use GeoFenced trackers to keep an eye on your indoor cats and retrieve them when they escape, what is your experience? My particular situation: I've got a new baby coming soon and expect a bunch of guests coming over to help. Trouble is, a bunch of those guests either don't understand the concept of indoor cats or respect the concept of pets. Some have left the door open for extended periods after being asked not to, and others are directly responsible for the death of previous pets. Due to the prevalence of emaciated coyotes in my area, lost pets (even large dogs) have a tendency to get killed after a couple of days of being lost. Not having to be concerned about the cat being let out while dealing with a newborn that needs to be fed every two hours and high-maintenance guests would be a huge boon. Note: While I understand that I am worried about "just an animal," keep in mind that my pets are very precious to me. Every pet I've had so far has lived far beyond its average life expectancy, and every pet I had that died was killed when I was relying on someone else to take care of it. I am fully aware of the apparent hypocrisy of being attached to my two cats while being fine with eating a hamburger and am O.K. with that. diadem fucked around with this message at 13:50 on Aug 31, 2019 |
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