Cat harness - how to put one on your cat the low stress way facebook live 852020

[@jouchan7]

Yours in the only video I’ve found to actually give good, helpful advise for getting my cat into and comfortable with his harness. And I’ve been trying to get him in a harness without biting me for months now. Thank you so, so much!

[@DrSallyJFoote]

You are very welcome. I saw how so many of my clients struggled and thought this would be a good presentation. Send me some photos of your kitty in the harness!

[@DrSallyJFoote]

you are very welcome

[@CatBehaviorAlliance]

Thank you so much for this video! More and more of our clients wish to do harness walking, and we'll be referring them to your video!

[@DrSallyJFoote]

thank you! watch for more feline care info

[@choneycutt2067]

That was very helpful bcuz the instructions on my kitten harness Said that the D-ring was supposed to be closer to the read end of the cat. And that just didn't seem right. So thank you!! This will save me from surely getting frustrated and also stressing my kittens unnecessarily!

[@allisonvlogger]

Thank you for your video. I put vest like harness on my 4 months old cat but he flaps on a side and lays and if he gets up he walks really slow and then flaps on a side again, will it get better?

[@DrSallyJFoote]

yes- do not feed him. Then use his meal as you put the harness on and toss food like a game for him to move around and pounce on with the harness on. This will get him accustomed to it.

[@maefaemusic]

She reminds me of that snl cat skit with kate McKinnon

[@ericabertagnoli5469]

My cat doesn’t mind getting the harness on but she thinks the leash is a toy and pays with it like yarn lol

[@juliac3933]

Great video! I have never really thought a harness could be helpful for cat restraint - but I can definitely see how it could be a good tool for those kitties preferring a more “hands off” approach.

[@extenebrislux]

This was very informative thank you! I first introduced my cat to the collar. She took it well, but I'm having trouble figuring out the right fit. Any advice? Then I introduced her to the harness. A can of tuna helped. She either walks a bit, very slowly and very low, or just stays glued to the floor. I'm hopeful though. I'll keep trying with food.

[@DrSallyJFoote]

When you put her in the harness, toss her the tuna and lure her to move around. sign up for my newsletter at my website to watch for my upcoming webinar Wednesdays where I cover cat and dog behavior issues

[@cj2467]

Thank you! This is the most helpful video I’ve watched on cat harnesses. I just adopted (or he adopted me) a friendly stray kitten about 8 to 10 months old. I’m taking him in for his first vet visit next week and I am new to all of this. He’s a wonderful little guy and I am hoping to take him traveling with us in our truck camper. It’s going to be entertaining 😹! I took him out for his maiden voyage trip in our big diesel truck today. He did great! He likes to look out the windows though so I’m not sure how to get him high enough to see out without me holding him all of the time and still keep him safe. He does well in his carrier for short transfers to the truck but doesn’t like being in enclosed spaces/boxes or cat beds. I thought most cats liked curling up in boxes! Not my little guy! ❤️

[@janicejacome]

Hi Doc! New subscriber here! I'm in a shelter which is a small and bleek room.. TG my Dizzy is with me , super smart 8 year old blue tuxedo. 💙 ! His happiness is my main objective . GREAT VIDEO! I was so happy to get the harness l tried to skip the steps...it went WELLLL! But now he resists...if he could only realize he would LOVE outside...we used to have a yard. Now he rejects it outright! I guess we w start over. Yours was great video. I don't want him to be left alone with " roomates". I am thinking of a stroller?!. You will be a good addition to our lives. THANK YOU !

[@DrSallyJFoote]

follow the steps and have him keep his harness on. It is better for him to explore on a harness and leash than in the stroller. Good Luck

[@mammm3390]

thanks lady

[@minecraftcat1407]

My cat took the harness away since it got a bell on it lol

[@wendyahough]

It’s hard to see on the black cat

[@DrSallyJFoote]

true- it was the only harness I had to use.

[@valeriedflaum4217]

My cat doesn't like being forced into the harness. He is a Blur in Motion. Im in trouble

[@DrSallyJFoote]

follow the steps of this video - do not force your cat.

[@Handygrrl]

Was hoping to see exactly how the harness is supposed to go on the cat. Please remake this video to be shorter with a different colored harness so one can see it's orientation on the cat. Too many minutes wasted.

[@DrSallyJFoote]

thanks for your input. Take what information you can - add what you can from other sources and stay tuned for additional videos.

[@stargirl6992]

My boy goes all floppy when I put it on him 😭

[@DrSallyJFoote]

He is not used to the feel. Be sure to use the rewards as you put it on and after.

[@valeriedflaum4217]

Doctor doesn't have a cat that minds being inconvenienced. I have a big fradycat. Doesn't like change. Im older dont have much energy to expel What next?

[@lilyjoha4689]

i realized this was a 16 minute video - I only want to know how to use the harness - I might throw it away

[@lilyjoha4689]

tried to advance later - this was NOT a video on how to put on a harness I guess I'll look elsewhere