Will a cat collar with a bell put my cat in danger from predators?

A bell on outdoor cats is typically not recommended because it will attract unwanted attention. If you do choose to put a collar on the cat either buy one without a bell or cut the bell off. I would also recommend a quick release collar so the cat won't strangle if it gets caught somewhere.

A fox normally will not tackle a cat. But putting a bell on the collar will simply allow the cat to learn to run without the bell making a sound.

How do you know you cat doenst go near roads? Are you following it every where? DO you have a Magic Eight Ball?

So its acceptable to YOU to be an irresponsible owner who lets their cat roam so it can be ran over, poisoned, shot, killed by predators? Putting a bell on the cat won't stop it from being ran over of being killed by a predator.

Keeping it inside where it belongs like a responsible owner will

My cats all have belled collars and my she-cat has been badly injured by a fox before, who left a gaping hole in her thigh. Thanks for the awareness, I've learnt something. Going off my experience and this information I would suggest not using a bell, cats manage to catch prey with or without it. For extra precaution let your cat out during the day while you are out, that way they will have chance to exercise and go to the toilet, then they will most likely come in at night to sleep and will have almost no chance of running in to a fox.

She is workout her predatory instincts - and conserving your turf from being overrun with vermin. Why would you opt to regulate that? She derives exhilaration from the search and advantageous homes self assurance from the kill... and then she brings the "trophy" lower back to you to expose it off! I keep my cats interior to guard them from ailment, parasites and predators (such as people). for sure, on your situation you are able to't do this. putting a bell on her ought to keep her from killing the rats, even if it also would placed her at a larger chance of being stuck via yet another predator (like a coyote). there is also the opportunity of having it stuck on something. and many cats protest collars and grow to be proficient at "loosing" them besides. that is worth a try once, yet when the collar would not very last a week round her neck, that is not any longer worth combating. in simple terms make positive you get her de-wormed many times because catching wild prey is the source of inner parasites. also keep her chance-free hostile to fleas and ticks with the liquid stuff that you position between the shoulderblades. (i love puppy rats, even if the wild ones are dirty and carry lots of ailments and parasites)

Yes. My own cat is black, and well camouflaged at night when he hunts and explores. If I put a bell on him that would just attract unwanted attention to him. There are cruel people who don't like animals. Genereally though my area has rats, so the people endure the strays to keep the rats away. They encourage the strays to live between their houses.

Are you kidding? The main thing putting your cat in danger from predators is you when you let your cat roam free outside, bell or no bell.

yes, plus he wont be able to sneak up on birds