Bejeweled Stripes Cat Collar Cover

First of all, the product really seems to work as intended. My cat has been using it a few weeks now with no birds caught and she was getting them pretty regularly before, about once a week if I didn’t restrict her outdoor access. She is much easier for me to see now too, so it makes sense it would work for birds. She had no problem wearing it, accepted it right away. I take her collar off when she comes in at night anyway so she gets a break when she isn’t outside. I use a non breakaway because those clasps wear out when taken on and off each day. Another solution would be to use the beastie bands brand collar that you could slip over the head on and off and not have to remove the birdsbesafe sleeve. The bird safe collar is like a scrunchie that is open on both ends. You slip the fabric tube over the collar and then put the collar on the cat. It’s kind of tricky and time consuming to slip over the collar the first time, so be patient. I washed it before wear as it had a new clothes chemical smell, and I have washed it once since. Easy to hand wash in the sink and it dries completely overnight hanging on the dish drainer. I am just so happy that I can feel relaxed when she goes outside now, and I don’t have to keep her inside in order for birds to be safe. I was getting sickened by all the bird funerals, but making her an indoor cat was also not going to be sustainable. This is an awesome product, an inexpensive solution, and I’m so glad it exists! Also, it’s a bonus how entertained I am when I see her innocently showing up at the door wearing an Elizabethan/clown collar. Makes me smile every time!

I live near (and have volunteered at) a wildlife rescue. One of my cats is a savvy hunter and I was sick with guilt whenever she caught a bird 🐦. January of last year the intake person suggested I try a BirdsBeSafe collar available on Amazon. The minute I got home from dropping off the injured bird I ordered up a couple BirdsBeSafe collars and elastic safety collars to use with them. This was the best purchase ever! My cats haven’t caught any birds since I put those collars on! It was easy to set them up, the cats weren’t bothered either. It is good to wash the collars every so often to keep the collar colors bright. They work by making the cats more visible to the birds so they see the cat lurking! Their cat camouflage doesn’t work!

Our kitty has not caught a bird since we put this collar on her. She did not have any problem adjusting to the collar. It is very well made. We bought a second collar so that we could wash the collar and she would still have a collar on her.

Works, however its wildly expensive for what it is. It's quite literally a piece of bright fabric sewn in half like a tube that you thread on to a collar. My cat is indoor outdoor and kills birds every. Single. Day. I put this on him coupled with a sperately purchased collar with a bell and I've watched birds get away. Three days, no birds caught so the product does work. He'll eventually lose it since he's a farm cat, that much is expected. Going to get a yard of bright fabric for the next one since someone is making a killing on roughly 50 cents worth of tubed fabric. You should get a five pack of these for the price they are asking.

My cat seemed to find it comfortable he didn’t seem to mind it at all. It looks goofy but cute. I was very happy when I realized it came with a reflexive strip. I didn’t realize it had that when I bought it. Unfortunately, my cat lost it outside somewhere on day 3 so I’m not sure how it would of helped but I think they are successful. I am a little worried he got it caught on something and it got ripped off and maybe hurt him because he came back with a scratch and a bloody eye but that could of been something unrelated. I wouldn’t mind buying more to replace them if he loses them if they don’t were cheaper.

This collar cover works phenomenally well for our fluffy little bird murderer, but of course it's not a foolproof solution. You have to think about it in relative terms. We were typically seeing one or two dead songbirds per day on our doorstep, but in the past four months since buying the collar cover we have seen a total of six. Four of those were in fledgling season, with baby birds that hadn't quite gotten their wits about them. When we realized this, we kept our cat indoors for two weeks until the little ones were mostly out of their nests. I'm really surprised at some of the reviewers rated the product badly just because their cats continued to kill a few birds. Even if the benefit is small for those cats, isn't it worthwhile? The collars aren't expensive and the cats don't seem to mind wearing them. The only 100% foolproof solution is to keep the cats indoors, which is often not a good option. A few more comments: We live in an area with a lot of ticks, and our cat is allergic to flea and tick medication so she attracts about four or five per day. The ticks love to hide under the collar so we have to examine our cat quite carefully, and remove the collar every couple of days to make sure we are not missing any of the nasty little buggers. The collar cover gets a bit dirty so I recommend hand washing it every 2-3 weeks. We have just purchased a second cover so we have a spare while the other is being washed and dried. Our cat has short hair, so the collar is quite visible. I imagine that it might not be as effective on a very fluffy cat. We are seeing more dead mice and voles on our doorstep since using the collar cover – I think our cat has figured out that she now has an easier time pursuing rodents. The quality is excellent - we are not seeing any wear and tear. The colors have begun to fade slightly, but that's not surprising after four months of constant use outdoors and several washings. If I could afford it, I would buy 1000 of these and give them away to everyone I know with an outdoor cat. Think of the difference we can all make if we use these collar covers and spread the word.

After my prolific mouser brought home a House Finch, I purchased this along with the same brand, collar with a bell. I put both on my cat. Soon after I was delivered one of my beautiful Gold Finches. I was heartsick. Even with the combo, didn’t help at all.

This collar cover immediately cut down on our feral adoptee's body count. She can still hunt but much less successfully kill birds. We put the collar ruff on a separate, easy-release safety collar that we place over her permanent collar that has her tags and bell. The ruff is highly reflective at night and works better than a reflective collar that hides in the fur. For day it also makes the cat more visible should she get close to traffic. At first I felt bad making her wear it. It seemed big and inelegant and got in the way of grooming. But now we are used to it and it doesn't seem bad. She does not seem to mind it in the least. She's like a little lion with her mane. We also added a falconry bell from Beau's Bells. She is easier to find, but still manages to take care of rodents. Generally speaking I am not a fan of outdoor cats for ecological, community health and animal welfare reasons but sometimes you make an exception and this is an acceptable compromise for us. I wish every single TNR cat at every feral cat colony was required to wear one of these.