How to Make My Cat Stop Meowing With a Collar

If you want your cat to wear a collar, get it very young and put the collar on it right away. If your cat is not young and you plan to put a collar on it, or if you already tried and failed, consider this two-step strategy: make your pet very relaxed with flower essences for several days and use a gradual approach for starting it on the collar.

The use of flower essences for emotions and stress, pioneered by Dr. Edward Bach in the 1930s, is a well documented practice in the field of natural wellness.

Things You'll Need

  • 1 bottle of Dr. Bach's Rescue Remedy
  • 1 bottle of Dr. Bach's Mimulus
  • 1 bottle of Dr. Bach's Walnut
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Instructions

    • 1
      You can help your cat deal with stress

      Make your cat very relaxed and calm for five days before starting it on the collar by giving it Dr. Bach's flower essence remedies.
      Animals have emotions, likes and dislikes. The flower remedies can help your cat cope with them.
      According to the Bach Center, founded by Dr. Edward Bach: "Bach remedies can help your animals in exactly the same way they help you and the rest of your family."

    • 2
      Brown bottles protect flower remedies

      Make a mixture of the Bach flower essences in a brown 30cc bottle with dropper.
      Fill the bottle with tap water or mineral water, leaving 1/10 empty for the flower essence drops.
      Add:
      4 drops of Rescue Remedy
      2 drops of Walnut
      2 drops of Mimulus
      The effectiveness of the flower essences has been documented by the experience of practitioners of natural wellness. Some scientific studies acknowledge their action, like the stress profiling study conducted by Jeffrey R. Cram, Ph.D. (1949-2005) that confirmed "the psychophysiological effects of the flower essence studied", referring to the Rescue Remedy formula.

    • 3
      Soothing flower essence in your cat's water

      Give the Bach flower essence mixture in fresh water. Change the cat´s water every morning and evening. Add four drops of your Bach flower essence mixture to the water every time you change it. Also, give your cat a treat with four more drops of the mixture twice a day.

    • 4
      Prepare your cat for a new experience

      Put the collar on your cat using the gradual approach. Take your cat in your arms, pet it for a while, talking softly, then put the collar on it and say encouraging words like: "Look how beautiful you are with your new collar!"
      If the cat does not react to the collar you can leave it on. If the cat starts getting slightly nervous, take the collar off and still say soft, nice words.
      Repeat the same process every day, keeping the collar on for longer periods.
      Continue giving your cat the flower essence mixture.

    • 5
      Patience rewarded: cat accepts collar

      Take the collar off immediately if your cat rebels against it strongly, with loud meowing or just with very nervous movements. Do it in a very soft, relaxed manner. Calm your cat down with soothing words. Wait for two weeks, continue giving the flower essence mixture and then try again as in Step 4. Your cat will get used to the collar and eventually will accept it.