Any recommendations for a cat tracker?

For those thinking tracking range isn't needed my cat would do 4+ km per day tracked on tractive. A really quiet day was was 2km.

This was over a very large area.

Bluetooth range devices just wouldn't help for an active cat.

After a month the main routes and rest points showed clearly in the history so you could usually find him but these locations were 500m apart and depended on time of day and which weekday.
 
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moon man said:
A neighbour of my Daughters insists their cat has been tracked to an address and they refuse to hand it back but the police say a cat cant be owned
do you think this is a bit of a tale ? (no pun intended)
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I agree. I don't really believe in pet ownership in the sense that, if they want to live somewhere else then they probably should do just that. My parents' cat moved out for years. We were very happy when it came back as we'd had her since she was a kitten, but nothing we could have done would have convinced her to live with us had she not wanted to.
 
dirtychinchilla said:
I agree. I don't really believe in pet ownership in the sense that, if they want to live somewhere else then they probably should do just that. My parents' cat moved out for years. We were very happy when it came back as we'd had her since she was a kitten, but nothing we could have done would have convinced her to live with us had she not wanted to.
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I bet the "adopter" would very quickly decide it was "your" cat if she needed £££ of vet treatment though ;)
 
moon man said:
A neighbour of my Daughters insists their cat has been tracked to an address and they refuse to hand it back but the police say a cat cant be owned
do you think this is a bit of a tale ? (no pun intended)
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It's not true.

A cat is property, and taking one counts as theft.

However, there are big problems with trying to prove it was stolen (if, for example, the cat decided to go by itself, then it wasn't stolen.), so the police don't want to get involved.

The very least you need is proof that the cat is yours, and proof that it was stolen, not that it just left of its own accord. Also, provided the cat is free to leave, the "accused" has no obligation to return the cat to you.
 
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We use Tractive for our cat. Happy with the product but then again I have nothing to compare it to as it's our first cat and tracker.

Accuracy can be a bit iffy when the cat is indoors or hiding underneath something (bound to happen to any GPS product), but the Bluetooth tracker and sound/light triggers help with that (albeit not particularly bright or loud). Location history is great. Battery lasts way longer than the 5-7 days advertised. We charge every couple of weeks and it only takes a few hours.

Happy to answer any questions.

On a side note - we need to get a cat flap as we currently just let our cat out when she cries at the backdoor. It needs to recognise microchips at the very least, preferably something that we can set to open and lock at set times (we don't really want our cat going out at night). Any recommendations?

We came across the Cat Mate Elite, but reviews seem all over the place.
 
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Mr Jack said:
It'll be completely fine. Just make sure you keep it in for the first three weeks, and that it has a catflap to get back in. It'll find its way back no problems at all.
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Hmm not sure about this.

My sisters cat found its way 'home' from the coast to nearly Newcastle, which was about 6 miles as the crow flies, after they moved.

Luckily an ex neighbour spotted him and called them.

Then he disappeared again for over a year and was found, eventually after a year and in a right state, living feral off rats and stuff on a farm he'd obviously discovered on his route back 'home' again.

Third time lucky and he's stayed this time, but he's probably traumatised by rough living to be fair!
 
SpellowHouse said:
It's not true.

A cat is property, and taking one counts as theft.

However, there are big problems with trying to prove it was stolen (if, for example, the cat decided to go by itself, then it wasn't stolen.), so the police don't want to get involved.

The very least you need is proof that the cat is yours, and proof that it was stolen, not that it just left of its own accord. Also, provided the cat is free to leave, the "accused" has no obligation to return the cat to you.
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I just love that cat ownership is legally complicated.

"Mr Tiddles, please indicate to the jury the person who you love most of all"

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potatolord said:
I just love that cat ownership is legally complicated.

"Mr Tiddles, please indicate to the jury the person who you love most of all"

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:cry:

Yes, it really does beg the question - who's the pet in this relationship?

The mistake is that people believe they are an "owner". Cats are very independent. They don't need you, they tolerate you. If you **** them off, then they WILL leave!!
 
Update, we went with the Tractive mini which turns out isn't that mini after all!

Here she is sporting the tracker, waiting impatiently to be let in as I haven't fitted the cat flap yet.

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Let me in hooman!!!

I'll admit it's fascinating to know where she's been exploring, or should I say where all the mice are hiding.
 
Mysterae_ said:
Update, we went with the Tractive mini which turns out isn't that mini after all!

Here she is sporting the tracker, waiting impatiently to be let in as I haven't fitted the cat flap yet.

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Let me in hooman!!!

I'll admit it's fascinating to know where she's been exploring, or should I say where all the mice are hiding.
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So where has she been? Do tell. :)
 
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