My cat has tolerated these for years now. He really doesn’t notice it all. But the birds do and avoid being massacred. Neighbors love it. He’s known as the Elizabethan Elton John.
The collar seems to be effective in protecting birds. Doesn't do much for chipmunks though. The cat is embarrassed by the collar, but I think it makes him look handsome. He's a feral boy and well known by neighbors because of his collar.
I like how the collar looks, and surprisingly my cat, Birdie, doesn’t mind keeping it on. He has had it for about a week and still caught 2 birds so I’m not sure if this collar will help my guy.
My cats aren’t necessarily the pickiest but they have had a bit of difficulty wearing other collars. So far this is the only collar they haven’t tried to take off. I haven’t ran into any problems with the collars as they do break away if the cats are caught onto something. The collar has a nice flexibility to it. Overall so far a good experience