24 Comments:

• Quite likely to interfere with your cat's happiness, though.

  By  Anonymous, at 10/26/2005 03:42:00 AM  

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• Arent there bells that you hang on your cats collar? Arent those enough?

  By  Anonymous, at 10/26/2005 10:11:00 AM  

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• ...no way!

  By  pallamaio, at 10/26/2005 03:58:00 PM  

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• That cat looks really stinkin' happy to me! Actually, it looks like it's about to go on a bird-killing rampage.

  By  Anonymous, at 10/28/2005 10:25:00 PM  

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• I have a better suggestion. Keep yer cats indoors.

  By  Anonymous, at 10/31/2005 07:08:00 AM  

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• I dunno, it looks more like a lobster bib, in fact, all it is lacking is a picture of the bird!
  
  If the thing is so low weight, how could it possibly throw your cat off balance. Assuming it does work, can I see the off balance cat who climbed into a tree get down again, PLEASE?!?

  By  Anonymous, at 11/01/2005 05:58:00 AM  

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• Oh Yeah. Right. Like this is going to work. So your outdoor cat is going to live the rest of its natural born life with this stupid bib on without so much as a single complaint or effort to rip it off. And we all know how cats just put up with things like this and will lack the ability to squirm out of it.
  
  Have the creators of this product ever owned a cat in their life?
  
  Not to mention, the bib will help outdoor cats understand that their God-given proclivity to catch birds is NOT to be tolerated and will learn to deny these natural instincts and desires.
  
  Yeah, this will last for about five seconds. The only thing that will last longer is the owner's knowledge that he or she just wasted eight bucks instead of say, spending it on a movie.
  
  Can you say, "Failed product!"? I knew you could.

  By  Anonymous, at 11/08/2005 02:08:00 PM  

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• Can you say, "Stupid humans"?
  
  Maybe we should have these for humans to help teach certain people we don't like who tend to get too close to us what a safe distance is.
  
  These bibs are as dumb as clothes for pets.
  
  Dumb!

  By  Anonymous, at 11/08/2005 02:14:00 PM  

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• I am someone who bought the catbib. I bought two of them, in fact. They are like a miracle! All your negative assumptions are incorrect, and I'm speaking from direct experience. I put the bib on and my cat, Minnie, didn't skip a beat. She was able to catch mice and squirrels with the Catbib. She cleaned and ate and slept without any problem or hesitation. She never fussed at the bib for a minute. And on one occasion a neighbor's dog came for a surprise visit and I watched Minnie shoot up a pine tree in a flash, WITH THE CATBIB ON!!!
  
  The only change that took place was that Minnie was no longer bringing home 1-2 birds per day.
  
  So, to reply to you all:
  It doesn't make them unhappy or uncomfortable.
  Cats are much more likely to fuss at the collar that carries the bib, rather than the bib itself. If your cat is not used to a collar, it is suggested that you put the collar on first for a couple of days and then introduce the bib afterwards.
  It may sound unbelievable, but I have seen two cats wear it for the first time WITHOUT fussing. If anybody has witnessed the use of the CATBIB, would they please also speak up?
  
  Let me address a few of the other commentaries...
  Bells don't work because cats learn to walk with out ringing them and it only scares of the few birds who have been attacked and successfully escaped from a belled cat.
  It doesn't screw up the cat's balance, it interferes with their timing when they raise their paw to catch the bird in the air, which is how most cats catch birds. The bib is there and it just every so slightly slows their paw down.
  It is not 100% effective, but darned close.
  In many cases, as it was with our cat, the cat eventually concludes it can't catch birds and so gives up. Minnie no longer needs to wear her bib.
  
  My friend brought her cat to stay with us for a week and we put the bib on her cat as well. Same results as with Minnie.
  
  Please be more open-minded to positive solutions. This world needs it.
  I'm out of breath now. I hope that you will reconsider your opinions, in favor of the facts.

  By  Anonymous, at 12/05/2005 07:26:00 AM  

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• are u the creator of cat bib or his wife?

  By  Anonymous, at 12/31/2005 12:14:00 PM  

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• I dont care if the cat likes it or not, the thing looks friggin stupid who cares if your cat kills some fuckin birds

  By  Anonymous, at 4/03/2006 08:58:00 PM  

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• You should care if your cat kills some f*** birds. There are a number of bird species who's numbers are declining and will soon be extinct due to the effects of cats, flying into glass of highrise buildings and losing their feeding and resting areas because of human development! Keep your cat inside! If you insist they must go out, get one of the outdoor exercise pens for them.

  By  Anonymous, at 6/03/2006 05:28:00 AM  

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• Well thank god for the one positive comment. I was starting to get discouraged about buying a cat bib for my cat. He has been declawed since he was a kitten and has just now started catching birds. I found the last one under the couch yesterday and only because of the stench. GROSS!!!! How long was it there!?!?!?! I was very excited about the first two because of amazement that he could do it with no claws but enough is enough. Yesterday was the last straw. I am placing my order for the bib today and I will let you all know how it goes :-) Thanks again!

  By  Anonymous, at 7/10/2006 04:49:00 PM  

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• Oh and I dont care how stupid he will look. I just dont want to find anymore dead birds in my house... Or even worse "not" find them...

  By  Anonymous, at 7/10/2006 04:51:00 PM  

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• I figure i may as well say my two bits.
  
  First off i'd like to point out that humans fuck things up enough as it is. Declawing your cat is disgusting and i think if you do, you are one of the worst type of people. It is animal cruelty. They are left defenceless except for their teeth and ability to run away. Horrible thing to do to a cat.. then throwing off its ability to catch a bird. Good idea, if you are a bird. How many of you are birds? None? didnt thik so. So let your cat be a cat and stop trying to make it a fucking human. Our planet needs NO more or them. Treat your cat with some fucking respect and dignity. dont declaw them. you know to declaw a cat they CUT OFF part of the toes? yea. Pretty fucking disgisting. Yea maybe they dont destroy your precious inatimate object, and maybe less scratches on you, but its a fucking living creature. Have some desency and leave your cat the fuck alone. If you have an issue with it doing certain things, deal with it, or allow it to live with a decent human thats will love it even if it brings home a bird or three. If it brings you a bird, i mean directly to you, or leaves it where it knows you will find it, it cares about you enough to make the effort to catch you a bird. It loves you. So love it back. Let it be natural. Humans fuck up everything else natural, leave your pets the fuck alone.
  
  Animal Lover,Naturalist,
  Pagan. I am Airen. 18 years old. BC Canada.

  By  Darkpaws, at 11/02/2006 11:09:00 PM  

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• I figure i may as well say my two bits.
  
  First off i'd like to point out that humans fuck things up enough as it is. Declawing your cat is disgusting and i think if you do, you are one of the worst type of people. It is animal cruelty. They are left defenceless except for their teeth and ability to run away. Horrible thing to do to a cat.. then throwing off its ability to catch a bird. Good idea, if you are a bird. How many of you are birds? None? didnt thik so. So let your cat be a cat and stop trying to make it a fucking human. Our planet needs NO more or them. Treat your cat with some fucking respect and dignity. dont declaw them. you know to declaw a cat they CUT OFF part of the toes? yea. Pretty fucking disgisting. Yea maybe they dont destroy your precious inatimate object, and maybe less scratches on you, but its a fucking living creature. Have some desency and leave your cat the fuck alone. If you have an issue with it doing certain things, deal with it, or allow it to live with a decent human thats will love it even if it brings home a bird or three. If it brings you a bird, i mean directly to you, or leaves it where it knows you will find it, it cares about you enough to make the effort to catch you a bird. It loves you. So love it back. Let it be natural. Humans fuck up everything else natural, leave your pets the fuck alone.
  
  Animal Lover,Naturalist,
  Pagan. I am Airen. 18 years old. BC Canada.

  By  Darkpaws, at 11/02/2006 11:09:00 PM  

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• I can tell you from personal experience that it works, really well. Simon the Diamon has not caught a single bird since it has become mandatory outdoor wear. And he is happy as a clam in his backyard.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/20/2007 09:23:00 PM  

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• Looks like a good idea because it helps stop mice from getting killed too. The tests say that all the cats were completely used to it in one day. I say let the cat's decide and don't speak for them when they might not mind at all. We wear clothes and it doesn't bother us. You never know unless you let your cat decide. Could be fine for cats and birds. Give it a chance, you actually don't know what it's like to be a cat no matter how much you think you do.

  By  Anonymous, at 12/13/2007 10:44:00 AM  

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• Hi Darkpaws, Your comments show that you really love and respect cats. That is beautiful, good for you. I hope that one day you can extend this love, respect and empathy to other creatures, including birds.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/15/2008 08:46:00 AM  

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• well the cat looks silly anyway and like darkpaws said,if a cat brings a bird or something it caught to you then it really loves you

  By  Anonymous, at 3/13/2008 04:18:00 PM  

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• Haha well I never!! WHATEVER NEXT!!!? The silly bib looks like an old shoe inner!! Not a bad way to make a buck!! My cat is a total brat, spoilt to the max has every toy and cat tree ever made just about and still she rather likes catching stupid or slow birds. At this very minute I have shut her out of the house cos I still havent finished cleaning the blood off my carpet and a zillion feathers and then she gets a wash cos she has blood all over her grr!! I tried bells they dont work but I am not putting a bib on her!! different strokes for different folks tolerance is the name of the game now I better go and clean up the mess since I wasnt able to save the bird this time, Cats will be cats and that's that! I knew I preferred dogs but despite that I still love my cat ratbag that she is!!!

  By  Cthru, at 4/16/2008 10:28:00 PM  

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• It took me a while to develop the value empathy I now have for birds. When I was younger I could see nothing wrong with my cat killing birds once in a while. "Survival of the fittest" and "let nature take its course" were where I stood. So now I have a great cat, Rocko, and a really nice yard that attracts lots of birds which makes Rocko very happy because he's a natural born killer. When he goes out I always put his bib on but I also keep an eye on him and limit his outdoor time. He has killed at least one bird with the bib on, which I assume means that he's learned to work around it. The bib has never been a problem for him, and he's stoked to see it because he associates it with going outdoors and it does compromise his striped gold and black camo effect which may warn wildlife. I have lots of respect for keeping cats indoors at all times. I just put a lot of energy into giving Rocko a taste of the nature he craves without the total carnage he dreams of.

  By  Anonymous, at 5/05/2008 10:50:00 AM  

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• My cat is outside ALL the time. I encourage her to catch birds. She can jump something like 4 ft into the air and catch birds out of mid-flight. It is so cool! Why would I want to stop that? And mice too. A lot of mice. It is mostly crows or those smaller black birds that eat the worms in my back yard. Like that's going to bring down bird populations. I live in the northwest, and it is either smaller birds that are over populated, or birds big enough to pick up my cat. That bib would make her a target really quick. I think that is the stupidest invention ever. Keeps your cat from having fun, and makes it a target for owls and hawks. Nice.

  By  Anonymous, at 6/09/2008 10:20:00 AM  

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• We have gardens that attract song birds that we love. We also have a cat that we love. The two don't coexist well. The cat bib works great. After 3 days, the cat got used to it and isn't bothered by it. She will even sit still to have it put on.
  
  We live in the Northwest also and there are many small native birds that are not only NOT overpopulated, but threatened. Domestic cats are a major reason for this.
  
  All of the negative comments are form people that haven't tried it and make excuses for being irresponsible pet owners. They should make a bib for humans that will stop idiots from using a computer keyboard.

  By  Anonymous, at 6/25/2008 10:19:00 AM  

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