If your cat requires regular medication you could also include this just in case they go missing and are found by someone else, this could encourage them to contact you immediately or take them to a vet. Also if your cat has any allergies you could also include this to make sure they aren’t fed anything that could cause them problems. If you have a friendly outdoor cat who likes to visit neighbours, including ‘don’t feed me’ could be a good thing to make sure they aren’t having extra dinner! Noggins and Binkles are both indoor London cats now, but we are pretty sure if they went outside, Binkles would definitely be making friends with the local neighbourhood ‘chefs’. If you own a breed cat, including ‘I’m neutered’ could be a good deterrent for cat thieves who are looking to breed cats to sell on. It’s not currently a legal requirement for cats to be microchipped in the UK, although it is for dogs, but at the time of writing Cats Protection currently have a petition calling for compulsory microchipping of owned cats, which we think is a great idea. As important as an ID tag is, your cat’s microchip is their backup ticket home if they get lost, provided they are taken to a vet or animal rescue centre for it to be scanned. Both Noggins and Binkles have a microchip, which was a requirement for when we moved back to the UK with them, you can read about our long journey here, but we updated the contact details for their microchips as soon as we got back to the UK.
#CLEVER CAT TAGS NOT LOST PLUS#
Most microchip databases will require you to submit the contact details of the owner plus an emergency and holiday contact, so even if your details aren’t right, there is still a good chance of them contacting you through your emergency or holiday contact.
The vet or animal rescue centre can then contact your microchip database, who should then be able to contact you. If your cat is still wearing their ID tag with your correct and up to date phone number on, it’s probably not going to help much to reunite you with your furry friend, as the person will just call the number, but if for any reason the contact details on the ID tag aren’t correct or if the collar or tag has fallen off, the microchip could then be scanned if your cat is taken to a vet or animal rescue centre. Including ‘I’m Microchipped’ or 'Chipped' if you are running out of space, could also be a good deterrent for cat thieves. Our luxury Engraved Cat ID Tag in Polished Brass I’m Microchipped For dog ID tags it is a legal requirement to include the name of the owner on the tag, however, there are currently no laws regarding cat ID tags in the UK.
#CLEVER CAT TAGS NOT LOST FULL#
If you choose not to include your cat’s name, you could include your family surname or even the full name of the owner, as this could be useful information if they are found and need to be reunited. Whatever the actual figure is, including an ID tag on your cat’s collar should hopefully be a deterrent and there is additional information you can include to help discourage cat thieves. The insurance company, Direct Line, revealed that 261 cats were reported stolen to the police in 2016, however, additional research in 2017 suggested that 361,000 cats had been stolen in a 12 month period, which is obviously much higher than the police figure. This is because of cat theft and the thief may use their name to get their trust or to help sell them. We love seeing cats names on our engraved ID tags, just because we love finding out their names, but if your cat responds to their name, you may choose not to include their name, especially if they go outdoors. You could either include just the street address and postcode or your full address, an example would be: A cat collar and ID tag is also a good way of letting people know your cat isn’t a stray. It will also help neighbours to identify your cat so they know they have a home nearby. If you let your cat outdoors (or an indoor cat manages to get outside) and they have an accident nearby, including your address could be the fastest way to get them back to you. Your address is important too as it can also help to reunite you with your furry friend. We included two mobile numbers on Noggins & Binkles’ ID tags, one for each human! Address Even better would be two numbers and make sure that whatever numbers you do include are easily reached, so a mobile number would be better than a landline in most cases. If we were to choose one thing to include on a cat ID tag it would be a phone number as this will be the most useful bit of information to help reunite you with your furry friend if they were to get lost or go missing.
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