Just wanted to pass along something that happened so no one else winds up with a real tragedy on their hands.

I just adopted a 5 month old kitten, and got him his first collar and tag this past weekend. I choose an elastic-y one with a safety clasp. Naturally the little guy doesn't like it so has been finding ways to get himself out of it. Now, yesterday he managed to get it up over his chin and between his jaws like a bridle, where it got stuck. He's still tiny so there wasn't enough tension to make the clasp pop open on its own. I wasn't home but my renter was - he heard the gagging and saw him up on his hind legs falling over backwards fighting it so got it off him. We don't think it was choking him, and maybe he'd have gotten out of it on his own, but I'm going to get him another non-stretchy one until he gets bigger. One that doesn't expand.

I'm new at raising cats, so maybe this was common knowledge I missed (although I had a seasoned cat veteran with me when I bought it), but wanted to share this so no one else has to have a similar ordeal.

Happy holidays!