I can look back and laugh now about how ridiculous my partner and I were the first time our cat didn’t come home when called. We have two boys who have always been reliable at coming home when we whistle, but on the day that is now known as No Finley Friday I remember me, my partner and the other cat running up and down the road trying to locate the fourth member of our little family. Four hours later, of course, he strolled in like nothing had happened, much to our frustration and relief.

The Tabcat has been created to prevent such pointless worry. Almost certainly, the fuzzy little git was sitting in someone else’s garden just meters away, but we simply had no way of knowing. The Tabcat works in two different ways to help you find your moggy when they decide to do a disappearing act. It comes with a remote that has four buttons and four locating discs, which can be attached to different cats or collars depending on how often you cat likes to ditch their collar when out on the prowl.

The Tabcat boasts a range of up to 122 metres (400 feet) and can guides you in to within 2.5cm of the locator. It isn’t a GPS tracker, so there is no need for apps, WIFI, Bluetooth or GPS connection: with a press of the button an alarm and light will be activated to help you easily track your cat down (or their collar, at least) wherever they may be hiding. It works a bit like the game hot and cold; a red light will flash to tell you that you are in range of your pet, then as you walk in the right direction it will change to amber and then green. The second way the Tabcat can be used is as a training tool - when you press the relevant button the locater disc will activate a small beep that with some initial training can be used to associate with their favourite treat. This will soon get them to ditch the serious business of a staring at next door’s tabby and come running home.

The discs themselves are larger than I would like, but very lightweight, and after half a day of confused looks our cats got used to having them around their necks. The build quality of both the remote and discs doesn’t feel that great, as it is very thin plastic and the discs clip together, but it has survived the rough and tumble of cat life thus far, so I have faith that they will last. I love the idea behind the Tabcat - it is simple and effective, as well as cheaper and easier to use than a GPS locater. With a touch of a button I can get my cat to run through the door (with a Dreamies bribe) and if not, I can quickly find them without looking like the neighbourhood weirdo wandering around whistling and looking over people’s fences. RRP £69.99

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4.5 out of 5

Pros

Locates cats within 122 meters

Can be used as a training aid

Easy to use

Lightweight

Comes with four discs (spare discs sold separately)

Two year warranty

Longer battery life than GPS style locators

Cons

Plastic feels flimsy

Discs are large