Tractive GPS Tracker & Health Monitoring for Cats (6.5 lbs+) - Market Leading Pet GPS Location Tracker | Wellness & Escape Alerts | Waterproof | Works with Any Collar (Dark Blue)

Both the tracker and the app are great, and really easy to use. The only downside is that when the tracker is lost, the beep to find it is incredibly quiet. However, the collar Is not great. My cat has not lost a collar in three years, and since wearing this one, he has lost it four times in about a month! Not sure if this is due to the size of the tracker, or the clasp of the collar not being secure enough. I recommend getting the tracker but fitting it to your own collar.

I’ve been using this pet GPS tracker for a couple of years now, and overall I’m very happy with it. Setup was fairly easy, and once it was up and running the perimeter and notification settings gave me real peace of mind. The mapping is accurate, and I also like the health tracking features—activity minutes, sleep info, and the weekly reports are a great bonus for keeping an eye on my cat’s overall wellbeing. The battery life is decent; it lasts quite a while as long as you’re not actively tracking your pet in real time all day. After two years, the silicone battery holder did rip, but I found affordable replacements on Amazon, so it wasn’t a big deal. The collar and device are a comfortable weight for my 7 kg cat—he wears it without issue and still manages to catch rodents while sporting it! I recommend this tracker to friends who want extra security and insight into their pet’s health and activity. It’s been reliable and useful, with only minor wear-and-tear issues over time.

I have had other trackers like the Bluetooth style ones you may attach to your keys, luggage, etc. that do not require a subscription to work. They work as designed, but they don't work well enough at the times you need it to the most. What they did do was send me on an emotional rollercoaster thinking the worst about my cat's whereabouts because I needed to pinpoint to the second where she was on a map. Instead of waiting and waiting for the tag locator to update, and there is no set interval for it to do that, you think the worst, and you may never know exactly if they don't return. And to me that is the worst part about losing a pet/member of family, is never knowing. Yet the burden of if there was something you could had done about it. I believe that cats are not to spend their lives indoors and they have instinctual urges they can't control to make them want to be free be it an indoor cat that escapes or one you take the risk of letting them outside during the day only. Its my belief to allow this and only hope my cat is savvy enough from life experience along with instincts to know there are predators present that given the opportunity to sustain their survival, may include ending hers . And my pet at almost 3 years old and living in a somewhat forested part of North Seattle with the occasional transient coyote, I take that risk and prepared for possibilities of letting my cat be a cat. So far, so good, but with much heartache at times. I was aware of the Tractive Cat Mini locator during all those times when using the other trackers and figured it probably worked in a similar fashion and probably just had some fancier app to download or something. But the main problem I had with giving the Tractive Cat Mini a chance was the requirement of a subscription for it to work. The upfront cost of the tracker was reasonable, but the yearly or monthly subscription was not. At least for my penny-pinching budget. Just another bill to pay. But I was so wrong. Being fed up with another emotional breakdown which luckily aways turned out for the best, I purchased the Tractive Cat Mini from Amazon while it was on sale for a promotion which made the price for me to be even more reasonable to offset the subscription price. I got it the next day and chose my subscription for a year. By the end of the 1st day of using it, I was kicking myself that I didn't do it sooner and how much heartache I could have avoided because this tracker did what I thought was not possible. It showed very clear detailed maps of where my cat was when I needed to know and to the second without delay. The app was very user friendly with not a bunch of settings to get lost in but straight forward and actually fun to use when friending with other cat owners in your local area. Or worldwide. But most importantly, the reliability of the device and the app combined which I have not had one problem with either after close to one year of using both. I now know what you get for the cost of the subscription and it could be 10x higher than what I paid for what you actually get from it. After 1 year using this device daily, I am extremely happy with this product, which I find to be rare these days. And if battery life is your concern like it was for me, it all depends on your cat. For myself, my cat is 50/50 indoor outdoor cat with a 10-block territory which because of the tracker I now know, the battery lasts 5 days or more and really has to do with the weather. That being said, it depends on if she is in the power saving zone or not. The battery can last even longer than 5 days in some cases and that's with full functionality with no compromising of its capabilities. To make sure it is charged is just a important part of my routine when getting a notification on my phone of battery getting low. And to me the best part of the Tractive app is being able to draw a perimeter over the satellite map of spots you do not want your pet to enter and getting a notification on your phone immediately if they cross into it and also a notification when the exit. My cat is also probably considered petite in body size at 11ish pounds and since the 1st hour of wearing the device on her collar, she was never uncomfortable about its size. It also works great in rural areas and responds comparative in the same way your phone makes or receives calls/texts because of signal strength or network. To end this review, again which I never do, I assure you, nobody coerced me, paid me anything, offered me product to spend the time to write this, but these are my true thoughts and feelings on how this product has improved my life along with my pets life (unknowingly of course) to have the peace of mind of your family members well-being and the ability to intervene at the drop of a hat at the time you need to the most. The whole package of what you get from this product by Tractive is money well spent and I guarantee you will not look back making you a long-time customer as long as you have a dog or cat because all the others can't touch this one by a mile. And any upcoming or 2.0 versions will only be better than already great version of what you can already get. But credit is due when your expectations are exceeded after using a product to make an accurate and educated review like I am doing now so you can learn from my mistakes and to support a company making a great product that actually frees your mind, or better yet, gives you peace of mind of your furry friend which we can all agree is priceless. Thank you Tractive!

Es compacto, marca bien el GPS y es fácil de entender, tengan en cuenta la suscripción aún a la aplicación pero vale la pena. Lo único que no me.gusta es que la.bateria no dura lo que menciona

La mejor inversión para tu gatito qué puedes hacer. Hay que pagar una mensualidad o en su defecto anualidad para usar el GPS, pero considero que vale completamente la pena, puedes ver en tiempo real donde esta tu peludo, en que lugares se mueve en el día, cuanto ah dormido etc. Además de que lo rastrea por todo el mundo, desde que se perdio mi gatita Sol, quede traumada, y como karen qué soy, decidí que adquirira un GPS para su hermana luna, y difinitivamente me siento ms tranquila.

This unit has saved me untold hours of anxiety by knowing where my adventuresome cat is. It helped me find him at the top of a palm tree, and I knew he was there during the night until he could be rescued. When I was out of town I knew he had not been locked in for the night, so I sent a caretaker after him right to where he was! The subscription is a great value for the knowledge of where my cat is spending his time. The product works with terrific accuracy. The features of using a safety zone saves on the battery. I only need to charge it once a week. I’ve used the map, and sound and light features to find it the few times it has safety-released from the cat. The first year the on/off button broke away, and Tractive replaced my unit right away no charge. I wish it were smaller but my cat doesn’t seem to mind. He waits at the door in the morning for me to put his unit on before I let him go outside. I have a large property and a large ‘safety zone’, but I wish there was temporary override feature so that I could find him inside the ‘safety zone’ sometimes. But as time has gone on I trust the cat to come home at least by dinner time! Cannot recommend this device enough. It’s interesting to see where he goes and how his territory is static or changes. Get one, you won’t regret it. It also shows elevation, so I know when he’s on a roof. Not like an air tag that requires other people’s iPhones to ping from, this is a gps satellite unit and you can watch your pet in real time. Best invention for wandering pets ever.