Letting a cat outside on a lead is a slower project than most people expect, and the bulk of it happens indoors. Wearing the harness around the house for a few days, then eating in it, then finally opening the door: that sequence is what makes the difference between a walk and a bolt. Having the harness and the matching lead together from the start means nothing has to be introduced twice.

The harness spreads any pull across the chest and back rather than concentrating it on the throat, and that is not a nicety where cats are concerned. A cat's neck is not built to take a lead, and a collar-and-lead set-up is genuinely unsafe. Adjustment at both the neck and the body lets the fit be closed right down, because the gap a cat can reverse out of is smaller than you would think.

• Matching harness and lead supplied together
• Pressure spread across the chest and back
• Adjustable at the neck and the body
• Pink throughout
• 54g to 87g depending on option
• Six options listed

On the sizing labels. Fit it so two fingers just slide under, and never tie a cat out unattended in a harness of any kind.

Who it's for: Confident, curious cats being taught to walk on a lead, with an owner willing to spend a fortnight indoors first.