I've had this for a couple months now, and it's held up with my fat boy pretty well. I have no fear of his making an escape heist. I will say, if your cat pulls, I might recommend getting a chest-fabric harness instead of this. I definitely hear a bit of a wheeze when my cat tugs so I try to be very careful, especially around anything that freaks him out (like cars going by) since he might be liable to hurt himself, these are sturdy butI'm not sure if they are a little too escape proof, y'know? See full review