“I try to bring my cat in at night, but he insists on being outdoors.”
Further down the coast from you, there are miles of wetlands next to towns, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach etc.
Great coyote homes by day, then come into the neighborhoods at dawn and dusk to eat our cats.
Got mine. He was a beautiful pet.
I go bird watching at Bolsa Chica. I know there are lots of coyotes there, as well as on the bases, Seal Beach and Los Al. There have been numerous sightings in Long Beach at our many parks.
I am sorry to hear about your cat. I really wish mine would just stay inside, but he won’t tolerate it. If we keep him in the house, he starts fights with our other cats. (I do make it a point to keep him inside on Halloween. He’s a black cat and he’s very friendly. I don’t want some wiccan freak sacrificing him).
When he’s outside, he mostly just hangs out on the patio and sleeps. He patrols the yard. Whenever I hear a cat fight, I know it’s him bullying some poor kitty. It’s never him screaming. Always the other fella.
Like I said, he grew up in Wyoming in some real wilderness. Then he moved to Texas for a while before I brought him to CA. He’s rugged.
He’s a great pet. I would be very sad if something happened to him, but he does not enjoy life in the house.