Feral cats threaten endangered species

United Press International ^ | 5/2/2003

[GovernmentShrinker]

He isn't really fat enough to warrant diet food (and he refuses to eat anything but dry cat food -- no people food, no wet cat food, no interest in tuna eve!). He's about 14.5 pounds, but was closer to 10-11 when I first got him as a barely full grown cat. In a multi-cat household, the diet food thing is tough -- they're all on a low-phosphorus senior diet, for the sake of the 18 year old who has very early stage kidney disease. I lost a skinny 20+ year old last Thanksgiving to a laundry list of old-age ailments, and just replaced him with a skinny 12 year old from the shelter last week, and there will definitely be no low-cal food for her. The fat one looks like he's meant to be on the chubby side anyway.

I tried those porthole cat boxes many years ago. Two of my cats dutifully did their business on the floor, right in front of the porthole, repeatedly. The portholed lid soon went in the trash -- no more portholes in my house; the cats have spoken :)

[ASA Vet]

I haven't seen the tripper, but it isn't a dog, as the yard is fenced. I have caught possum, and racoon. Hope to not catch the friendly neighborhood skunk.

[Palmetto]

Feral cats are domestic cats born in the wild and raised in the wild. They tend to have poor human-socialization skills and think like wild animals

So.

In other words, feral cat = house cat.

[GovernmentShrinker]

I did that for many years, before eventually discovering that my cats will stay in at night even if we leave the cat door open. Now we only close it if we've spotted a raccoon nearby. But for cats that are inclined to roam at night, keeping them in is a good measure.

[GovernmentShrinker]

That's really disgusting and could get you in legal trouble as well, for poisoning both pets and wildlife. I guess you make sure you aren't around to see a child crying after losing a beloved pet to a cruel neighbor. Anti-freeze doesn't kill quickly either.

[ASA Vet]

Someone's "beloved pet," is at home, not in my yard.

[NEWwoman]

But Red Bull gives you wings! Watch out birdies! Those cats can fly!

[dozer7]

"Coyotes love 'em!"

Bob cats like them better. In south east Kansas the bob cats are back and the cats are down. We just shoot them on the farm (cats that is) they breed like lice and are pests.

the dozer

[dozer7]

"Feral cat medicine - the integrally-suppressed Ruger Mk II in .22 LR "

I had cats crapping in my flower beds, lots of cats. I bought some wolf musk from a periodiacl the son showed me. Fill up the super soaker and add some wolf musk and lay on the roof and spray them as the invade your yard. When they get a dose they sniff they go straight up into the air 24 to 36 inches and never come back. Just my solution.

regards

the dozer

[crazykatz]

Our nice vet says that most cats will not drink anti-freeze... but dogs, raccoons, and squirrels will. So, I hope you hate them as well.

And, just so you know...somebody entered my screened lanai and took my cat last year and tortured him, knocked out most of his teeth and blinded one of his eyes.

The monster also put drain cleaner on his head and burned away his skin right to the skull. They also cut him up so bad it took over 500 staples to pull his legs back to his body.

Our wonderful vet saved his life. He was not poisioned and his vital organs were OK. But, because he was my late father' pet and we had inherited him, we had to try to save his life.

It cost us some money, but it was worth it. WE COULD NOT LET THE MONSTER WIN!!

People donated to his cause as well. So, it was not so bad, money wise.

We had roofers and some odd looking construction people in our area at the time. There were several homes robbed and other acts of vandalism at the time. Big nails left under car wheels, glass bottles broken on car roofs, obscene words scratched into car hoods, empty soda and beer cans tossed into mail boxes, and open bags of garbage tossed onto people's porches and patios.

It was a weird time. Plus, worst of all several pets went missing. Our poor pet managed to get to our front door.... God bless him.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Possible explanation for recent unexplained events.

"I love, I love, I love, my calendar cat!!!