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What to do with free roaming cats?
11/25/2012 | Me

Posted on 11/25/2012 3:17:35 PM PST by Hot Tabasco

There is a house cat that is being allowed to roam free. What do I do?


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cats
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To: fatnotlazy
Today, people don't take care of their children, let alone their pets.

A-men! People (I use the term loosely...they're from New York) in my neighborhood boot their cats out the door when their novelty as a kitten wears off...they wind up with me because I am the only one who will give them shelter and food. Red Hampshire winters are rough on animals, and I'm not going to let them suffer. Food bill is starting to get rough, though...

101 posted on 11/25/2012 5:14:31 PM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Bump to see how it turns out. Keep us posted.


102 posted on 11/25/2012 5:15:54 PM PST by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: Bigg Red
Why not let the cat out to chase it off?

Because I trim her claws and she has nothing to defend herself with..........

103 posted on 11/25/2012 5:21:15 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Jab her with a harpoon.....)
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To: pennyfarmer

For some reason, people seem to think that farmers are excited to have all those stray cats that people drop off. It is my opinion, that many of them end up the victims of a shotgun because farmers have too many cats to care for and they have no way of knowing if the cats are healthy or diseased.

Its also against the law to abandon animals like this, if I’m not mistaken.


104 posted on 11/25/2012 5:21:36 PM PST by Catsrus
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To: Hot Tabasco
Because I trim her claws and she has nothing to defend herself with..........

You don't give your cat any range time..?

105 posted on 11/25/2012 5:25:31 PM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
Do you know if the cat belongs to anyone? It could be a stray who’s decided to stay in your complex because someone (possibly a few someones) started feeding it.

No I don't know who it belongs to and your additional statement adds to the conundrum.

106 posted on 11/25/2012 5:26:50 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Jab her with a harpoon.....)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I like this poster. It makes me sick to see house kitties carrying baby rabbits or baby birds in their mouths. It is their instinct, I know, but not necessary for them to survive.

Also, I have almost wrecked trying to avoid a house cat that ran in front of me. People need to be responsible!


107 posted on 11/25/2012 5:33:48 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: babygene
One day your cat is going to get out too. They always do.

Sorry but you're wrong in this case. My cat will not leave the confines of my house, no matter how many doorwalls or garage doors are left open........In fact, I can't even physically carry her outside without her fighting me to put her down so she can run back inside. Nope, you're wrong here.

108 posted on 11/25/2012 5:34:37 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Jab her with a harpoon.....)
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To: Jim Noble

Let’s do it to YOU first to make sure it works. Cruel dumbass.


109 posted on 11/25/2012 5:35:39 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: null and void

I just happened to be in the truck on the way to the pup’s cold laser treatment and suddenly laughed like a jackass for no apparent reason.

(Note to self; do not spook driver while he’s battling heavy holiday traffic)

;)


110 posted on 11/25/2012 5:38:57 PM PST by Salamander (If animals could speak, mankind would weep.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I think you should give your cat to someone who won’t keep him.locked in the house 24/7.

Cats should be free to roam. That is what cats do. You should not try to own a cat. A cat is supposed to own you. Give him to someone who will give him his freedom. That will solve your dilemma. Then get yourself a poodle or a chihuahua .


111 posted on 11/25/2012 5:39:21 PM PST by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Look around and find out who just got married. They are on their honeymoon and someone who doesn’t know the rules is houseitting.

I bet they come home tonight or tomorrow.

Stuff like this doesn’t just happen out of the blue. It’s that or someone just had their brother move in. If there is anything that a brother would really care about, it his sisters cat. Especially if it whining in the apartment. Having her cat bother you would be better than it bothering him.


112 posted on 11/25/2012 5:39:43 PM PST by Vermont Lt (We are so screwed.)
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To: Hot Tabasco
Right now I'm thinking that if I trap the cat tonight I'm better off driving it 10 miles away and letting it go and permanently putting an end to this problem.

That may put an end to your problem, but it's also the reason I have 25 cats on my farm.

113 posted on 11/25/2012 5:44:04 PM PST by Sarajevo (Don't think for a minute that this excuse for a President has America's best interest in mind.)
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To: Hot Tabasco
If you take any advice here and it works, lemme know.

I've got a bobcat that strolls across my property every few days...

114 posted on 11/25/2012 5:45:07 PM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

we have a lot of coyotes around here. i dont see a whole lot of feral cats. bobcats, yes, but not house type cats.


115 posted on 11/25/2012 5:46:32 PM PST by beebuster2000
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To: Hot Tabasco
" Why?"

Because the streets in urban neighborhoods are littered with dead cats that have been killed by vehicles...

Hype much? I've lived in urban areas for most of my life, and have only rarely seen a dead cat in the street. Run over possums, on the other hand, are common.

My wife and I have had cats for the eighteen years we've been together, and they've all been outdoor kitties. We've noticed that they roam, but never that far from home. For the most part, they hang out in the yard, because that's where it's safe, and that's where their food bowl is.

We've also never seen a rodent in any house we've lived, though I used to get plenty of them in the house before I had cats.

116 posted on 11/25/2012 5:46:39 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: fatnotlazy

This is true. All cats have the instinct to stalk and CHASE, but being taught by momma kitty is what makes then an effective HUNTER.

Things like how to make the actual kill rather than “play it to death” are a part of this. Not so important if a mousey toy, but very important when dealing with wild prey that can escape if not quickly dispatched.


117 posted on 11/25/2012 5:48:07 PM PST by Fire_on_High (RIP City of Heroes and Paragon Studios, victim of the Obamaconomy.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Is your cat fixed ? And what is the gender ? Spayed and neutered indoor cats in my experience don’t normally get agitated to that extent because a cat somewhere on the other side is in their territory.


118 posted on 11/25/2012 5:50:20 PM PST by erlayman
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To: OrangeDaisy
leave them alone unless they are bothering you.

Being awakened at 2:00 a.m. by a hissing and howling indoor cat at an outside intruder on my deck certainly bothers me.........Would it not you?

119 posted on 11/25/2012 5:52:30 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Jab her with a harpoon.....)
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To: SaraJohnson
In my opinion, it is unnatural and cruel to not permit cats to go outside

Perhaps in a country environment but not in suburban communities. They have just as much chance dodging cars as squirrels do..........

120 posted on 11/25/2012 5:55:38 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Jab her with a harpoon.....)
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