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Ed (the cat) Won't Stop Hunting !!! Help...
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[Hope this isn't a repeat question...if so pls help me find the original posting] We have a beautiful, smart, friendly, large, companion cat named Ed. We also have two Cairn Terriers. All three get along fabulously...play together, take walks together, etc... Here's the problem; I installed a 'doggy door' about a year ago for all of them to use, and they do. It's made our life so much simpler not having to open and close the door all day long. For about the last 4 months Ed has started bringing 'fresh kill' into the house to share with the Cairns? Or to just show off? But it's gotten out of hand and it's stomach turning to pick up these, birds, mice, squirrels and other unidentifiable things. Most are dead but some are still barely alive. I think you can understand how utterly disturbing, on so many levels, this is to us. Things We've Already Tried: 1. Putting a bell around Ed's neck. Result: within 2 days he's managed to get out of the collar and ditch the bell along with it. 2. Closing the dog door. Result: three very bored and ****ed off animals who sit in front of their 'former access to the outdoors' and whine. 3. Cry. Result: puffy eyes 4. Consider the unconsiderable....giving Ed away. Result: Just can't go there.... Facts about Ed's Neighborhood: - Residential - I've never seen a deer or anything wilder than a heron in two years. - We live in Northern Virginia PLEASE --- Any advice or experience will be GREATLY appreciated. I just can't take it anymore.... Thank you....Lisa |
PLEASE --- Any advice or experience will be GREATLY appreciated. I just
can't take it anymore.... A few suggestions. Get a magnetic door and only give the dogs the magnetic key collar then the cat can't get out. Or, make it so everyone can go out but the cat can't get in because he needs the collar. This way you only let the cat in yourself when he doesn't have an animal in his mouth. If you're lucky, maybe having an animal in his mouth will make his magnetic collar not work. There is also this bib thing that is supposed to prevent them from catching prey. It looks silly but is supposed to work. I think your kitty is trying to feed the dogs, teach them how to hunt. You can also make it so there's nothing that birds, squirrels would want in your yard, no bird feeder, no fruit trees, then hopefully they won't come around. Good luck. |
PLEASE --- Any advice or experience will be GREATLY appreciated. I just
can't take it anymore.... A few suggestions. Get a magnetic door and only give the dogs the magnetic key collar then the cat can't get out. Or, make it so everyone can go out but the cat can't get in because he needs the collar. This way you only let the cat in yourself when he doesn't have an animal in his mouth. If you're lucky, maybe having an animal in his mouth will make his magnetic collar not work. There is also this bib thing that is supposed to prevent them from catching prey. It looks silly but is supposed to work. I think your kitty is trying to feed the dogs, teach them how to hunt. You can also make it so there's nothing that birds, squirrels would want in your yard, no bird feeder, no fruit trees, then hopefully they won't come around. Good luck. |
Mary quoth: good stuff which I snipped.
I vote for eliminating the doggie door and going back to opening and closing the door for the animals. That way you control who/what goes out and comes in. Everyone loses a bit that way -- the nature of compromise. Priscilla -- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum. (from topfive.com) |
Mary quoth: good stuff which I snipped.
I vote for eliminating the doggie door and going back to opening and closing the door for the animals. That way you control who/what goes out and comes in. Everyone loses a bit that way -- the nature of compromise. Priscilla -- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum. (from topfive.com) |
"IdTattooU" wrote in message
... Hi, [Hope this isn't a repeat question...if so pls help me find the original posting] We have a beautiful, smart, friendly, large, companion cat named Ed. We also have two Cairn Terriers. All three get along fabulously...play together, take walks together, etc... Here's the problem; I installed a 'doggy door' about a year ago for all of them to use, and they do. It's made our life so much simpler not having to open and close the door all day long. For about the last 4 months Ed has started bringing 'fresh kill' into the house to share with the Cairns? Or to just show off? But it's gotten out of hand and it's stomach turning to pick up these, birds, mice, squirrels and other unidentifiable things. Most are dead but some are still barely alive. I think you can understand how utterly disturbing, on so many levels, this is to us. Things We've Already Tried: 1. Putting a bell around Ed's neck. Result: within 2 days he's managed to get out of the collar and ditch the bell along with it. 2. Closing the dog door. Result: three very bored and ****ed off animals who sit in front of their 'former access to the outdoors' and whine. 3. Cry. Result: puffy eyes 4. Consider the unconsiderable....giving Ed away. Result: Just can't go there.... Facts about Ed's Neighborhood: - Residential - I've never seen a deer or anything wilder than a heron in two years. - We live in Northern Virginia PLEASE --- Any advice or experience will be GREATLY appreciated. I just can't take it anymore.... Thank you....Lisa The two cats in my household used to bring in prey, usually alive but sometimes dead. We would always take the prey away from the cats, much to their displeasure. Bottom line....after a while the cats finally realized we would just take the prey away from them if they brought it into the house, so they stopped bringing them inside. Bill |
"IdTattooU" wrote in message
... Hi, [Hope this isn't a repeat question...if so pls help me find the original posting] We have a beautiful, smart, friendly, large, companion cat named Ed. We also have two Cairn Terriers. All three get along fabulously...play together, take walks together, etc... Here's the problem; I installed a 'doggy door' about a year ago for all of them to use, and they do. It's made our life so much simpler not having to open and close the door all day long. For about the last 4 months Ed has started bringing 'fresh kill' into the house to share with the Cairns? Or to just show off? But it's gotten out of hand and it's stomach turning to pick up these, birds, mice, squirrels and other unidentifiable things. Most are dead but some are still barely alive. I think you can understand how utterly disturbing, on so many levels, this is to us. Things We've Already Tried: 1. Putting a bell around Ed's neck. Result: within 2 days he's managed to get out of the collar and ditch the bell along with it. 2. Closing the dog door. Result: three very bored and ****ed off animals who sit in front of their 'former access to the outdoors' and whine. 3. Cry. Result: puffy eyes 4. Consider the unconsiderable....giving Ed away. Result: Just can't go there.... Facts about Ed's Neighborhood: - Residential - I've never seen a deer or anything wilder than a heron in two years. - We live in Northern Virginia PLEASE --- Any advice or experience will be GREATLY appreciated. I just can't take it anymore.... Thank you....Lisa The two cats in my household used to bring in prey, usually alive but sometimes dead. We would always take the prey away from the cats, much to their displeasure. Bottom line....after a while the cats finally realized we would just take the prey away from them if they brought it into the house, so they stopped bringing them inside. Bill |
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Â* enlightened us with... It's cat. They hunt. What did you expect? You want to deprive him of something within the very basic nature of his being? Um... ;) ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ There is no justification or rationalization for mutilation. Ban declawing as inhumane. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
(IdTattooU) wrote in
: Hi, [snip] For about the last 4 months Ed has started bringing 'fresh kill' into the house [snip again] PLEASE --- Any advice or experience will be GREATLY appreciated. I just can't take it anymore.... Okay, you asked for it! Assuming you have WAY too much time and money on your hands, you might try to contact the people who did this: http://www.quantumpicture.com/Flo_Co...lo_control.htm (Someboday made a computer-controlled pet door that only opens if the cat isn't carrying anything in its mouth.) |
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