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Boyriend update
On 2/4/2014 12:15 PM, Mishi wrote:
On Saturday, February 1, 2014 3:25:43 PM UTC-5, Christina Websell wrote: Doing brilliantly. I had another suggestion from my friend Pauline about how his injury could have happened. Barbed wire or razor wire on top of a fence. Razor wire is illegal here but as this is a very low crime area it's unlikely that anyone would use it, that barbed wire is responsible is not beyond the bounds of possibility. But I think not. Barbed wire would give him a serious gash but not to that extent. My money is still on broken glass. Tweed My mom had a BIG black cat named Satan when I was growing up. He came in one night with multiple gashes on him. My mom said that an owl had tried to pick him up, but he was too big. There were talon marks on both sides of his body, and quite deep ones. He lived a few years longer, but he made sure to be back inside before dark. Tweed will likely counter with the statement it wasn't caused in a confrontation with an animal. The vet doesn't know, either. I think we all understand that. But yes, birds of prey are certainly capable of doing serious damage to a cat or even small dogs. Not everyone's environment is conducive to letting cats outside. A neighbor of mine reported an adult bald eagle hanging out in a tree behind her house. She feeds birds, which of course invites squirrels to have a snack. That eagle is just sitting around waiting to see what looks like it can pick off for dinner. Jill |
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Boyriend update
"jmcquown" wrote in message
... On 2/4/2014 12:15 PM, Mishi wrote: On Saturday, February 1, 2014 3:25:43 PM UTC-5, Christina Websell wrote: Doing brilliantly. I had another suggestion from my friend Pauline about how his injury could have happened. Barbed wire or razor wire on top of a fence. Razor wire is illegal here but as this is a very low crime area it's unlikely that anyone would use it, that barbed wire is responsible is not beyond the bounds of possibility. But I think not. Barbed wire would give him a serious gash but not to that extent. My money is still on broken glass. Tweed My mom had a BIG black cat named Satan when I was growing up. He came in one night with multiple gashes on him. My mom said that an owl had tried to pick him up, but he was too big. There were talon marks on both sides of his body, and quite deep ones. He lived a few years longer, but he made sure to be back inside before dark. Tweed will likely counter with the statement it wasn't caused in a confrontation with an animal. The vet doesn't know, either. I think we all understand that. But yes, birds of prey are certainly capable of doing serious damage to a cat or even small dogs. Not everyone's environment is conducive to letting cats outside. A neighbor of mine reported an adult bald eagle hanging out in a tree behind her house. She feeds birds, which of course invites squirrels to have a snack. That eagle is just sitting around waiting to see what looks like it can pick off for dinner. Jill So her bird feeder is an eagle feeder too. My daughter and her husband had a similar experience with a cat (not theirs) turning their bird feeder into a cat feeder. Joy |
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Boyriend update
"Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message I don't doubt that a large owl could do serious damage to a housecat, but I think the vet said that there was no evidence of any kind of animal attack. We don't have owls in the UK that are big enough to prey on cats. http://www.owls.org/Information/uk_owls.htm That settles it, then! Actually, if one of our owls swooped down on Boyfriend, he'd be bringing it to me to eat for my breakfast. None of them weigh more than 1lb. We don't really have anything that preys on cats (except some foxes, although it's unusual, but not unheard of) I immediately blamed a fox and so did the vet until he'd examined him thoroughly. Nothing suggested anything other than somehow hurting himself on something sharp. Besides, the Boy is used to seeing foxes in my garden - they are always here at night hoping to get into my chicken hut (bad luck) so he knows how to avoid them by going up a tree or coming home Although 2 cats have been killed by foxes near here (witnessed by their owners) in the last ten years I doubt Boyfie would allow himself to get in that position. See fox - go up a tree. I hadn't know before he went after a squirrel actually how fast he could go up a tree. Literally 2 seconds He missed it :-( Tweed |
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Boyriend update
"Joy" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 2/4/2014 12:15 PM, Mishi wrote: On Saturday, February 1, 2014 3:25:43 PM UTC-5, Christina Websell wrote: Doing brilliantly. I had another suggestion from my friend Pauline about how his injury could have happened. Barbed wire or razor wire on top of a fence. Razor wire is illegal here but as this is a very low crime area it's unlikely that anyone would use it, that barbed wire is responsible is not beyond the bounds of possibility. But I think not. Barbed wire would give him a serious gash but not to that extent. My money is still on broken glass. Tweed My mom had a BIG black cat named Satan when I was growing up. He came in one night with multiple gashes on him. My mom said that an owl had tried to pick him up, but he was too big. There were talon marks on both sides of his body, and quite deep ones. He lived a few years longer, but he made sure to be back inside before dark. Tweed will likely counter with the statement it wasn't caused in a confrontation with an animal. The vet doesn't know, either. I think we all understand that. But yes, birds of prey are certainly capable of doing serious damage to a cat or even small dogs. Not everyone's environment is conducive to letting cats outside. A neighbor of mine reported an adult bald eagle hanging out in a tree behind her house. She feeds birds, which of course invites squirrels to have a snack. That eagle is just sitting around waiting to see what looks like it can pick off for dinner. Jill But not here. |
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