If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
3 cats & a new parrot...
Hello,
I have three cats, two of them 3 yrs old, and the other just under 1 yr. The cats are 90% house cats, they have access to the back garden supervised a few times per day. Now...I really want to buy an African Grey Parrot, a young one too - maybe a bird aged 2 - 4 months. Can anyone give me success stories and / or horror stories with regards to the risk to the bird? I am well aware that cats are predators, but I am wondering if by having the bird in the house, will they treat it with more respect over time? The last thing I want is for the cat to take a swipe at the poor thing and kill it, or for the three of them to sit and taunt it all day causing the bird to stress out - parrots can go crazy with stress I heard. What I might do, is buy a budgie or cockatiel which cost next to nothing, and see how they react. If they welcome the wee thing with open arms, I will buy it a much more expensive friend to sit and talk with Any tips? PS - Its Tigger, Tootsie and Tango - www.cutecats.co.uk - they look harmless . |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
"Jim" jimjam2020online gmail.com wrote:
Path: newssvr33.news.prodigy.com!newsdbm06.news.prodigy. com!newsdst02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01b.news.pro digy.com!prodigy.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!pr odigy.net!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamm a.RU!easynet-monga!easynet.net!xara.net!gxn.net!194.159.246.34. MISMATCH!peer-uk.news.demon.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.c o.uk!demon!not-for-mail From: "Jim" jimjam2020online gmail.com Newsgroups: alt.cats,alt.pets.parrots.african-grey,alt.pets.parrots.misc,rec.pets.cats.health+be hav Subject: 3 cats & a new parrot... Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:35:31 +0100 Lines: 25 Message-ID: db7vh1$k57$1$830fa7a5 news.demon.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: smart-adsl.demon.co.uk X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1121419617 20647 80.176.236.132 (15 Jul 2005 09:26:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:26:57 +0000 (UTC) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Priority: 3 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Xref: newsmst01b.news.prodigy.com alt.cats:203714 alt.pets.parrots.african-grey:57593 rec.pets.cats.health+behav:382207 Hello, I have three cats, two of them 3 yrs old, and the other just under 1 yr. The cats are 90% house cats, they have access to the back garden supervised a few times per day. Now...I really want to buy an African Grey Parrot, a young one too - maybe a bird aged 2 - 4 months. Can anyone give me success stories and / or horror stories with regards to the risk to the bird? I am well aware that cats are predators, but I am wondering if by having the bird in the house, will they treat it with more respect over time? The last thing I want is for the cat to take a swipe at the poor thing and kill it, or for the three of them to sit and taunt it all day causing the bird to stress out - parrots can go crazy with stress I heard. What I might do, is buy a budgie or cockatiel which cost next to nothing, and see how they react. If they welcome the wee thing with open arms, I will buy it a much more expensive friend to sit and talk with Any tips? PS - Its Tigger, Tootsie and Tango - www.cutecats.co.uk - they look harmless . |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Er what?
On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:56:52 +0100, John Doe wrote: "Jim" jimjam2020online gmail.com wrote: Path: newssvr33.news.prodigy.com!newsdbm06.news.prodigy. com!newsdst02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01b.news.pro digy.com!prodigy.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!pr odigy.net!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamm a.RU!easynet-monga!easynet.net!xara.net!gxn.net!194.159.246.34. MISMATCH!peer-uk.news.demon.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.c o.uk!demon!not-for-mail From: "Jim" jimjam2020online gmail.com Newsgroups: alt.cats,alt.pets.parrots.african-grey,alt.pets.parrots.misc,rec.pets.cats.health+be hav Subject: 3 cats & a new parrot... Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:35:31 +0100 Lines: 25 Message-ID: db7vh1$k57$1$830fa7a5 news.demon.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: smart-adsl.demon.co.uk X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1121419617 20647 80.176.236.132 (15 Jul 2005 09:26:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:26:57 +0000 (UTC) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Priority: 3 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Xref: newsmst01b.news.prodigy.com alt.cats:203714 alt.pets.parrots.african-grey:57593 rec.pets.cats.health+behav:382207 Hello, I have three cats, two of them 3 yrs old, and the other just under 1 yr. The cats are 90% house cats, they have access to the back garden supervised a few times per day. Now...I really want to buy an African Grey Parrot, a young one too - maybe a bird aged 2 - 4 months. Can anyone give me success stories and / or horror stories with regards to the risk to the bird? I am well aware that cats are predators, but I am wondering if by having the bird in the house, will they treat it with more respect over time? The last thing I want is for the cat to take a swipe at the poor thing and kill it, or for the three of them to sit and taunt it all day causing the bird to stress out - parrots can go crazy with stress I heard. What I might do, is buy a budgie or cockatiel which cost next to nothing, and see how they react. If they welcome the wee thing with open arms, I will buy it a much more expensive friend to sit and talk with Any tips? PS - Its Tigger, Tootsie and Tango - www.cutecats.co.uk - they look harmless . -- http://www.petersparrots.com http://www.insanevideoclips.com http://www.petersphotos.com Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
"Jim" wrote in message ... What I might do, is buy a budgie or cockatiel which cost next to nothing, and see how they react. If they welcome the wee thing with open arms, I will buy it a much more expensive friend to sit and talk with Don't you think that's a bit callous? It seems you're saying it doesn't matter that the budgie is terrified of you cats or gets hurt because he cost you peanuts. You'll still have to buy a cage for it anyway and they're expensive. What will you do with the budgie or cockatiel when you buy your parrot? Alison |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
"Jim" wrote in message ... Hello, I have three cats, two of them 3 yrs old, and the other just under 1 yr. The cats are 90% house cats, they have access to the back garden supervised a few times per day. Now...I really want to buy an African Grey Parrot, a young one too - maybe a bird aged 2 - 4 months. Can anyone give me success stories and / or horror stories with regards to the risk to the bird? I am well aware that cats are predators, but I am wondering if by having the bird in the house, will they treat it with more respect over time? The last thing I want is for the cat to take a swipe at the poor thing and kill it, or for the three of them to sit and taunt it all day causing the bird to stress out - parrots can go crazy with stress I heard. What I might do, is buy a budgie or cockatiel which cost next to nothing, and see how they react. If they welcome the wee thing with open arms, I will buy it a much more expensive friend to sit and talk with Any tips? PS - Its Tigger, Tootsie and Tango - www.cutecats.co.uk - they look harmless . Can you talk to someone at a bird rescue? I'm sure they know a lot more about how birds, esp different species, act around cats. Personally, I wouldn't risk it with my cats. If I had a bird, I would want to let it out of it's cage and I know my cats would chase it. In the case of a big bird like an African Grey, I would be afraid of the bird hurting the cats. -Kelly |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Jim wrote:
Hello, I have three cats, two of them 3 yrs old, and the other just under 1 yr. The cats are 90% house cats, they have access to the back garden supervised a few times per day. Now...I really want to buy an African Grey Parrot, a young one too - maybe a bird aged 2 - 4 months. Can anyone give me success stories and / or horror stories with regards to the risk to the bird? I am well aware that cats are predators, but I am wondering if by having the bird in the house, will they treat it with more respect over time? The last thing I want is for the cat to take a swipe at the poor thing and kill it, or for the three of them to sit and taunt it all day causing the bird to stress out - parrots can go crazy with stress I heard. What I might do, is buy a budgie or cockatiel which cost next to nothing, and see how they react. If they welcome the wee thing with open arms, I will buy it a much more expensive friend to sit and talk with Any tips? PS - Its Tigger, Tootsie and Tango - www.cutecats.co.uk - they look harmless . can't speak from experience; doubt they'd ever be friendly, but isn't one of those a *big* bird ? big enough to intimidate the cats I imagine. pat |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Under no circumstances should you acquire birds if you have ANY cats,
much less three of them. Even the saliva of cats can be deadly to birds. Jim wrote: Hello, I have three cats, two of them 3 yrs old, and the other just under 1 yr. The cats are 90% house cats, they have access to the back garden supervised a few times per day. Now...I really want to buy an African Grey Parrot, a young one too - maybe a bird aged 2 - 4 months. Can anyone give me success stories and / or horror stories with regards to the risk to the bird? I am well aware that cats are predators, but I am wondering if by having the bird in the house, will they treat it with more respect over time? The last thing I want is for the cat to take a swipe at the poor thing and kill it, or for the three of them to sit and taunt it all day causing the bird to stress out - parrots can go crazy with stress I heard. What I might do, is buy a budgie or cockatiel which cost next to nothing, and see how they react. If they welcome the wee thing with open arms, I will buy it a much more expensive friend to sit and talk with Any tips? PS - Its Tigger, Tootsie and Tango - www.cutecats.co.uk - they look harmless . -- ---------- Email from unknown persons will be blocked by spam filters. Please post replies to the news conference. Thank you. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
"rpl" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: Hello, I have three cats, two of them 3 yrs old, and the other just under 1 yr. The cats are 90% house cats, they have access to the back garden supervised a few times per day. Now...I really want to buy an African Grey Parrot, a young one too - maybe a bird aged 2 - 4 months. Can anyone give me success stories and / or horror stories with regards to the risk to the bird? I am well aware that cats are predators, but I am wondering if by having the bird in the house, will they treat it with more respect over time? The last thing I want is for the cat to take a swipe at the poor thing and kill it, or for the three of them to sit and taunt it all day causing the bird to stress out - parrots can go crazy with stress I heard. What I might do, is buy a budgie or cockatiel which cost next to nothing, and see how they react. If they welcome the wee thing with open arms, I will buy it a much more expensive friend to sit and talk with Any tips? PS - Its Tigger, Tootsie and Tango - www.cutecats.co.uk - they look harmless . can't speak from experience; doubt they'd ever be friendly, but isn't one of those a *big* bird ? big enough to intimidate the cats I imagine. None of them is very large--the African Gray might be the largest, but they are close enough in size to cockatiels for it to be a toss up. None is large like the big colorful parrots with the wicked beaks are large. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
"KellyH" kelly at farringtons dot net wrote in message ... "Jim" wrote in message ... Hello, I have three cats, two of them 3 yrs old, and the other just under 1 yr. The cats are 90% house cats, they have access to the back garden supervised a few times per day. Now...I really want to buy an African Grey Parrot, a young one too - maybe a bird aged 2 - 4 months. Can anyone give me success stories and / or horror stories with regards to the risk to the bird? I am well aware that cats are predators, but I am wondering if by having the bird in the house, will they treat it with more respect over time? The last thing I want is for the cat to take a swipe at the poor thing and kill it, or for the three of them to sit and taunt it all day causing the bird to stress out - parrots can go crazy with stress I heard. What I might do, is buy a budgie or cockatiel which cost next to nothing, and see how they react. If they welcome the wee thing with open arms, I will buy it a much more expensive friend to sit and talk with Any tips? PS - Its Tigger, Tootsie and Tango - www.cutecats.co.uk - they look harmless . Can you talk to someone at a bird rescue? I'm sure they know a lot more about how birds, esp different species, act around cats. Personally, I wouldn't risk it with my cats. If I had a bird, I would want to let it out of it's cage and I know my cats would chase it. In the case of a big bird like an African Grey, I would be afraid of the bird hurting the cats. They are not that big! |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
"Mary" wrote They are not that big! I must be thinking of another kind of parrot. I admit, I don't really know my birds! -Kelly |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
rec.pets.cats: Manx Breed-FAQ | Paul Osmond | Cat Information | 0 | October 29th 04 05:25 AM |
rec.pets.cats: Norwegian Forest Cat Breed-FAQ | Bjorn Steensrud | Cat Information | 0 | October 29th 04 05:24 AM |
rec.pets.cats: Traditional Siamese Breed-FAQ | Laura Gilbreath | Cat Information | 0 | October 29th 04 05:23 AM |
Cat predation studies | Alison | Cat health & behaviour | 48 | February 5th 04 03:17 AM |
@#*%)^@ Cats! | paghat | Cat health & behaviour | 62 | August 28th 03 04:55 AM |