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Old March 26th 06, 06:59 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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I know all cats have a deeply ingrained instinct to hunt. I don't mind
that. It's just the constant killing that I would rather have them
avoid. Birds, voles, mice, shrews, weasels, and rabbits: I find them
all waiting for me on the kitchen floor.

Any ideas on how to stop them actually killing? I wouldn't want to put
an end to their going outside and hunting. I'm thinking in terms of
some kind of muzzle or head-guard. Or maybe there's some other device?


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Old March 26th 06, 07:31 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Ellie Bentley wrote:

Any ideas on how to stop them actually killing? I wouldn't want to put
an end to their going outside and hunting. I'm thinking in terms of
some kind of muzzle or head-guard. Or maybe there's some other device?


keep them inside till you build a pen for them, then they can play in
the pen outside
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once you have one that gets ATTACKED by a dog, you won't think twice
about keeping them inside

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Old March 26th 06, 08:17 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Hunting and killing is a cat's instinct. The only way you are going to
stop it is to keep your cats indoors. Putting a muzzle on it and
letting it outside is giving it a death sentence. How in the world
will it protect itself?



You wrote:
"Any ideas on how to stop them actually killing? I wouldn't want to
put
an end to their going outside and hunting. I'm thinking in terms of
some kind of muzzle or head-guard. Or maybe there's some other device?
"

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Old March 26th 06, 09:27 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Buddy wrote:
Hunting and killing is a cat's instinct. The only way you are going to
stop it is to keep your cats indoors. Putting a muzzle on it and
letting it outside is giving it a death sentence. How in the world
will it protect itself?


OMG yes, that would be terrible to put a muzzle on the cat To the
OP, why not build an outdoor enclosure for the cats?

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Old March 26th 06, 09:58 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Ellie Bentley wrote:
I know all cats have a deeply ingrained instinct to hunt. I don't mind
that. It's just the constant killing that I would rather have them
avoid. Birds, voles, mice, shrews, weasels, and rabbits: I find them
all waiting for me on the kitchen floor.

Any ideas on how to stop them actually killing? I wouldn't want to put
an end to their going outside and hunting. I'm thinking in terms of
some kind of muzzle or head-guard. Or maybe there's some other device?


You can also take them out yourself using a harness and leash or tie-out
(never tied up unattended though, too easy for dogs or other cats to get at
them).

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Old March 26th 06, 10:06 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"PawsForThought" wrote in message
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Buddy wrote:
Hunting and killing is a cat's instinct. The only way you are going to
stop it is to keep your cats indoors. Putting a muzzle on it and
letting it outside is giving it a death sentence. How in the world
will it protect itself?


OMG yes, that would be terrible to put a muzzle on the cat To the
OP, why not build an outdoor enclosure for the cats?


You can also get cat fence toppers - they will keep the cat from climbing
inside your yard.
(Then only birds & mice foolish enough to enter your yard - a yard with a
visible cat - are a risk.)

Google: cat +fence - will return entries for outside pens and fencing


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Old March 26th 06, 11:02 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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You can also get cat fence toppers - they will keep the cat from climbing
inside your yard.
(Then only birds & mice foolish enough to enter your yard - a yard with a
visible cat - are a risk.)

Google: cat +fence - will return entries for outside pens and fencing


Oops - I meant climbing OUTSIDE your yard. You can find large pens - like
an outdoor dog kennel with a top - for cats also.


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Old March 27th 06, 12:44 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"Ellie Bentley" wrote in message
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Any ideas on how to stop them actually killing? I wouldn't want to put
an end to their going outside and hunting.


Why not? You're begging for trouble when you let your cats outdoors to roam
around. Buy a harness and a leash and set aside a half hour each day to take
your cat out.


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Old March 27th 06, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Ellie Bentley
I know all cats have a deeply ingrained instinct to hunt. I don't mind
that. It's just the constant killing that I would rather have them
avoid. Birds, voles, mice, shrews, weasels, and rabbits: I find them
all waiting for me on the kitchen floor.

Any ideas on how to stop them actually killing? I wouldn't want to put
an end to their going outside and hunting. I'm thinking in terms of
some kind of muzzle or head-guard. Or maybe there's some other device?
You could try puting a bell on her collar.
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Old March 27th 06, 05:50 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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"Ellie Bentley" wrote in message
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I know all cats have a deeply ingrained instinct to hunt. I don't mind
that. It's just the constant killing that I would rather have them
avoid. Birds, voles, mice, shrews, weasels, and rabbits: I find them
all waiting for me on the kitchen floor.

Any ideas on how to stop them actually killing? I wouldn't want to put
an end to their going outside and hunting. I'm thinking in terms of
some kind of muzzle or head-guard. Or maybe there's some other device?


Mine killed sparrows, until I put a bell on him and it certainly helped. Although you
will hear that it does not work, it worked for my cat.

Adam


 




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