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How to stop cats killing?
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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How to stop cats killing?
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 -- once you have one that gets ATTACKED by a dog, you won't think twice about keeping them inside |
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How to stop cats killing?
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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How to stop cats killing?
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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How to stop cats killing?
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). -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200603/1 |
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How to stop cats killing?
"PawsForThought" wrote in message ups.com... 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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How to stop cats killing?
wrote in message t... 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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How to stop cats killing?
"Ellie Bentley" wrote in message ... 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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How to stop cats killing?
"Ellie Bentley" wrote in message ... 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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