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Quote: I hope your hen is doing better, and I hope that you will be able to keep the neighbors cat from bothering your yard and animals. Hopefully some of the suggestions, like the scarecrow sprinkler and others will work. If it comes down to it, trap it in a live trap. Maybe then the...

Quote: Sorry I don't know those cats to ask them. What I was saying was cats are territorial and tend to stay near their homes. If they are not spayed or neutered then they wander long distances to find a mate. The same can be said of dogs Which by the way, I am more of a dog person than a...

I am not certain what the point of the toxoplasmosis reference was. Cats, most definitely can become carriers of toxoplasmosis, whether they are indoor or outdoor, because if they had a mother who was not indoor her entire life then that would transfer to her babies. Therefore, there is a...

Quote: the difference is that these are DOMESTIC cats. It would be like you saying "It's ok that my chickens go into my neighbor's garden and eat the veggies. They are chickens and birds eat veggies" It's ok to free-range your chickens or your cats. The line is drawn when your...

Quote: Just like I believe that there are people who seem to forget that chickens are raptors, which means they are omnivorous, therefore they will even canibalize! Please, anyone can make an argument demonizing one type of animal or the other. Since you like to do research, you may want to...

Quote: Exactly I do think that she should use a water gun or hose to make the cat stay away from her coop. My cats follow me to the coop and like to pounce out of the bushes to make the hens scatter if they are free ranging in my yard. They are not trying to kill them, just tease them. So...

I saw this thread and found it very interesting. It seems that many people have strong feelings about cats. I for one have 3 cats that are primarily outdoor/indoor, being outdoor foremost. My one cat Thomas is 16 years old and the other two are much younger. My cats are very good at rodent...