Begging for helps with cats

[horsechick48]

Oh wow. So glad I have dogs that keep stray cats away. Hope it all works out for you.

 

[jwood]

Agreed, glad everything worked out. There is always an alternative to killing an animal inhumanely and services out there to help people who get caught in the middle if you make enough calls. Good luck.

 

[RichnSteph]

Edited: Glad it worked out.

RichnSteph

 

[Sabz]

Oh wow. So glad I have dogs that keep stray cats away. Hope it all works out for you.

Yeah good dog Mine does also, but she doesn't come back home
If I chain her outside, the cats just know EXACTLY where the chain ends and they still come all over the lawn - every place the dog can't reach on her leash!

And also they are starting to attack now, so I was afraid of fights.. and rabies! I'd like my dog to chase the cats, but I'd never put my dog in danger to chase wild animals out of my property. One dog against 20 starving cats is just not enough. The male cats are HUGE!! Almost lions (lol, slight exaggeration here).

 

[islandgirl82]

Yeah good dog Mine does also, but she doesn't come back home
If I chain her outside, the cats just know EXACTLY where the chain ends and they still come all over the lawn - every place the dog can't reach on her leash!

And also they are starting to attack now, so I was afraid of fights.. and rabies! I'd like my dog to chase the cats, but I'd never put my dog in danger to chase wild animals out of my property. One dog against 20 starving cats is just not enough. The male cats are HUGE!! Almost lions (lol, slight exaggeration here).

Maybe Lynx. lol

Can't wait to see post-cat invasion updates. I can't imagine losing as much food as you have because of these cats and for putting up with them as long as you have!

 

[horsechick48]

Yeah good dog Mine does also, but she doesn't come back home
If I chain her outside, the cats just know EXACTLY where the chain ends and they still come all over the lawn - every place the dog can't reach on her leash!

And also they are starting to attack now, so I was afraid of fights.. and rabies! I'd like my dog to chase the cats, but I'd never put my dog in danger to chase wild animals out of my property. One dog against 20 starving cats is just not enough. The male cats are HUGE!! Almost lions (lol, slight exaggeration here).

Oh no. We have just two stray cats, I wanted to scare them off and decided to let the dog out to chase them. I have not seen them since. He cant get out of the fenced in yard.

My cat doesn't seem interested in the chickens at all. So I had a thought that maybe if you got some cat food and fed the cats next door that maybe they would become full and not interested in your chickens either. Of course my cat is kinda weird he thinks hes a dog and my dog doesnt bother chasing him because they are pinned at the hip lol.

 

[islandgirl82]

Oh no. We have just two stray cats, I wanted to scare them off and decided to let the dog out to chase them. I have not seen them since. He cant get out of the fenced in yard.

My cat doesn't seem interested in the chickens at all. So I had a thought that maybe if you got some cat food and fed the cats next door that maybe they would become full and not interested in your chickens either. Of course my cat is kinda weird he thinks hes a dog and my dog doesnt bother chasing him because they are pinned at the hip lol.

In theory, that's a nice idea but the expense in feeding that many cats would be outrageous and if they're sickly and likely have worms...they'll never be "full".

I also have a cat who is more dog-like (loves taking hikes, trips to the beach and even goes canoeing with me). She and my dog are like two peas in a pod. There's no way my dog would tolerate that many cats around though. I'm cat-sitting for a 91 year old murder mystery writer for the next couple of months and I won't let him out because I'm afraid he'll be using my gardens as his own personal litter boxes. The thought alone is revolting. My cat doesn't use my gardens like that...I hang bird feeders in them so instead, she likes to hang out in the gardens to stalk them but doesn't actually get any - she's missing all her front teeth so her tongue sticks out all the time and she drools more than my dog but she's good at keeping rodents away. lol

 

[Onebroodymomma]

If it were me, I would post on craigslist looking for someone that needs some barn cats. Trap them, and send them to someones barn. There are always people on my local craigslist looking for barncats

 

[Sabz]

So I had a thought that maybe if you got some cat food and fed the cats next door that maybe they would become full and not interested in your chickens either.

Hehe that's right, it would be too expensive and also wouldn't stop them from using my garden as a litter.

BoodyMama, I didn't even think about that. There a hundreds of free cats in the classified adds. And that implies catching the kitty, making a picture, putting it on the web and keeping the cat until someone calls. That is way too much work and danger for me. I have no idea where I'd put those cats to keep the diseases out of my house.

I have 2 dogs and a cat, and in no way I am putting my own animals in danger because of stray cats that are NOT my responsibility (and my house as well, cat pee stinks and the smell stays for a long time!!). My primary responsibility as a dog and cat owner is to make sure they are safe and healthy. Exposing them to animals that I know for a fact are sick is not something I want. But yeah, in the ideal world I could have done that.. if the cats were healthy and sociably, but they are not .

And feeding those cats is the worst idea in my head. They are not neutered. My house is surrounded on two sides by a river, on the right by the cat lady and in front there is a road and a field. All the cats and future baby cats are almost stuck on my property forever. They can cross the road but in front of my house it's a field. Not much food there - except mice.. they much prefer to stay near a house, near trash cans and chickens and birds that are an easy catch for them. A cat population grows crazy fast with 2-3 males and 10 females. Ouch, I cannot imagine my life in 2 years if I'd feed them

Everything that you think of that is nice (re-homing them, feeding them, drive them to the shelter) is OK for 1-2 cats (and I have do it many times in the past) but with 10-20-30 it is humanly impossible, unless we are very rich or have a LOT of spare time.

I'm sorry I sounded mean and cruel previously. I love animals, I was a vet assistant for many years. I've hand fed my dog because her mom dies on day 2. I volunteered to work with premature horses and had to milk the mothers, then bottle feed the babies, then go to work during the day! I worked at the biggest animal emergency clinic of my province helping dogs hit by cars, intoxicated, etc. I have tattoos of animals all over my body. I've asked my neighbour if I could help re-house the cats when she still kept them in the VR. I told her I could groom them for her, make pictures, etc. She refused my help. The town, the shelters, the newspapers, the police, the neighbours ALL refused to help me.

I tried, a lot. But.. having bought my house mainly for the large lawn space. My goal in life is to be self sufficient.

After having dug 996 square foot of gardening space BY HAND and grown my veggies from seeds, then transplanted all of it to see it all die, I decided I could not be nice anymore ;( It's my dream, it's my money, my work.. all gone now ;(

 

[horsechick48]

In theory, that's a nice idea but the expense in feeding that many cats would be outrageous and if they're sickly and likely have worms...they'll never be "full".

I also have a cat who is more dog-like (loves taking hikes, trips to the beach and even goes canoeing with me). She and my dog are like two peas in a pod. There's no way my dog would tolerate that many cats around though. I'm cat-sitting for a 91 year old murder mystery writer for the next couple of months and I won't let him out because I'm afraid he'll be using my gardens as his own personal litter boxes. The thought alone is revolting. My cat doesn't use my gardens like that...I hang bird feeders in them so instead, she likes to hang out in the gardens to stalk them but doesn't actually get any - she's missing all her front teeth so her tongue sticks out all the time and she drools more than my dog but she's good at keeping rodents away. lol

I thought about the expense. Your right it probably would become too expensive, but might be worth a try.

I can just imagine the drool coming from this cat lol.