Stray cat...?

[Brady bunch]

When rats get a taste for chicken food the cat deals with them. When possum get a taste for chicken the cat deals with them. I'm sure he is useless against bears but we do not have those here. People in the Texas thread have referred to my boy as a bobcat because of the prey he takes down.

Well guess what, I just saw a completely different cat. Ironic.....

 

[AllenK RGV]

Well guess what, I just saw a completely different cat. Ironic.....

better inform the signifigant other! I do hate how people think dumping them in the country makes for a better life. I must be lucky our roaming dogs keep the cats away. They(cats) were all over Germany probably because animal control kept the dogs off the street.

 

[AllenK RGV]

If you do decide to get a cat though I recommend a huge one. As I said previously ours is only 14.5lbs but he does a great job at controlling pests/predators. I don't have any current photos of his dead possums. Only this dead Valley Rat he has probably saved us thousands in wiring repair bills on the cars. Yesterday was a 3 rat day so he does his bit.

 

[BGcoop]

 

[NHMountainMan]

We live rurally - and an outdoor cat is a dead cat - the coyotes get a lot of them. Our vet is part of a TNR (trap, neuter, release) program that adopts feral cats to keep barns free of vermin. As they are already feral before trapping, releasing them is a neutral impact on the environment, except that they can't reproduce. Vet recommends not feeding them, so they'll kill vermin in the barn. If they do head out to catch other prey - they tend to disappear.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Chicken bill out feed, rats come to eat it. That is why I am passionate about the cat.

 

[AllenK RGV]

We live rurally - and an outdoor cat is a dead cat - the coyotes get a lot of them. Our vet is part of a TNR (trap, neuter, release) program that adopts feral cats to keep barns free of vermin. As they are already feral before trapping, releasing them is a neutral impact on the environment, except that they can't reproduce. Vet recommends not feeding them, so they'll kill vermin in the barn. If they do head out to catch other prey - they tend to disappear.

I like this post, and suspect it is why mine stays on the property. He isn't a stupid animal and there are things that will eat you here on the other side of the fenceline. He is also neutered so that curbs the instinct to roam/mark territory. Suprisingly, he has marked the chicken coops even though he has been ballless since 2007.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Anyhow this animal is really ticked off with me apparently I am the wizard behind the curtain and control the weather. The latest cold front made it down here, then he got top-spotted as he is itching too much.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Here is what a murderous cat looks like.

 

[AllenK RGV]

He loves the mama!