I had one cat, Tigger, who brought many kills to the front door. He lined them up neatly across the doorway. Often we would step out the door and step on a snake, mouse, shrew, lizard. I always knew when father steppedon one, you heard "Damn cats" , then he would have to come back in and clean off hs shoe. One tme Snuggles brought in a live mouse when the kids were here and we spent 1 hr chasing it around the house. Snug finally retreaved it under th dining table and we made him take it back outside. It was hot so I guess he wanted to play with it in the comfort of the air- conditioned house. Gotto say they do keep life interesting. Did someone say their cat killed a possum? They are mean critters, so are groundhogs. Altho I did grab a possum by the back of the neck and threw him off the deck when I caought him eating my big, ripe, beautiful tomatoe. I had chicken wire around the cage inclluding the topand he was lying onthe wire, reached down and uplled it up so he could eat it. I had planned a BLT next day for lunch. Made me so madd. Some say meaner than coons. My guys usually stay away from them when they come up on the deck. I hope they do the same in the woods.
---- Beth <[email protected]> wrote: > There are different kinds of tapeworms. They can get them from fleas, > rodents, roaches, etc. > Beth > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > --- On Wed, 7/13/11, Bonnie Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Bonnie Hogue <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats eating grass, insects, etc. > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 11:23 AM > > It is a great honor for the cat to bring you their "kill"...I've always > praised the cat then disposed of the item (sometimes this frustrates the > cat, so you have to decide if it's best to give it back so you don't have a > cat going nuts looking for the mouse he just brought you). My mom's cat > Lucky is the best hunter I've ever seen: possum, rats, birds, etc. Hard on > wildlife though. Now he's "retired" and living indoors at my house. He's > gotten a little fat, but otherwise seems fine with his new status. > I have to believe that the cat's body can deal pretty effectively with the > results to hunting, for the most part. I know the world is different today > with the introduction by mankind of poisons to the environment. Hopefully > we can help keep our cats healthy, even if we can't 100% control their > behavior. > ~B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Natalie > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 7:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats eating grass, insects, etc. > > Unfortunately, every time they kill wildlife and eat at least part of them, > they can become exposed to parasites, mainly roundworm......which means > using poisons to get rid of them.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats eating grass, insects, etc. > > Copper and Thomas like to go to the garage to hunt---farm, lizards, snakes > etc come in and need to be removed from the genetic pool---cats have > occupied the house for too long for them to have an excuse for coming in. I > usually leave the door to the garage open so the boys can come and go. They > love to bring me their trophies and will even bring them into our > bedroom....more often alive than dead. I tell them how proud I am of them > and their hunting skills--and I really am. Then I take their trophies out > to show all the world how great they are. Cats...........aren't they > great????? > On Jul 12, 2011, at 7:57 PM, Georgetta Brickey wrote: > > > > > Hi! > > > > I usually just lurk on this list, but had to share a short story from > > the recent past. > > > > We have a set of security screen doors on our front door and tend to > > leave the interior solid door open for cooling breezes, sometimes all > > night in warm weather. There is a tiny 1/4 in. gap at the bottom of > > the screen doors. One morning I walked out and found a > > lizard tail (just the tail) on the rug just inside the front door. > > Apparently a lizard came exploring under the door and one of our > > family felines got into some midnight mischief. Hope the rest of > > the lizard got back outside, but it was a bit of a shock to pick up > > the "string" then realize it was a 6-7 inch lizard tail first thing in > > the a.m. A real wake up experience! > > > > Georgetta in Ventura, CA > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
