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Change the the of feeder to a suet /seed feeder so there are no seed that fall to the ground.
Birds will still tempt the cat, and the cat will still attempt to catch birds, but it will diminish the process .
Birds are not entirely ignorant concerning the cat ,it's a game they hope to win and ,many cats aren't that quick .
Few that are, beat the odds of beating the tease and catching the prize.
Remember too that same cat is probably killing mice and rats too in the neighborhood
If any one had room to complain ,I the greater because I have cats in my neighborhood that have killed my chickens some through the chain link fence .
I have bird feeders as well ,BUT, I hate mice and rats far more.
If the cat is killing for sport, which is common ,then I might take more permanent action .
On the other hand, if the cat is consuming the "food" it is a matter of survival and circle of life, I do not interrupt .
It's life .
Hawks and owls take any thing that moves including cats and other birds ,and some smaller birds will take on hawks and ravens and chase them for miles relentlessly .
As cruel as it sounds these are not caged animals forced to play the game ,they do it knowing the odds.
I plan to try my best to locate his rightful owner and have a friendly conversation. Hopefully they will feel compelled to keep their pet indoors with the knowledge of what he is up to when they open their door and let him out. If they won't I have found several deterrent-oriented devices online I will try.
One of the things I would inquire with his owner about is if he is neutered. If he is not and we continue to see him at our back door I would not think it wrong at all to take him in and have that done. Under the circumstances, I think it would be the right thing to do for this cat, our bird population -- both fed and not fed by humans -- and our entire neighborhood.
Do you want to argue the pros and cons of spaying and neutering also?
I wouldn't wait on the owner too long. If its a female it will be pregnant soon. If its a male you can tell yourself unless its young. If/When you take it in have the vets take a small tip out across one ear. This is the "universal" sign that a cat has been neutered.
And no, I don't see anything wrong with neutering a wandering cat. Why there aren't laws about it I dont understand.
I wouldn't wait on the owner too long. If its a female it will be pregnant soon. If its a male you can tell yourself unless its young. If/When you take it in have the vets take a small tip out across one ear. This is the "universal" sign that a cat has been neutered.
And no, I don't see anything wrong with neutering a wandering cat. Why there aren't laws about it I dont understand.
Thank you for the support. I'm actually worried about him. I didn't see him for a couple days and now there is a bad smell around our yard like something died.
We do have all kinds of wildlife in the woods so it could be anything. I don't remember hearing shots but I haven't been home a lot in the last couple days.
Well, if it was your neighbor it should raise a red flag to you and anyone else in the proximity of this creep. There could be some mental illness going on that should be addressed.
I would get some sort of repellent that you can purchase in a retail store. I hear that blood meal can sometimes work. Or plant catnip in a far corner to lure the cats away from the feeder. If you have a dog, you can tie the dog out near the feeder and it could mark the area and scare the cat, soon the cat would avoid the area.
Then we had some coyotes move in, and a bobcat and some fox.....
You leave you cat or smaller dog out at night unsupervised in my suburban neighborhood it's going to get eaten.
There also shouldn't be any fox, deer, squirrels, rabbits, opossums, ground nesting birds, any and all wildlife because coyotes don't have predators around to keep their numbers down. And they do kill any size dog when they are in a pack. I used to go watch the wildlife at a park near me and since the introduction of coyotes there is no wildlife left. We checked out the dens in a wooded area behind the park and there were numerous dead foxes and a raccoon laying near the dens.
You leave you cat or smaller dog out at night unsupervised in my suburban neighborhood it's going to get eaten.
My cats are indoor-only and this is one of the reasons why. And now recently, bobcats have been spotted and several neighbor's cats have gone missing. I'm guessing the coyotes will be back any day now also.
..... I used to go watch the wildlife at a park near me and since the introduction of coyotes there is no wildlife left. We checked out the dens in a wooded area behind the park and there were numerous dead foxes and a raccoon laying near the dens.
You should take pics of this and report it to your wildlife service. They may not know what's going on.
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