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Article #290Re: Help - How do I stop cat bringing in birds?
From: Paul Chapman
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 00:00
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Shandrell, Good tip. I'll certainly give it a try. Many thanks, Paul Shandrell <shandrell@home.com> wrote in message news:dM6Z3.580$sZ3.66618@news1.gvcl1.bc.home.com... > When they bring the bird in try to wait until they are not looking when they > see you take it and throw it out they think either you don't know how to > hunt and they must keep teaching you, or they did it wrong and need to keep > trying until they get it right. I know it is hard when I lived on Salt > Spring we had a large family of shrews living on our property, every day > Chi-Chi would bring one inside and I would freak and grab it and throw it > away. Then I got the above advice and petted her telling her how she was > such a good hunter and when she was happy and not looking I dumped the > rodent. Now my cats don't bring present including birds. I have gone through > this with my other outdoor cat as well. Hopefully your kitty will follow > suit.:) mind you I still find various creatures outside, but cats will be > cats. > > Shandrell > -- > Life is Divided into two halves, one frozen, > the other aflame: the burning half, > Is LOVE > > > > Kim <trnity@mailcity.com> wrote in message > news:38348267.6D624358@mailcity.com... > > Keep them inside and give them toys to hunt! > > > > Paul Chapman wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > One of my cats has started to bring birds in the house.Obviously this is > a > > > nightmare because they fly around terrified and crap everywhere. Does > anyone > > > have any ideas on how I can stop him bringing the birds in? > > > > > > My girlfriend and I both work so we don't often catch him in the act; we > > > normally get home to find the aftermath. Our other cat seems more > interested > > > in mice and shrews, but these are easier to deal with. > > > > > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb474,70fb949ca6fed163 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb474,public X-Google-Thread: 101cae,70fb949ca6fed163 X-Google-Attributes: gid101cae,public X-Google-Thread: 10ba96,70fb949ca6fed163 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ba96,public X-Google-Thread: 103211,70fb949ca6fed163 X-Google-Attributes: gid103211,public From: "Paul Chapman" <paul@artoo.freeserve.co.uk> Subject: Re: Help - How do I stop cat bringing in birds? Date: 1999/11/19 Message-ID: <8140mo$gea$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk> X-Deja-AN: 550613583 References: <811h9l$9ka$1@news4.svr.pol.co.uk> <38348267.6D624358@mailcity.com> <dM6Z3.580$sZ3.66618@news1.gvcl1.bc.home.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net X-Trace: news7.svr.pol.co.uk 943031832 16842 62.136.189.132 (19 Nov 1999 17:17:12 GMT) Organization: Customer of Planet Online X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: 19 Nov 1999 17:17:12 GMT Newsgroups: alt.pets.cats,rec.pets.cats,rec.pets.cats.misc,free.uk.pets.cats