My cat is a monster - help me !

[HENRIK]

I hope that someone can help me, 惡ause this is my last try. My
problem is that my cat is bringing birds home almost every day. I have
had her for about a year now, and I have tried everything. She is having
THREE bells around her neck, and I had her casterated, while the vet
told me that it would help. It did...for about 12 hours, while she was
drugged !
I have now shut her catdoor for good, because I was so tired of
comming home to find a dead bird torn apart all over. How many times
have I woken up during the night, because she was in a fight with a bird
next to my bed.
Now she delivers all the birds on my doorstep, and my landlord, a
birdloving old lady, is furious, ans is telling me that this has to stop
or I will have to get rid of my cat.
Here I am now. I really hope that there is someone out there, that
has tried this before, and know of a good tip. I feel so helpless, and I
am really thinking of tying a BIG stone to one of her legs, so that she
cannot run to catch all those poor birds.
Please help me, I would be sooo sorry to give up my cat, while she is
a very dear friend to me, and I love her very much (I惴 told that she is
shoving her love to me, by bringing all those "gifts").
Looking forward to hear from you. It would be fine to answer in the
newsgroup, while I think that others could need some advise.
HENRIK taag...@cybernet.dk

[Jennifer McGee]

I had the same problem when I was a young girl with my cat..Kilo. I
remember my father constantly chasing him around the house with a bird
hanging out of Kilo's mouth, refusing to give it up. But not only did
Kilo bring in birds..but also squirrels..chipmunks..toads..and anything
else he could possibly catch. Eventually, Kilo became a housecat. We
had no choice, because, like you, we tried bells, neutering, etc..
Nothing helped. The first few days of being a housecat were rough..for
both him and us. But after that..he became quite content to watch the
birds from my bedroom window. I also felt better about him being
indoors..it was safer for him. He could avoid cars..trains..etc. I
would suggest this to you since nothing else has helped and you DO want
to keep your friend. If you do try this..remember the cat will howl and
cry and try to race to the door everytime it is opened, but this will
eventually stop.
GOOD LUCK!!

Jennifer at sc...@sover.net

[KathyG]

your cat's just a normal cat not a manster. Don't let her out
at dawn, evening dusk or at night. This is when the most birds are out and
on the ground and when most of them are killed. She is just trying to
feed you and to teach you to hunt. The spring is the worst time because
all the new birds are learning to fly and still pretty stupid about
predators. Give your landlady a tranquilizer. Give her a beer. Good
Luck

taag...@cybernet.dk wrote:

~ I hope that someone can help me, 惡ause this is my last try. My
~ problem is that my cat is bringing birds home almost every day. I have
~ had her for about a year now, and I have tried everything. She is having
~ THREE bells around her neck, and I had her casterated, while the vet
~ told me that it would help. It did...for about 12 hours, while she was
~ drugged !
~ I have now shut her catdoor for good, because I was so tired of
~ comming home to find a dead bird torn apart all over. How many times
~ have I woken up during the night, because she was in a fight with a bird
~ next to my bed.
~ Now she delivers all the birds on my doorstep, and my landlord, a
~ birdloving old lady, is furious, ans is telling me that this has to stop
~ or I will have to get rid of my cat.
~ Here I am now. I really hope that there is someone out there, that
~ has tried this before, and know of a good tip. I feel so helpless, and I
~ am really thinking of tying a BIG stone to one of her legs, so that she
~ cannot run to catch all those poor birds.
~ Please help me, I would be sooo sorry to give up my cat, while she is
~ a very dear friend to me, and I love her very much (I惴 told that she is
~ shoving her love to me, by bringing all those "gifts").
~ Looking forward to hear from you. It would be fine to answer in the
~ newsgroup, while I think that others could need some advise.
~ HENRIK taag...@cybernet.dk

--
8 cats 1 d*g and 1 hoomin so far...
[Colette, Lily, Frau Freya, Leon, Burt, Leify, Simba, Puffy, William(a d*g),
& Kathy(a hoomin)]

[Jennifer Zarrelli]

taag...@cybernet.dk (HENRIK) wrote:
> I hope that someone can help me, =A5cause this is my last try. My

>problem is that my cat is bringing birds home almost every day.
>

To go with the obvious answer, you might try keeping her indoors all the
time. This will more than likely prove difficult at first, but it's
better than bird-guts all over the place, or getting rid of her
entirely. Just keep in mind--hunting is a natural instinct, and nothing
to get angry with your cat over.

[Sherry Laing]

In article <09960412210901...@cybernet.dk>,
HENRIK <taag...@cybernet.dk> wrote:
> I hope that someone can help me, 惡ause this is my last try. My
>problem is that my cat is bringing birds home almost every day. I have

>had her for about a year now, and I have tried everything. She is having

>THREE bells around her neck, and I had her casterated, while the vet

>told me that it would help. It did...for about 12 hours, while she was

>drugged !

> I have now shut her catdoor for good, because I was so tired of

>comming home to find a dead bird torn apart all over. How many times

>have I woken up during the night, because she was in a fight with a bird

>next to my bed.

> Now she delivers all the birds on my doorstep, and my landlord, a

>birdloving old lady, is furious, ans is telling me that this has to stop

>or I will have to get rid of my cat.

> Here I am now. I really hope that there is someone out there, that

>has tried this before, and know of a good tip. I feel so helpless, and I

>am really thinking of tying a BIG stone to one of her legs, so that she

>cannot run to catch all those poor birds.

> Please help me, I would be sooo sorry to give up my cat, while she is

>a very dear friend to me, and I love her very much (I惴 told that she is

>shoving her love to me, by bringing all those "gifts").

> Looking forward to hear from you. It would be fine to answer in the

>newsgroup, while I think that others could need some advise.

> HENRIK taag...@cybernet.dk
>

Your cat is acting true to her nature--and it sounds as if she is a very
talented hunter indeed. My guess is that the only way to prevent her
slaughter of the local bird population is to make her an exclusively
indoor cat. Even cats who have had free access to the outdoors can adjust
beautifully to being inside pets, and sometimes are even better companions
for it--they also are removed from the many risks of outdoor living, from
traffic to hostile animals or humans to exposure to disease. My cats have
all been indoor cats, and at least one was a tom who had been a totally
outdoor cat with his previous humans -- he did fine inside, and was a
sweet, loving friend (shortly after he came to live with me, *two*
abcesses, one on either side of the base of his tail, burst with a great
outpouring of pus and blood--the legacy of his outdoor life, which I got
to spend my time and money trying to treat since his previous human
thought being "natural" meant leaving such "natural" problems untreated!).
If it's at all possible where you live, I urge you to consider this
option. (Another option might be to build a fenced in--and over--cat run,
where your cat could be outside, but unable to get at the birds--I've
never tried this, but I would think someone on r.p.c. could give you some
ideas.) Good luck -- Sherry