will geese hurt our cat? PLS HELP!

[Mary Spencer]

I grew up on a ranch with MANY barn cats, 4 geese and one rottwieler
(sp?) dog. The geese would attack the dog untill she cried. They would
grab and big bite of flech and refuse to let go! Mom would have to
rescque her from the them. Mom also had to resque us kids a lot, and she
herself carried a tennis racket. The didn't bother Dad because he would
grap them by the neck when-ever they bit him. Very aggressive geese! They
never got near a cat. I never even saw a kitten go near one, though the
poor babies would walk right up to the dog. So our cats seemed to at
least know about geese!
Mary Spencer
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Actually, I know of a fellow who had a hunting dog killed when it went
to retrieve a downed goose (no hunting flames, please -- I'm just
reporting it...)

But I think most cats would be smart enough to avoid a full grown goose;
but not so sure about the goslings in spring... (they might be viewed by
your pet as a nice "snack")

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Christine Owens
(cow...@ix.netcom.com)
wrote: : Yes, the geese will peck if she bothers them; but, if she is as
: smart as you say, one encounter will be enough.

: Chris Owens

: >
: > My mother just moved from upstate New York to southern New Jersey, into
: >an area where there are a lot of small lakes, and thus many geese and
: >ducks. We have been afraid to let Athena, our 4 year old female cat
: >outside, for fear she will get in a fight with the geese and get hurt.
: >She is a very spirited and adventurous cat, however, and she is used to
: >going outside whenever she wants. We have kept her in without too much
: >complaining from her during the winter, but with spring coming we know
: >it's just going to break her heart to be kept indoors...
: > Is our concern for her safety unfounded? She has never been around
: >wild fowl before, and we are just so afraid a big goose will peck her and
: >injure her. I think we should let her out, as she is a smart cat, but my
: >mother would be heartbroken if anything were to happen to her. Please give
: >us some advice!
: >
: >Thank you,
: >Amy Huff and Athena
: >

[Brandy Alexandre]

In article <3j2anb$h...@parsifal.nando.net> Mary Spencer <mspe...@nando.net> writes:
>From: Mary Spencer <mspe...@nando.net>
>Subject: Re: will geese hurt our cat? PLS HELP!
>Date: 1 Mar 1995 17:26:03 GMT

>I grew up on a ranch with MANY barn cats, 4 geese and one rottwieler
>(sp?) dog. The geese would attack the dog untill she cried. They would
>grab and big bite of flech and refuse to let go! Mom would have to
>rescque her from the them. Mom also had to resque us kids a lot, and she
>herself carried a tennis racket. The didn't bother Dad because he would
>grap them by the neck when-ever they bit him. Very aggressive geese! They
>never got near a cat. I never even saw a kitten go near one, though the
>poor babies would walk right up to the dog. So our cats seemed to at
>least know about geese!
>Mary Spencer
>Eye on Government

My mother's cats won't go near the geese. The geese are great watch animals
and will chase down whatever they don't like. Yup, usually it's the poor dog.

Brandy

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