General Chat

Agreed, Bob. I hate having to dispose of the carcases (some half-eaten) of dead birds or field mice in my garden after the neighbour's cat's had its fun with them. I don't mind cats (but I don't like them) and I can see why the appeal to people, but I do wish there was some way they could be confined to their own territory. They're a damned nuisance in my garden - terrorising, killing and maiming other creatures, flattening my plants, scratching up newly planted areas and leaving 'deposits' which they don't always bury. I don't want them in my garden - and I'm sure the neighbours who own the cats would have objected if my dog had decided to take up residence and cause havoc in their gardens! CB >|<

Cats are natural predators, and will kill and eat anything they can get their claws into......I think cats should be in their natural habitat, ie a zoo or jungle......

Great name choice, Daniel. We had a cat of the same name years ago.

You can buy extra bells at the pet shop or haberdashery stores to put on cats' collars - gives the baby birds especially a little more warning. I used to squirt my cats with a water pistol if I saw them stalking birds.

Thanks. Norse God of Mischief. It came out of the hat when he was born behind the bedroom door 3 years ago.

Good choice of name for the cat Daniel

Years ago we used to have a terrier and a cat who worked together.The dog use to chase birds through the bush and the cat would kill it the otherside.! Dave

Thanks for the replies. I'll have get him sorted out with some medication.

Mine do and I agree with Joan you should give worming tablets now! My cats all have bells on their collars which is supposed to warn the birds. All I can say is that the birds in Cleveleys are either all deaf or stupid! Julie xxx

Cats eat birds, birds kill butterflies and insects, insects in general eat us. Birds of prey take other birds and animals.... There is no end to it. Humans kill everything, even each other, often for fun. Big fleas have little fleas, upon their backs to bite 'em. Little fleas have lesser fleas ..... and so ad infinitum. Len

It doesn't matter how well fed they are the still like to eat things that thwy catch at the moment we have a lot of mice due to the drought & our cat & my neighbours cat are having great fun all day but they still want to be fed at night.they play with then first though,I have lost count of how many I have had to take outside when he doesn't want to play anymore. Cilla

some cats do 1 of mine always ate them and other things where my little one use to bring them +mice baby rabbits frogs and others in the house alive

They are narural hunters and kill to eat. birds and small vermin. this is why they are liable to get fleas and intestinal worms for which we give a preventative treatment.(worming tablets) Birds are carriers of fleas and worms. Dont like 'em but love cats. Joan.

Because my one, Loki, somehow managed to catch one and yes, ate it. (yuk) That's the scond time he's done it that I know of. I thought they only used to play with things like that?