🚀 go-pugleaf

Thanks to all who gave sugestions,I have acess to live trapes which in
my oppinon is the most humane thing to do. her land lord(my mom) says no
pets so i might be doing her a favor as well as myself.
thanks

~~Tony~~ wrote:
>
> Hi', I have never been on this NG before,but i see I have something in
> common with you.
> so i came here for help.
> the lady next door to me has a new cat i have feeders,see where I'm
> going with this?
> people,is there any kind of cat repellant on the market or some kind of
> home remedy that i can use?
> I miss my birds,and i will not re-fill the feeders untill this cat will
> quit stalking,if i put food out a bird will die.
>
> Please email any replys
> Thanks

Another thought, why not nicely explain to your neighbour that you love
feeding and watching birds and ask her if she would mind putting a
little bell on her cat so the birds have some warning. You could even
buy one and offer it to her ... a little neighbourly, and friendly,
gesture.

Cheers Karen

>> the lady next door to me has a new cat i have feeders,see where I'm
>> going with this?
>> people,is there any kind of cat repellant on the market or some kind of
>> home remedy that i can use?
There used to be a spray called something like Cat/Dog Repellant,
I probably got it at a pet supply store.  It worked to keep a cat
from using one of my gardens for its nightly bathroom visit.  I
sprayed the wooden edges of the garden daily with it.  Smells
big-time!  Only took a few days and I saw no further indications
of a visit.

Hard line approach: Live trap the cat, take it to the pound. Inform the
neighbors in advance if you are feeling up it.
Sneaky approach: a pump action BB gun.
Obvious approach: A territorial dog.
The diplomatic approach: hang your feeders as high as you can reach.  The
cats will help with rodents, and won't get many birds.  You can find feeders
which are designed to minimize spillage, which will minimize ground feeding
birds. Unfortunately, this approach won't work very well with ground feeding
birds, such as the brown thrasher, etc.

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~~Tony~~ wrote in message
<9562-37FAAD27-35@newsd-251.iap.bryant.webtv.net>...
Hi', I have never been on this NG before,but i see I have something in
common with you.
so i came here for help.
the lady next door to me has a new cat i have feeders,see where I'm
going with this?
people,is there any kind of cat repellant on the market or some kind of
home remedy that i can use?
I miss my birds,and i will not re-fill the feeders untill this cat will
quit stalking,if i put food out a bird will die.

Please email any replys
Thanks

I have three cats who all go outside and several bird feeders which attract a
steady population of customers.  Although a couple of the cats are fairly good
hunters (mostly rodents) they have caught remarkably few birds.  Feeding birds
are usually quite alert and on the lookout for predators - so I think the cats
just keep them wary.  The most vulnerable birds are usually fledglings.

Not as good as it sounds, I'm afraid. Bells on cats offer no protection to
fledglings once they land on the ground. Also, I read recently the
disturbing fact that cats wearing bells actually killed more birds than
those wearing none. The challenge of moving silently makes an even more
effective killer.
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Laurence Jackson
l.jackson@cableinet.co.uk
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K. Janigan <sangsara@tallships.ca> wrote in message
news:37FB32F9.BF9F255D@tallships.ca...
>
> Another thought, why not nicely explain to your neighbour that you love
> feeding and watching birds and ask her if she would mind putting a
> little bell on her cat so the birds have some warning. You could even
> buy one and offer it to her ... a little neighbourly, and friendly,
> gesture.
>
> Cheers Karen

Not as good as it sounds, I'm afraid. Bells on cats offer no protection to
fledglings once they land on the ground. Also, I read recently the
disturbing fact that cats wearing bells actually killed more birds than
those wearing none. The challenge of moving silently makes an even more
effective killer.
--
===================
Laurence Jackson
l.jackson@cableinet.co.uk
===================

K. Janigan <sangsara@tallships.ca> wrote in message
news:37FB32F9.BF9F255D@tallships.ca...
>
> Another thought, why not nicely explain to your neighbour that you love
> feeding and watching birds and ask her if she would mind putting a
> little bell on her cat so the birds have some warning. You could even
> buy one and offer it to her ... a little neighbourly, and friendly,
> gesture.
>
> Cheers Karen

Not as good as it sounds, I'm afraid. Bells on cats offer no protection to
fledglings once they land on the ground. Also, I read recently the
disturbing fact that cats wearing bells actually killed more birds than
those wearing none. The challenge of moving silently makes an even more
effective killer.
--
===================
Laurence Jackson
l.jackson@cableinet.co.uk
===================

K. Janigan <sangsara@tallships.ca> wrote in message
news:37FB32F9.BF9F255D@tallships.ca...
>
> Another thought, why not nicely explain to your neighbour that you love
> feeding and watching birds and ask her if she would mind putting a
> little bell on her cat so the birds have some warning. You could even
> buy one and offer it to her ... a little neighbourly, and friendly,
> gesture.
>
> Cheers Karen

Oops! Sorry about the triplicate posting...software gone hay-wire, courtesy
of Microsoft of course.
===================
Laurence Jackson
l.jackson@cableinet.co.uk
===================

In article <19991007151848.27308.00000121@ng-cq1.aol.com>,
	lulugarden@aol.com (Lulugarden) wrote:

>I have three cats who all go outside and several bird feeders which attract a
>steady population of customers.  Although a couple of the cats are fairly good
>hunters (mostly rodents) they have caught remarkably few birds.  Feeding birds
>are usually quite alert and on the lookout for predators - so I think the cats
>just keep them wary.  The most vulnerable birds are usually fledglings.

 I live on a farm and have two obese barn cats.  They regularly leave me presents
of rodent parts but catch almost no birds.  They prefer to hang out in the barn
where there is a steady supply of rats and mice, with occasional forays into
the back yard where they check the feeder area over.  I've just never seen
them catch a bird.

Sue




Official Secretary of OSGSL

Dogs think they're human
Cats think they're God

I donno 'bout that.  I'd say that by virtue of the time stamps on the posts,
that the problem is more likely in your dial-up or NNTP posting host...

Dusty
San Jose, Ca.

Laurence Jackson <l.jackson@cableinet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:7tr0es$p8f$1@news1.cableinet.co.uk...
> Oops! Sorry about the triplicate posting...software gone hay-wire,
courtesy
> of Microsoft of course.
> ===================
> Laurence Jackson
> l.jackson@cableinet.co.uk
> ===================
>
>
>

The likely victims are either very young and not too mobil or
adults stupid enough to dive at the cat.  One of my cats brought
home a blue jay which had been swooping down at him.  He just
jumped up about 3 feet which was the low point of the swoop.

Frank Matthews

R Bishop wrote:
>
> In article <19991007151848.27308.00000121@ng-cq1.aol.com>,
>         lulugarden@aol.com (Lulugarden) wrote:
>
> >I have three cats who all go outside and several bird feeders which attract a
> >steady population of customers.  Although a couple of the cats are fairly good
> >hunters (mostly rodents) they have caught remarkably few birds.  Feeding birds
> >are usually quite alert and on the lookout for predators - so I think the cats
> >just keep them wary.  The most vulnerable birds are usually fledglings.
>
>  I live on a farm and have two obese barn cats.  They regularly leave me presents
> of rodent parts but catch almost no birds.  They prefer to hang out in the barn
> where there is a steady supply of rats and mice, with occasional forays into
> the back yard where they check the feeder area over.  I've just never seen
> them catch a bird.
>
> Sue
>
> Official Secretary of OSGSL
>
> Dogs think they're human
> Cats think they're God