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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2003Outdoor to Indoor
I have four cats, two of whom were strays accustomed to fending for themselves out doors. I've managed to get them to tolerate being indoors overnight, but they still very much enjoy the outdoor life during the day. Since they don't roam out of the yard very often, I've felt that they are reasonably safe. This past weekend changed all of that: I spotted a fox in the yard and the cats didn't seem to realize it was a predator. One of them in fact began to approach it (The fox was probably thinking "oh boy, I don't even have to hunt my dinner, it's coming right to me"). I chased the fox off and have been keeping the cats in. They are very very displeased with this and have been meowing piteously at the door. I would appreciate any advice on how to make the transition easier for them as well as any information you may have about foxes as predators of cats. Thank you, Karen > I have four cats, two of whom were strays accustomed to fending for > themselves out doors. I've managed to get them to tolerate being indoors [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > advice on how to make the transition easier for them as well as any > information you may have about foxes as predators of cats. I don't want to sound like a commercial, but I just got Hodge "Da Bird," which looks like a bird flying around and helps him burn off his excess energy, along with a laser pointer and soap bubbles. (I don't think he was an outdoor cat when he was abandoned, because he'd been declawed in the front, but of course you never know what the abandoner had done . . .)  Signaturehttp://www.mindspring.com/~slywy/ http://slywy.diaryland.com/ >I don't want to sound like a commercial, but I just got Hodge "Da Bird," >which looks like a bird flying around and helps him burn off his excess >energy, along with a laser pointer and soap bubbles. (I don't think he >was an outdoor cat when he was abandoned, because he'd been declawed in >the front, but of course you never know what the abandoner had done . . >.) >I don't want to sound like a commercial, but I just got Hodge "Da Bird," >which looks like a bird flying around and helps him burn off his excess >energy, along with a laser pointer and soap bubbles. I've been very tempted to buy "Da Bird". But the way these guys are, I'm afraid if I spend $30 on a toy, they'll hardly look at it. It does look like fun though. Sherry > I've been very tempted to buy "Da Bird". But the way these guys are, I'm afraid > if I spend $30 on a toy, they'll hardly look at it. It does look like fun > though. Oooo you should get one! That thing even gets Shadow chasing it. :) I don't think it is that much but what I did was get one of the cheap knock-offs and when I needed a replacement bird I found the Da Bird replacement and it fits right on the string. Can't remember what it cost but its worth it. >> I've been very tempted to buy "Da Bird". But the way these guys are, I'm >afraid [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >replacement and it fits right on the string. Can't remember what it cost >but its worth it. >> I've been very tempted to buy "Da Bird". But the way these guys are, I'm >afraid [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >replacement and it fits right on the string. Can't remember what it cost >but its worth it. OK, Cheryl, but if I get stuck playing with the thing myself, it's your fault. Maybe I'm just scroogy becuase I just cleaned out the toy drawer and donated a huge sack of discards to the H.S. I swear the only thing they really like are the feather-duster on a stick and the turbo scratcher. Paper sacks and newspaper tents are still their faves. Sherry. Hi Karen , Are your foxes similar to UK ones. We have urban and suburban foxes , it's rare to see them in the gardens during the day but I see one (or them) around from dusk to dawn at different times. The cats and urban foxes don't seem to take notice of each other and I doubt if an urban fox would take an healthy adult cat as they have a food supply . If your cats were strays then I expect that have dealt with foxes before , he may have been visiting your yard for sometime and you only just noticed it. -- Alison Rescues. http://mysite.freeserve.com/AnimalRescueLinksUK/ Links to animal information websites http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/ > I have four cats, two of whom were strays accustomed to fending for > themselves out doors. I've managed to get them to tolerate being indoors [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thank you, > Karen > Hi Karen , > Are your foxes similar to UK ones. We have urban and suburban foxes , [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > -- > Alison Recently, a rash of cat killings in the US have been blamed on foxes, but I do not believe they are. Since many of teh cats are described as having surgical precision wounds, I really find it hard to believe, but now the idea is spreading as foxes as some kind of mamoth predator. I believe that tangling could lead to injuries, but I think the story, in the end, was put out to let officials off the hook of finding a human predator. Karen > ... I spotted a fox in > the yard and the cats didn't seem to realize it was a predator. Make sure the cats are up to date on their rabies immunizations. You hardly ever see a healthy fox in the daytime. |
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