View Full Version : What are my cats killing - warning, contains gory photo
Littlepeahead
29-03-12, 09:55 AM
As the title suggests, last night Iggle and Piggle were very pleased with themselves as they brought me this, along with a limbless torso of another chick. Then this morning they brouhgt an indential dead chick in. I'm not sure if they have found these on the ground, raided one nest several times or are on a general killing spree but can anyone tell me what sort of birds these are?
I have shouted at both of them but they seem to think that these little gifts are the cat equivalent of a yummy Cadbury's Creme Egg and show me how much they love me!
http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=839&pictureid=6131
speedplay
29-03-12, 10:17 AM
My cats do it all the time.
You're lucky it's in one piece.
My little darlings like to leave their gifts scattered over an off white carpet...
Littlepeahead
29-03-12, 10:19 AM
That was one of the whole ones. And there was plenty of blood from the one with no limbs. I got Mr LPH to clear it up as he was the one who forgot to feed them before he went out to the pub.
yorkie_chris
29-03-12, 10:25 AM
F***ing cats killing everything. You should keep your pets under control.
dizzyblonde
29-03-12, 10:29 AM
euugh! green feathers? summat exotic or starling chick?
Cats are pest control, mainly used for killing off baby rats, I do praise ours when it does so, but it gets a kick up the bum when it brings anything of value to our planet :)
Sir Trev
29-03-12, 11:55 AM
This is why I have copious amounts of barbed wire all over the bird boxes in my garden. Last year both blue tit families were about to fledge when their boxes were raided by a cat I've never seen before or since. Watching the blue and yellow blurs whizing in and out with food for a few weeks was wonderful - picking up the remnants from the floor was not.
Littlepeahead
29-03-12, 12:13 PM
I feed the birds and normally the cats leave well alone which is why I wonder if this one nest was low down or easily accessible. I would have thought that they were too big and cumbersome to sneak up on a nest without breaking the whole tree in the process. When they jump on the fence the whole thing wobbles and I'm worried it sets off a small tsunami somehwere in East Anglia.
This photo is of an 18" wide flowerpot containing a tree and he can hardly fit in it!
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254839_10150284573230903_579090902_9381053_5125371 _n.jpg
Teejayexc
29-03-12, 12:23 PM
55 million, yes million!, birds are estimated to be killed by cats each year in the UK alone !
http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/gardening/unwantedvisitors/cats/birddeclines.aspx
Fecking things should be strung up.
My old cat once tried to catch a squirrel, it stalked it for a bit, I banged on the window & the squirrel looked over as if to say 'I know'. Then when it got about a meter away the squirrel jumped up & ran a circle around the bemused cat who then ran as fast as she could back into the house. I ****ed myself laughing
Have you thought of a collar with a bell? Won't stop it getting chicks but it'll give other birds a bit of a warning
It's not the poor old cats fult.
Kick Mr LPH up the bum .
Good job the cat got it whilst it was still a baby. That thing is a velocoraptor and known to lay waste to small villages...
Littlepeahead
29-03-12, 01:13 PM
I have got bells but took them off the collars as the jangling every night in bed drives me mad but I'll put them on again tonight to see if that helps, but as you say, the chicks are easy prey. The black bird and robin tend to dive bomb the cats if they get too close.
Perhaps I could get this swan to come and stay for a few days - that'll put them off getting near any birds ever again.
http://images.dailyexpress.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/311146_1.jpg
minimorecambe
29-03-12, 01:28 PM
Just be careful with collars as I have known many cats to get their collars stuck on things
You should post a pic wth your collar. Although seams a bit extreme just because the old chap forgot to fee:batman:d the cats .:twisted:
Littlepeahead
29-03-12, 03:41 PM
My cats have the coolest collars. After riddng themselves of sparkly ones and glittery ones and velvet ones and jewelled ones, probably because they are ruftly tufty boys and thought they looked a bit gay, I bought them these for halloween and they have stayed on. They are stretchy and do up with velcro so they would come off if they got caught, and they glow in the dark!
http://www.funky-felines.co.uk/wpimages/wpc4b9e377.jpg Piggle's
http://www.funky-felines.co.uk/wpimages/wpdb683a52.jpg Iggle's
They have lots of designs and you can buy them here:
http://www.funky-felines.co.uk/collars.html
dizzyblonde
29-03-12, 03:59 PM
All my cats have had quick release collars with disks, over the years I have spent a fortune on them, but I stopped using them last year when one of them came home and it was obvious he had sustained some cuts from being stuck somewhere.
Always had glow in the dark collars, but they can't help when they get caught climbing up a tree and hung, which is what I suspect happened :( It had gotten under his armpit and still round his neck before it released, he was a bit sore, and I never put another on after that.
Sir Trev
29-03-12, 04:05 PM
...I wonder if this one nest was low down or easily accessible. I would have thought that they were too big and cumbersome to sneak up on a nest without breaking the whole tree in the process.
Wild cats lived in trees before we domesticated them so they are by nature very good at climbing. I have removed most of the non-native trees and hedging in my garden and replaced them with items the birds can use to nest in. Hawthorn is a bugger to prune without scratching the hell out of my arms but it does give some predator protection!
Might invest in a sonic cat deterent this year as one of the boxes is near my shed and a handy power supply.
LPH - have you considered letting your cats out but attaching then to a suitable length of bungee cord? Safeguards some of the wildlife and will provide hours of snikering as they try and fail to reach something and end up in a heap by the kitchen door.
dizzyblonde
29-03-12, 04:07 PM
HAve you ever tried tying a cat to something long and string like Sir Trev.......I dare you.....your hawthorns scratched will look tame in comparison!
tactcom7
29-03-12, 04:11 PM
Because they are cats...Or is that too easy?
Littlepeahead
29-03-12, 04:17 PM
Mr LPH planted 2 hawthorn bushes last night as we were told they are very bird friendly.
Anyone who has every tried to push a tablet down a cat's throat will know that getting them to do anything they do not wish to do may require an ambulance - and not for them.
The two of them now do a trick to get a Dreamie biscuit treat. They will stand on their hind legs and clap their paws together or give me a high 5. It's very cute but then I am easily manipulated.
yorkie_chris
29-03-12, 04:48 PM
Might invest in a sonic cat deterent this year as one of the boxes is near my shed and a handy power supply.
LPH - have you considered letting your cats out but attaching then to a suitable length of bungee cord? Safeguards some of the wildlife and will provide hours of snikering as they try and fail to reach something and end up in a heap by the kitchen door.
Hmmm, deterrent and bungee cord. One crossbow and spool... hours of entertainment.
Small Clanger
29-03-12, 05:24 PM
The two of them now do a trick to get a Dreamie biscuit treat. They will stand on their hind legs and clap their paws together or give me a high 5. It's very cute but then I am easily manipulated.
If you've managed to teach them to do that it should be easy to teach them that bringing dead birds into the house means a hit on the head with a golf club. Start with a putter but if they persist don't be afraid to move up to a driver, maybe one of those Slazenger metal woods (bigger sweet-spot)
HTH
missyburd
29-03-12, 05:48 PM
http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=839&pictureid=6131
Pretty sure that's a Blue Tit chick, could be Great Tit, can't tell the size. Surprised it's so intact. Bloody cats killing for fun :rolleyes:
To balance out the thread, a pic of some live ones, taken by me ;-)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/4504_221175290552_879760552_7015852_4879431_n.jpg
I've got a .22 air rifle at the ready for cats that enter the garden...
How is hurting cats better than hurting birds?
I love cats, they **** in me garden, attack me dog and kill the local wildlife, cant imagine why anyway would buy want any other companion :rolleyes: other than they they dont **** in your own garden cos they **** in mine etc.....
Attack your dog? Lame dog.
Attack your dog? Lame dog.
Not really, he a staffie, but very trusting, which is ironic cos he was abused for the first 4 yrs of his life until we rescued him and after getting him right for the past two yrs he gets attacked by a ****ing cat, I'm sorry are you defending cats or taking the **** mate ?
dizzyblonde
29-03-12, 08:39 PM
Attack dog?
I must have a gay cat then.....it luuuuuuurves my dog!
And hes a Staff x whippet, so veryghey ;)
DJFridge
29-03-12, 08:40 PM
http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=839&pictureid=6131
I love people who feed their cats vegetarian cat food. They think they're being very clever, but in fact all that happens is they eat more of those
Not really, he a staffie, but very trusting, which is ironic cos he was abused for the first 4 yrs of his life until we rescued him and after getting him right for the past two yrs he gets attacked by a ****ing cat, I'm sorry are you defending cats or taking the **** mate ?
I like cats, I'm sorry your dog has had a bad life before you but I'd rather hate anyone who abused an animal than a creature who is following it's natural instincts.
People mentioned crossbows & air rifles and using them on animals, that doesn't seem too nice to me
dizzyblonde
29-03-12, 08:49 PM
People mentioned crossbows & air rifles and using them on animals, that doesn't seem too nice to me
No, its not, and frankly if I kicked them in the head then asked them if it hurt, after I'd taped their gob shut, then they might have an understanding how an animal feels when its having a vet remove pellets from its body:smt019
missyburd
29-03-12, 08:51 PM
People mentioned crossbows & air rifles and using them on animals, that doesn't seem too nice to me
No it's not but they are only hypothetical threats, made by folk behind keyboards on an internet forum so I wouldn't lose any sleep over it :)
No it's not but they are only hypothetical threats, made by folk behind keyboards on an internet forum so I wouldn't lose any sleep over it :)
Oh I know but if I'm being complained about for criticising a dog being attacked by a cat then I may as well bring it up, otherwise none of us will write anything for fear of offending someone.
Littlepeahead
29-03-12, 09:02 PM
I like all animals, apart from earwigs. I know the cats are following an instinct. Just wish they wouldn't as I like the little birds.
Even those crazy ass fish tongue parasite things?
http://www.unplugyourbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/tongue-parasite.jpg
dizzyblonde
29-03-12, 09:12 PM
I bloody hate earwigs. They make me stand on a chair and scream like a big girl.
yorkie_chris
29-03-12, 09:44 PM
People mentioned crossbows & air rifles and using them on animals, that doesn't seem too nice to me
If you've got tree rats destroying your bird feeders and crows ripping your roofing felt up you're perfectly correct to shoot them with an air rifle.
I've done it, and done it humanely. I've also done for plenty rabbits and woodpidgeons that have ended up in my belly :)
I haven't nailed any cats to the fence with a crossbow yet, though I reckon they're just as much a pest leaving their stinking turds about the place. And I reckon a crossbow would be a decent and humane way to do it. (Any non-FAC, i.e sub 12ft lb air rifle is NOT going to get a humane kill on a cat, so shooting cats with an air rifle is bang out of order.)
The inevitable whinging about it and probable court appearance would be a right inconvenience though.
What I reckon I need is some (humane, ish) way to trap any cats passing through. Then if they are wearing an ID tag I will put them in a sack and nail it to the owners front door.
If not I'll sell the little moggy b*stards to the curryhouse.
I like all animals, apart from earwigs. I know the cats are following an instinct. Just wish they wouldn't as I like the little birds.
If I owned a 150lb rottweiler and I let it savage stuff in peoples gardens, they would quite rightly play f*** about it. Don't see why cats should be excused to do the exact same thing.
Bluefish
29-03-12, 09:49 PM
In the news today, the starling population is right down apparently you used to be able to count 15 a day in the garden and now it's 3 on average, must be some fat cat's about, I'm waiting for it...
They can get along look!
http://local-static3.forum-files.fobby.net/forum_attachments/0014/1423/too-cute-bird-and-cat.jpg
Bluefish
29-03-12, 09:53 PM
It wouldn't be doing that in a few week's time i'll bet :D
missyburd
29-03-12, 10:06 PM
Henpecked no less :-)
Happens to the best of us :(
BanannaMan
30-03-12, 03:53 AM
We have (has to count) 7 cats at the moment.
They have the run of just over an acre and keep the small creatures down to a minimum. Suffice to say, there are no mice in our house.
They are great killers!!!
Sometime ago I was telling my wife's grandfather I had tried everything but could not rid one of our out buildings of snakes. His responce, "Got cats? Feed them inside that building"
Sorry if my cats keeping the moles out of my garden, and the mice and snakes to a minimum on the property offends anyone. :p
They are all really sweet when they're in the house. ;)
But they are hunters as mother nature intended them to be.
Should cats all be kept inside? Just imagine the over run of bird and mice populations if they all were.
It's the balance of nature. The planets way of taking care of itself.
Should the prey creatures all have equal rights?
Should the trees all be kept all the same size?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn1iIbIzfWw
(my hair used to look like that LOL)
Littlepeahead
30-03-12, 08:48 AM
No more little gifts so I suspect they found one easy access nest and emptied it.
Last night they played with their bungee mouse instead, then this morning Iggle poked me in the eye in bed to wake me up, then when he got told to $od off he proceeded to spend five minutes licking his bum before coming back up the bed and giving me a big smoochy face rub.
And there is research that shows that cats provide stress relief - I'm not sure how though!
Teejayexc
30-03-12, 09:03 AM
Bngger, was hoping for more pics of your pussy :-(
Littlepeahead
30-03-12, 09:23 AM
Bngger, was hoping for more pics of your pussy :-(
This is a U rated forum don't you know!
Oh, OK then.
http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=839&pictureid=6132
Bluefish
30-03-12, 09:33 AM
Totally agree bananaman, they work great for elephants as well, our cat trys to get at the corn in the tank.
suzukigt380paul
30-03-12, 07:45 PM
i'd have a cat over a dog anyday,the cat digs a hole and buries his sh*t,whereas as a dog leaves it all over the lawn, pavement, playingfield etc,and not all owner clear it up
i'd have a cat over a dog anyday,the cat digs a hole and buries his sh*t,whereas as a dog leaves it all over the lawn, pavement, playingfield etc,and not all owner clear it up
Yeah but it buries it in my fecking garden ;) thats what they do :)
suzukigt380paul
30-03-12, 08:43 PM
Yeah but it buries it in my fecking garden ;) thats what they do :)saves you buying manure,or is it a case of the cat not sh*ting in its own garden,dam clever are these cats,compared to a dog,and yes i have had a dog or 3,give me a cat any day
saves you buying manure,or is it a case of the cat not sh*ting in its own garden,dam clever are these cats,compared to a dog,and yes i have had a dog or 3,give me a cat any day
We're over run with cats were I live, I actually like cats, hate cat ****, GT 380, lovely bike btw :)
suzukigt380paul
30-03-12, 09:06 PM
We're over run with cats were I live, I actually like cats, hate cat ****, GT 380, lovely bike btw :)thankyou...apparently it will soon be included in a book by dorling kindersley called "the bike book " . and may i suggest if you like cats you get a bigger cat to scare these unwanted moggies away, a leopard or small tiger might do the job!
Sabarius
30-03-12, 09:40 PM
The two of them now do a trick to get a Dreamie biscuit treat. They will stand on their hind legs and clap their paws together or give me a high 5. It's very cute but then I am easily manipulated.
This I must see! Video please!
Littlepeahead
31-03-12, 07:46 AM
I'm going to try and record it.
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