We had a black untamed cat in our garden. It killed everything that moved, and deficated in the flower beds. That was until our 6 stone Germand Shepherd found it. Its not bothering anyone now.........
Answer - Get your own cat. Feed it well from cat food. Provide it with a clean litter tray and when it uses it clean it out. It will probably sleep all day in a safe comfy spot in your house or hidden away in your garden and if it is very warm it will be upside-down sunbathing or sleep under the ferns. Establish a routine so that it checks the perimeters of its own teritory after the birds have been feeding at dawn and keep it in at night when the little nocturnal animals are about. It requires discipline and effort and love. You will probably find it will prefer sitting on your knee watching East Enders or especially the action in Strictly to being out in the wild. It will learn to know what time you watch your favourite programmes and will recognise the signature tunes so you won't ever miss them. When I had to have my first 12 year old cat put to sleep I was without a cat for 2 years. I did not get any fruit from my 20 assorted fruit trees and the rest of the garden was under nets! I then got 2 kittens from the cats'home (brothers)and later they were joined by 2 strays (mother and daughter). The daughter is still living and does a good job of looking after me. She is now 16. And the garden flourishes, does not smell of cats, nor does the house. Other cats do not trouble me. My problem is that my cat will come back into the house to use the litter tray. I too have a pond with fish and have counted over 30 frogs enjoying the warm evenings. It is surrounded by a fruit cage and netted to keep the heron off! I don't have any trouble with slugs and snail in the viscinity.Good luck.
Since obtaining my cat from cats protection 3yrs ago, I have a good routine for its and other wildlife's safety. When I am out the cat is in. I have no catflap and the cat is kept in at night and not let out until daylight. It is litter trained,has a bell and other identity 'bling' to alert birds and other wildlife. The longsuffering frogs which live in our garden although we do not have a water feature are treated to a trip into my house by my cat who tenderly places them at my feet feeling very pleased with himself! However they never appear harmed and are carried back to a place of safety to make me jump when gardening another day!I am not troubled by other cats in our garden since having mine and I hope my cat does not trouble the neighbours as he uses his litter tray. Patience,love and training of the cats and their owners is the key to preserving our wildlife and a world for all!
We always keep our 5 cats in at night,and let them out when we get up at dawn. That not ony saves the wildife,but the cats themselves. Someone comes around here staeling al the cats they find!The cats themselves do not kill wildife,but they play with them and let them go! Especially the foxes!Although when one of our kittens were younger they twice kiled birds and brought them to me and dumped them at my feet. I told the kitten off,and since then they have not kied anything!!
Melonie and Caroline we are on the same wavelength. If one has a pet then it has to be looked after as a pet, loved and communicated with. You cannot boot it out when you are fed up with it and make it part-time wild-life and expect it not to kill. I see a fox walk up my street at night time. I see muddy fox paw prints climbing over my garden wall and when it snows fox paw prints are all over my garden. It is wild and one expects it to kill to survive. Don't blame everything on the poor cat. We should look after our pets properly. Keep them in at night and make sure you let them back in during the day when they have had enough of outside. The humans out there can be very cruel to animals. I too know that.
We used to let our two cats out years ago but only when we were in, one only went to the end of our drive and the other one came back in to use her own litter tray inside. The only wildlife they ever got were spiders and butterflies. I had to stop letting them out though as we have a neighbour whose cats seem to be out for what seems like 24/7 and there were a few fights. We only have one cat now but any future cats will be indoor cats only, if nothing else it's safer for them due to so many cat hating people out there!
Well on my allotment the various cats do an excellent job of killing rats and mice which are rampant, so they're more than welcome!
I'd sooner someone did something about the two mange-ridden urban foxes that dig up everything and "you-know-what" everywhere - hey dog lovers, how about urban fox hunting!? Then there's the badgers which are even more destructive and have even more rights than visiting diplomats - but hey, they're cute ‘n’ cuddly and get featured on Spring/Autumn Watch so they're ok then aren't they (NOT).
Hi! It's me Ginger the amazing cat. I think your article is great. Yes cats can use computers, I thought everyone knew cats like to play with a mouse. I am a little jealous that you have had such a great success. I hope someday I will be famous by being a YouTube star. Keep Up the good work. Bye for now and have a good day.
I didn't get any cats in the garden when I had a dog. I just shouted "Shona Pussy Cats" and she would be out that back door like lightening, and the cat was up and over the fence and gone, but she never caught a cat. The thing is, really it is just nature, I have a cat that comes into the garden and if I see him I just shoo him out and then he sits up on the shed roof looking miffed, then he just wonders off I continue gardening.
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I'd sooner someone did something about the two mange-ridden urban foxes that dig up everything and "you-know-what" everywhere - hey dog lovers, how about urban fox hunting!? Then there's the badgers which are even more destructive and have even more rights than visiting diplomats - but hey, they're cute ‘n’ cuddly and get featured on Spring/Autumn Watch so they're ok then aren't they (NOT).
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