Problem with cats outside...
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kywildcat
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2 is the ****** mole problem in the yard!!!! Bastards think its a theme park out there!!
Same at my house.......Im breaking out the 410 shotgun this spring.....lil bastards wont know what hit them..........
Same at my house.......Im breaking out the 410 shotgun this spring.....lil bastards wont know what hit them..........
2 is the ****** mole problem in the yard!!!! Bastards think its a theme park out there!!
Same at my house.......Im breaking out the 410 shotgun this spring.....lil bastards wont know what hit them..........
My father in law and his dad have some wicked mole traps - and another trick I learned is burying fresh jalapeños in or near their tunnels... I guess they are a natural repellent of moles. I'll try em both
"This is classic.
Dog people vs. cat people."
Right? Thank you.
Almost makes me want to find a good "harbor freight -vs- SnapOn" thread.
As for trapping and removing the cats, cyane pepper in the garden, and washing the porch off with vinegar, all good ideas. Chances are good that the animal control in your city has loaner traps, and they will come pick up as many cats as you can trap.
Catch (spay / neuter) and release is an option too (fixed males dont spray, and fixed females dont have kittens). This option would only work if you didnt mind having an outside cat hanging around, which doesn't really apply to the original post.
As for bb guns and rock salt shotguns, good way to give a slow cruel death from the abcess that is likely to happen from administering an open wound to an animal. Also a good way to get on tv, if your (any neighboor, not just a cat owner) neighboor happens to capture any video.
Trapping, torturing, then releasing, is just plain stupid. Would also make for good video if your neighboor happens to be watching / filming.
Bowl of anitfreeze, about as classy as the bb gun method, with the added variable of your (or your neighboor's) dog getting into it.
As I am typing, this news segment came on tv:
http://www.kens5.com/news/Someone-has-shot-them-out-Northside-woman-claims-someone-is-mutilating-feral-cats-114984679.html
The lady in this segment could be dismissed as "crazy cat lady of the apartment complex", but still, it doesn't play well on tv..
Dog people vs. cat people."
Right? Thank you.
Almost makes me want to find a good "harbor freight -vs- SnapOn" thread.
As for trapping and removing the cats, cyane pepper in the garden, and washing the porch off with vinegar, all good ideas. Chances are good that the animal control in your city has loaner traps, and they will come pick up as many cats as you can trap.
Catch (spay / neuter) and release is an option too (fixed males dont spray, and fixed females dont have kittens). This option would only work if you didnt mind having an outside cat hanging around, which doesn't really apply to the original post.
As for bb guns and rock salt shotguns, good way to give a slow cruel death from the abcess that is likely to happen from administering an open wound to an animal. Also a good way to get on tv, if your (any neighboor, not just a cat owner) neighboor happens to capture any video.
Trapping, torturing, then releasing, is just plain stupid. Would also make for good video if your neighboor happens to be watching / filming.
Bowl of anitfreeze, about as classy as the bb gun method, with the added variable of your (or your neighboor's) dog getting into it.
As I am typing, this news segment came on tv:
http://www.kens5.com/news/Someone-has-shot-them-out-Northside-woman-claims-someone-is-mutilating-feral-cats-114984679.html
The lady in this segment could be dismissed as "crazy cat lady of the apartment complex", but still, it doesn't play well on tv..
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lowbucktruck
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Sounds like your house cats have it made!
I don't have anything against cats (I had one not long ago, great mouser)... and they do help control the rodent population... just don't care for them taking a dump in my yard. At least my old cat would have the decency to dig a hole and bury his ****.
josall
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quick86, I have used these http://www.traplineproducts.com/ for the last 2 years on moles at and they work great , just caught one last week. Buy at least 6 traps and be diligent about daily trap placement and tie a string to the trap and stake( I learned the hard way). This will solve your problem.
FREE Kittens can swim!
FREE Kittens can swim!
Live trap and off to the pound.
I had a neighbor in CA who circulated fliers waring other owners that 'someone in our neighborhood is TRAPPING CATS!"
Watch how you treat them, I've read news articles about guys accused of animal cruelty after paint balling or shooting cats w/ a BB gun.
I had a neighbor in CA who circulated fliers waring other owners that 'someone in our neighborhood is TRAPPING CATS!"
Watch how you treat them, I've read news articles about guys accused of animal cruelty after paint balling or shooting cats w/ a BB gun.
R6 Racer
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I am not a fan of cats at all. I am allergic to them, they remind me of my kids when they were teenagers, full of attitude! Thought the world owed them, listened to no one & **** on anybody they felt like (metaphorically speaking). Having said that, It still pisses me off when someone is cruel to any living thing. I hunt regularly & rairly take a shot unless I truly believe it will be a kill shot.
Loose cats in a suburban/urban environment are not pets (pets are controlled) they are pests, period! I have a neighbor who has cats. She leaves them outside all the time. The garage door stays up a couple of inches so they can come & go as they please. These cats have decided to use my gardens (vegetable gardens) as their personal toilet. I have tried pepper, vinegar, even cridder ridder, nothing works! I have spoken to her about this & the response was, how do you expect me to control where they go. I suggested that if she wants pets she should be responsible for them & keep them in the house. After getting the door shut in my face I have taken to trapping them. I didn't tell anyone that I was trapping them, I didn't shake or paint or spray them. I just took them to a friends farm & let them go in the barns. He lets them be mousers.
I wanted to trap them right off but my wife didn't want me to & she suggested I go talk with the neighbor. I did take a few piles of cat krap over & deposit them on the neighbors door step. While that did make me feel a bit better it didn't change anything. Thats when the traps came out.
I have taken 7 to the farm so far. My buddy has since said, no more. I don't know what I will do come spring (no problems in the winter) but if it continues, I will keep trapping them till there all gone. Just don't quite know where I will take them yet.
Steve
Loose cats in a suburban/urban environment are not pets (pets are controlled) they are pests, period! I have a neighbor who has cats. She leaves them outside all the time. The garage door stays up a couple of inches so they can come & go as they please. These cats have decided to use my gardens (vegetable gardens) as their personal toilet. I have tried pepper, vinegar, even cridder ridder, nothing works! I have spoken to her about this & the response was, how do you expect me to control where they go. I suggested that if she wants pets she should be responsible for them & keep them in the house. After getting the door shut in my face I have taken to trapping them. I didn't tell anyone that I was trapping them, I didn't shake or paint or spray them. I just took them to a friends farm & let them go in the barns. He lets them be mousers.
I wanted to trap them right off but my wife didn't want me to & she suggested I go talk with the neighbor. I did take a few piles of cat krap over & deposit them on the neighbors door step. While that did make me feel a bit better it didn't change anything. Thats when the traps came out.
I have taken 7 to the farm so far. My buddy has since said, no more. I don't know what I will do come spring (no problems in the winter) but if it continues, I will keep trapping them till there all gone. Just don't quite know where I will take them yet.
Steve
ihredo4
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I to am allergic to the little bastards. We also have had dogs and they don't have the attitude that cats do. When we had the dogs we took full responsibility for them and what they did. Unfortunately cat owners don't seem to understand that. As for the salt shells shooting them. It does in-bed itself under the skin and burns like hell. Never had an issue with abscess's on a cats *** before. Regardless, as far as I am concerned take responsibility for your cat or I WILL. It is trespassing and damaging my property. To bad America is getting so soft that they have to hide behind a lawyer all the time. Nobody takes responsibility for their actions and Lawyers help them get away with it.
F'in little ******* cats hang out around my bird feeder and kill the song birds I'm trying to feed. Live trap from the humane society, same cat hauled to the pound for $25 cat bail fee, never saw it again after the second time!
The feral cat met it's demise some other way, and no, I didn't kill it.
The feral cat met it's demise some other way, and no, I didn't kill it.
6768rogues
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I like cats, but I can't eat a whole one.
ddawg16
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Well....there is more than one way to get a little *****....
thats funny, I have several friends that live out in farm type rural areas and they're always bitching about people that abandon animals near their home
.edit Im not saying your one of those people, but what will you do with cats that you trap now that your buddy doesnt want anymore?
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PassnThru
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Someone complained to me once that someone had hurt their cat. Oh no - I said - someone broke into your house and hurt your cat?
No - they said (obviously a little confused). No one broke into the house. It was an outside cat.
Wow - I said - someone had the audacity to trespass on your property just to harm your cat?
No - they said (still more than a little confused). It comes and goes as it pleases so it was probably somewhere else.
Oh - I said. Then what are you complaining about? If you aren't taking care of it and you decided to let it fend for itself and you don't care where it goes or what it does to other people's property then you had to have seen this coming right???
They didn't take it well. But I believe I made my point.
No - they said (obviously a little confused). No one broke into the house. It was an outside cat.
Wow - I said - someone had the audacity to trespass on your property just to harm your cat?
No - they said (still more than a little confused). It comes and goes as it pleases so it was probably somewhere else.
Oh - I said. Then what are you complaining about? If you aren't taking care of it and you decided to let it fend for itself and you don't care where it goes or what it does to other people's property then you had to have seen this coming right???
They didn't take it well. But I believe I made my point.
Bender78
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slip knot
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2 words.......22shorts.
mdbeck1
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I hate to burst your bubble but years ago we (my wife and I) had several cats. We always had them fixed. The males AND females would spray. I sat there and watched a male then a female mark the same thing within 10 minutes of each other.
A further note... Our cats were "inside" cats. We had cat boxes. They were changed every four to seven days. One day a friend of ours came in (worked as law enforcement) and told us that if DHS ever came in and the house smelled like that our son would be living in a foster home. That's when we made the change to "outside" dogs.
Love the lion piss thing.
HemiRambler
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Maybe maybe not, A fella at work had a problem with an unknown neighbors dog who would come over and **** in his yard constantly. One day he caught the dog (it was friendly enough) and smeared **** all over it and of course sent him home. Problem went away.
Nuts
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In Oregon it's now a felony to off the neighbors cat.
The live traps work pretty well. If it has a collar and appears to be someones pet.
Two days of getting rolled around in the trap and getting pissed on, by me, seems
to cure that particular cats problem. I've not had to catch the same cat twice.
Ferrel cats get a trip to the humane society.
Out here on the farm, the pavement ended at my house. Just after dark you would
hear a car stop on the gravel, next a door would open and the dome light would come
on. Born Free would be playing on the 8-Track and you would hear the voices of the
parents and children saying, There you go kitty, go find yourself a mouse and be well.
I have an abiding disgust for those types of people to this day.
Nuts
The live traps work pretty well. If it has a collar and appears to be someones pet.
Two days of getting rolled around in the trap and getting pissed on, by me, seems
to cure that particular cats problem. I've not had to catch the same cat twice.
Ferrel cats get a trip to the humane society.
Out here on the farm, the pavement ended at my house. Just after dark you would
hear a car stop on the gravel, next a door would open and the dome light would come
on. Born Free would be playing on the 8-Track and you would hear the voices of the
parents and children saying, There you go kitty, go find yourself a mouse and be well.
I have an abiding disgust for those types of people to this day.
Nuts
R6 Racer
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thats funny, I have several friends that live out in farm type rural areas and they're always bitching about people that abandon animals near their home
edit Im not saying your one of those people, but what will you do with cats that you trap now that your buddy doesnt want anymore?
I wont take them anyware that I don't have an OK to do so. Thats just giving my problem to someone else. They will most likely go to the pound.
Steve
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ihredo4 - "Nobody takes responsibility for their actions" - Does anyone else see the irony in this statement?
mdbeck1 - You had several cats using one litter box, you would clean it out every seven days, and the cats were peeing outside the box? If several people were using one toilet and flushing once a week, I would find somewhere else to take a leak too.
quick86 - This thread has recieved more posts than I expected. The "solutions" range from responsible and humane, to pre meditated animal cruelty. What do you plan to do about (what is most likely) a feral cat issue?
mdbeck1 - You had several cats using one litter box, you would clean it out every seven days, and the cats were peeing outside the box? If several people were using one toilet and flushing once a week, I would find somewhere else to take a leak too.
quick86 - This thread has recieved more posts than I expected. The "solutions" range from responsible and humane, to pre meditated animal cruelty. What do you plan to do about (what is most likely) a feral cat issue?
nate379
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Had a problem with cats at my place in Idaho.
Animal control loaned me a live trap and some bait. Everytime I caught one I just brought it to them. In the end me and my neighbor caught 13 or 14 cats in about a month.
Now same issue with squirrels. Final straw was when one got in my truck and chewed up a whole bunch of wiring. Yes it was a squirrel cause it was still in the truck when I got ready to leave for work one morning.
Animal control wouldn't take them, so then ended up turning into chew toys for my dog
Animal control loaned me a live trap and some bait. Everytime I caught one I just brought it to them. In the end me and my neighbor caught 13 or 14 cats in about a month.
Now same issue with squirrels. Final straw was when one got in my truck and chewed up a whole bunch of wiring. Yes it was a squirrel cause it was still in the truck when I got ready to leave for work one morning.
Animal control wouldn't take them, so then ended up turning into chew toys for my dog
I've been watching the snow and am not a cruel person, in fact - I rescue dogs... But the weather has gotten more and more bitterly cold and we've been under that nasty storm for the past 24 hours, so I haven't done much of anything yet - but neither have the cats/cat.... Live trapping in the single digit or even freezing temps isn't something I will do - i'd rather not have a cat that froze to death on my deck either..
We'll see what vinegar does first and then go from there.
LocoCoco
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I say take it one step further and toss handfulls of cat treats into the neighbour's yard. Now the cat's his problem.
LC.
Groovy
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Turpentine in a super soaker, expired signal flares from a boater, squirt cats ***, fire flare same area as you sprayed on cat. Caution only mix two at safe distance from garage and house… or throw treats\ fish in neighbor’s yard or car.
2nd this. Works well sometimes. A few are very hard headed and keep coming back. Guess I need to use a few more pumps. lol
TEXACMAN
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I have had the same problem . The cat I had trouble with would spray my door everymorning ,tried all the chemicals etc.. One summer afternoon he sprayed the inside of my truck , he did not make it another week .
I live in a neighborhood outside the citylimits , neighbors have cats and dogs that run free , don't have them fixed so they keep multiplying, if they can't be responsible pet owners they should not have them.
I have confronted one neighbor that has 2 large dogs that tear up everyones property , dumpover everyones trashcans etc.. They tore up my rural trash can that I lease and I had to pay for it, he just says oh well , they are dogs. So everyone else has to deal with it because of what?
I live in a neighborhood outside the citylimits , neighbors have cats and dogs that run free , don't have them fixed so they keep multiplying, if they can't be responsible pet owners they should not have them.
I have confronted one neighbor that has 2 large dogs that tear up everyones property , dumpover everyones trashcans etc.. They tore up my rural trash can that I lease and I had to pay for it, he just says oh well , they are dogs. So everyone else has to deal with it because of what?
jayrush13
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We just use hazelnut shells Cats hate walking on them. Here in Oregon we produce a ton of them so we can buy shells by the yard
In other parts of the country you might have a hard time finding them
In other parts of the country you might have a hard time finding them
cowchaser
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Problem with people dumping domesticated cats out in the country is most of them do not have the mouser instinct anymore and can't fend for themselves. I don't believe in outright poisoning one and cruelty to animals is a felony here. Just get a live trap and trap it. If it belongs to the neighbor take it home with a warning it won't happen again. My old neighbor lady learned after having to pick up 3 of hers at the pound at 240 dollars each that I was not joking. Our leash law goes for cats also. I know if my boxer was out and about I would get called in on so hey keep your cat up and we can all be happy neighbors.
Now I have to go research those mole traps somemore. They have destroyed my yard. I was told to put sevin dust down on the yard to kill all the grub worms and they would go away. I have a mole trap that shoots spikes into the ground and kills them, but you have to know their exact main travel paths. There are so many paths I can't figure out which is which or how many moles I have.
Now I have to go research those mole traps somemore. They have destroyed my yard. I was told to put sevin dust down on the yard to kill all the grub worms and they would go away. I have a mole trap that shoots spikes into the ground and kills them, but you have to know their exact main travel paths. There are so many paths I can't figure out which is which or how many moles I have.
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Piss around your whole yard at the fence line
nissan_crawler
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I believe the leash law here applies to cats, also. I never let mine out without being in the yard, anyway. Too many sick bastards that will half-assed shoot them, poison them, light them on fire, god knows what.
I don't mind the cats running around. I mind the dogs. It seems loose dogs and bad dogs are one and the same 98% of the time. Sure, it's the owner's fault, but that doesn't change anything.
I've came real close to being bitten by dogs 3x in my own yard. One belonged to a neighbor's daughter, she got mad at me for standing on it's neck and having my knife out, and called the cops. They talked to me, I told them my story, they went up there to talk to them, her dad opened the gate, and the dog tore after the cop. 4-5 bangs took care of my problem. I had to restrain myself from going up there and thanking her for calling the cops.
Another guy pulled off the interstate, drove down the street, and pulled into my yard to let his f'ing dogs take a ****. They were some nasty *** doberman's. I opened the door and they headed for the door. I shut it, got the shotgun, and opened it again, and told him he had 30 seconds to get his dogs back in his van. He did, I blocked the driveway and called the cops. Animal control ended up hauling them off, I doubt he got them back.
I don't mind the cats running around. I mind the dogs. It seems loose dogs and bad dogs are one and the same 98% of the time. Sure, it's the owner's fault, but that doesn't change anything.
I've came real close to being bitten by dogs 3x in my own yard. One belonged to a neighbor's daughter, she got mad at me for standing on it's neck and having my knife out, and called the cops. They talked to me, I told them my story, they went up there to talk to them, her dad opened the gate, and the dog tore after the cop. 4-5 bangs took care of my problem. I had to restrain myself from going up there and thanking her for calling the cops.
Another guy pulled off the interstate, drove down the street, and pulled into my yard to let his f'ing dogs take a ****. They were some nasty *** doberman's. I opened the door and they headed for the door. I shut it, got the shotgun, and opened it again, and told him he had 30 seconds to get his dogs back in his van. He did, I blocked the driveway and called the cops. Animal control ended up hauling them off, I doubt he got them back.