Ive just walked into the kitchen and Ive seen millions of feathers! and nowive found a dead bird it was only a baby!
I am devistated!
I cant stop them even my 3 leg'd cat is a top killer!!!
Should I buy 8 bells cause I have 4 cats! 2 for each cat!
Please help me!
Answers:
Bells are good, try to keep them inside a little more. Dont encourage birds in your garden.
just get rid of ur cats or "KILL" them.
its just nature - you shouldnt try to stop them
mmm, cats . carnivores ... so upsetting .
Keep them in the house. Unless you have birds flying around in the living room, this should take care of the problem.
The only way to stop them completely is to keep them inside, which is safer for them anyway. Did you know that the average lifespan of an indoor cat is 2 to 3 times that of an outdoor cat?
Yeah that sounds a great idea that.
bells are a good idea or get rid of the cats its there nature they kill birds mice that there job they did it for you as a present they think there doing you a favor
You've only got a couple of options if you don't want birds to die:
- keep the cats inside
- build a cat run
There's great info from the sites below. Quite practical really.
It's part of nature unless you really love your birds. Why don't keep the birds in a cage unless it's Silvester the cat of course
It is natural , they retain hunting instincts even if they are a pet.
You can't stop a cat from being a cat. Cats do what cats do, eat small mammals and birds. A bell may help, but baby birds fall out of their nests and all the bells in Westminster Abbey will not save them from your kitties. You can keep them inside if you really like birdies more than you want your kitties to go out. I am sorry, but those are the only alternatives that are available to you. Please do not be too distressed however. In all the worlds history, cats have been eating birds and there are still lots of birds to go around. Maybe you would feel better if you gave to the Audobon Society. They help preserve bird habitats all over the world. You could feel better that you are helping make nice homes for birdies that they may be attracted to and not be so near to your kitties!
Keep your cats inside the house and keep the windows closed. you can buy those 8 bells to alarm birds to run away!!
do not let the windows open for the cat to jump out or for the bird to fly in and you would have no problem with your cat kill all of these birds. You can't stop a cat from being a cat. Cats do what cats do, eat small mammals and birds. A bell may help, but baby birds fall out of their nests and all the bells in Westminster Abbey will not save them from your kitties. You can keep them inside if you really like birdies more than you want your kitties to go out. I am sorry, but those are the only alternatives that are available to you. Please do not be too distressed however. In all the worlds history, cats have been eating birds and there are still lots of birds to go around. Maybe you would feel better if you gave to the Audubon Society. They help preserve bird habitats all over the world. You could feel better that you are helping make nice homes for birdies that they may be attracted to and not be so near to your kitties! Get your neighbours to buy a Eagle, that should sort out yours cats problem.Cats are hunters, you can never change that!The only thing you can do is keep them as indoor cat (mine are and they are quite happy). Have a cat run for them to go outside and admire the birds!! Bells generally dont work, cats are very clever and can move so that the bells dont ring. My cat has 2 on her collar but when she stalks a bird (in her cage) it doesn't ring.So many benefits to indoor cats! one being that if they eat birds etc they could get diseases or become ill from eating them, especially if the animal has been poisoned e.g. rat.
Get your neighbours to buy a Eagle, that should sort out yours cats problem.
cats are hunters, you can never change that!
The only thing you can do is keep them as indoor cats (mine are and they are quite happy). Have a cat run for them to go outside and admire the birds!! Bells generally dont work, cats are very clever and can move so that the bells dont ring. My cat has 2 on her collar but when she stalks a bird (in her cage) it doesnt ring.
So many benefits to indoor cats! one being that if they eat birds etc they could get diseases or become ill from eating them, especially if the animal has been poisoned e.g. rat.
Good Luck!
A collar with a bell can help. If you can keep them in during the early morning this will also help (from about 4am-9am) or overnight .
Unfortunately cats will be cats. You can certainly try bells on collars as it gives the birds a warning.
I managed to get mine to stop by a simple method.
They often bring them to you as a gift, thinking you will be really chuffed, ha, yeah! Anyway I just ignored them and showed I wasn't happy. Not shouting but just a firm voice. I could say anything since they don't understand but the tone gave it away.
They soon got that look in their eye when they had one that said oops, you don't like these do you. And eventually didn't bother since I clearly wasn't impressed.
Another method I have used is to just squirt a little bit of water from a washing up bottle (just water, not with the liquid still). This just lets them associate bird stalking with a bad result. that worked well too.
Hope that helps.
kill the cat
Domestic cats have more impact on decimating songbird populatons than anything else - hunting birds is in a cat's nature. You can't make them stop. You have to keep the cats in the house if you don't want them to hunt birds.
Having the cat wear a bell might help a little but cats are just natural hunters and they will still kill birds.
You can't, it is part of cats nature to kill birds. What you can do though is make life easier for the birds. If your cats don't already wear them, fit them with collars with bells, it will at least give the birds a warning that the cat is on the prowl. Trim back all of your low shrubs and plants, so that the cat can't hide underneath and ambush the birds.
Put bird feeders up high so that the cats can't reach. If you have nesting birds in the garden, place perches around it so that the babies have got somewhere to fly to when they are practising.
I've got cats and I have managed to help a family of Blue ****, raise and safely get the babies away, so it can be done.
The only other alternative is to keep your cats in
Hi EmoGirl, you cant stop your cats from doing something that is intrinsic to them. Plus it is also their way of showing their affection for you by presenting you with a 'gift.' There are many options that have already been given to you. But if you insist on letting them go out, then you will always have this problem.
Put bells on his neck!!!just keep an i on him
Hi, Cat's are Cat's unfortunately you cant really stop them from killing bird's and mice. I know it is upsetting i hate this time of year when baby birds are abundant and very inexperienced. I particularly hate in about another 4 weeks time when the Blue **** that have nested in next doors nest box come out i try to keep watch so i know when they are due out of the nest and keep my cats in. Natural born killers that's what cat's are, but we love them.
put the cat to sleep and the bird won't die then
no. get a balloon and every time he or she goes to get a bird pop the balloon then hopefully he or she won't do it again.
remember keep on doing it in till he or she stops
i hope it has helped bye
bells r norm a good way 2 stop it try that
You can get collars that make a noise when the cat pounces to distract them from catching the bird/mouse
Bells are about as useful as *** on a ***
... well, you get the idea.
Be a responsible cat owner. Your cats will live longer and healthier if you keep them as HOUSE CATS.
Keep the killers INSIDE.
I have several friends that have completely enclosed outdoor kennels. It's a cat Disneyland. They get their time outside, are completely protected from animals getting at them, and from them getting at other animals.
Cats are one of the top reasons the small bird population has crashed.
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bells a good idea it will alert the birds so he wont kill any
Dont put them in the same room and if the cats are out playing put the birds in a cage if the birds are playing put the cats in a cage or if you love your birds more then your cats put the cats up for adoption or give them the ultimate sleeping pill "death" if you love your cats more you can let the cats kill the birds
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