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« Reply #45 on: September 21, 2015, 05:45:38 PM »

Plus, cats kill an estimated 55 million, (yes million) birds a year. They don't eat them, they just kill them.

They don't do it because they are evil, they do it because they are still virtually wild animals and they are just following their instincts.

If we're going to keep cats as pets, we need to domesticate them properly.
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« Reply #46 on: September 21, 2015, 05:47:06 PM »

Please don't hate me blonde cat lovers.
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« Reply #47 on: September 21, 2015, 07:20:36 PM »

Dogs kill people sometimes.

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« Reply #48 on: September 21, 2015, 07:23:58 PM »

And who has the job of counting 55 million birds?
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« Reply #49 on: September 21, 2015, 07:28:51 PM »

Please don't hate me blonde cat lovers.
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« Reply #50 on: September 21, 2015, 07:30:29 PM »

He seems to have forgotten who I am - not been home for a couple of days -- and now no amount of me feeding him or playing with him seems to make him unafraid of me.

Ideas?

Just give it time. Will soon come around
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« Reply #51 on: September 21, 2015, 07:36:34 PM »

Dogs kill people sometimes.



That's true. People also get shot in Nando's.


http://www.standard.co.uk/news/man-arrested-over-nandos-shooting-6330783.html
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« Reply #52 on: September 21, 2015, 07:45:39 PM »


Lol, wasn't even an argument over chicken wings.
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« Reply #53 on: September 21, 2015, 08:28:22 PM »

Plus, cats kill an estimated 55 million, (yes million) birds a year. They don't eat them, they just kill them.

They don't do it because they are evil, they do it because they are still virtually wild animals and they are just following their instincts.

If we're going to keep cats as pets, we need to domesticate them properly.

My Bengal cat killed a pigeon on Saturday afternoon. She sat in the middle of the lawn surrounded by feathers proudly munching on the torso. When I wrestled the dead bird from her claws I noticed that it was full of undigested grain. Quite interesting I thought Smiley
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« Reply #54 on: September 21, 2015, 08:44:28 PM »

Plus, cats kill an estimated 55 million, (yes million) birds a year. They don't eat them, they just kill them.

They don't do it because they are evil, they do it because they are still virtually wild animals and they are just following their instincts.

If we're going to keep cats as pets, we need to domesticate them properly.

My Bengal cat killed a pigeon on Saturday afternoon. She sat in the middle of the lawn surrounded by feathers proudly munching on the torso. When I wrestled the dead bird from her claws I noticed that it was full of undigested grain. Quite interesting I thought Smiley


Pigeons are often full of seed or grain. They can't digest it in their stomach so they hold it in a special neck pouch called a crop where it gets ground up by rubbing together with grit that the bird has swallowed for the purpose.
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« Reply #55 on: September 21, 2015, 08:56:19 PM »

Plus, cats kill an estimated 55 million, (yes million) birds a year. They don't eat them, they just kill them.

They don't do it because they are evil, they do it because they are still virtually wild animals and they are just following their instincts.

If we're going to keep cats as pets, we need to domesticate them properly.

My Bengal cat killed a pigeon on Saturday afternoon. She sat in the middle of the lawn surrounded by feathers proudly munching on the torso. When I wrestled the dead bird from her claws I noticed that it was full of undigested grain. Quite interesting I thought Smiley


Pigeons are often full of seed or grain. They can't digest it in their stomach so they hold it in a special neck pouch called a crop where it gets ground up by rubbing together with grit that the bird has swallowed for the purpose.

Well I never knew that. Thanks Tom just as I was getting concerned that I haven't learned anything new today you come along and BAM. Wink
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« Reply #56 on: September 21, 2015, 09:17:50 PM »

Evening Tom

More importantly, what else is crapping in my garden?

I am used to the neighbours cats leaving presents in my garden (must return the favour one day).  At the weekend I found 5 big piles of poo whilst mowing the front lawn.  They looked to be dog size, but it seems unlikely a neighbour would start letting their dog do this, so I thought maybe a fox?  My first impression was definitely dog. Looking closely at them they definitely looked to be grassy in composition.  I'd say each pile had 4 or 5 decent sized poos.  I expect it would have to be a huge cat to do this.  We live near some woods if that helps. 

Up until this week, I have never seen piles of poo of that size in my garden.
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« Reply #57 on: September 21, 2015, 09:24:59 PM »

Foxes definitely do their business in the same place regularly until encouraged to move - often dig a decent sized hole or trench too
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« Reply #58 on: September 21, 2015, 09:32:55 PM »

Evening Tom

More importantly, what else is crapping in my garden?

I am used to the neighbours cats leaving presents in my garden (must return the favour one day).  At the weekend I found 5 big piles of poo whilst mowing the front lawn.  They looked to be dog size, but it seems unlikely a neighbour would start letting their dog do this, so I thought maybe a fox?  My first impression was definitely dog. Looking closely at them they definitely looked to be grassy in composition.  I'd say each pile had 4 or 5 decent sized poos.  I expect it would have to be a huge cat to do this.  We live near some woods if that helps. 

Up until this week, I have never seen piles of poo of that size in my garden.

my absolute non-expert opinion has plumped for 'pine marten'. 
 
so there's something you can rule out Cheesy
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« Reply #59 on: September 21, 2015, 09:36:06 PM »

Evening Tom

More importantly, what else is crapping in my garden?

I am used to the neighbours cats leaving presents in my garden (must return the favour one day).  At the weekend I found 5 big piles of poo whilst mowing the front lawn.  They looked to be dog size, but it seems unlikely a neighbour would start letting their dog do this, so I thought maybe a fox?  My first impression was definitely dog. Looking closely at them they definitely looked to be grassy in composition.  I'd say each pile had 4 or 5 decent sized poos.  I expect it would have to be a huge cat to do this.  We live near some woods if that helps. 

Up until this week, I have never seen piles of poo of that size in my garden.


Almost definitely fox or badger. Fox scat is usually quite a dark colour and if you look closely, you may see small bones, feathers or fur.

Also, fox crap is incredibly smelly. Much more so than that of a badger. When your dog comes back to you smelling like Satan's toilet brush, you can bet he's been rolling in fox poop.
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