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Post by ahenck on May 1, 2008 20:42:24 GMT -8
Sorry to report that I heard a lot of commotion tonight outside the fence of our backyard, at the end of Whispering Willow Court. By the time we got a flashlight and a shovel for protection, my husband saw a coyote climbing the hill behind our house with a grey cat in its mouth. By then, the cat wasn't making any noise and was presumed dead.
Unfortunately, the cat has been wandering the neighborhood for a couple of weeks. It seemed to be going back and forth to a home so we didn't want to be grouchy neighbors and report it. But, it kept coming through the fence into our yard. We first noticed it on Easter Sunday.
Tonight we couldn't do anything to save it. It was sad to hear it get caught and sad to not be able to reach it in time.
If you hear of someone missing their grey cat, please pass the sad news on to them.
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Post by MrBIZ on May 2, 2008 11:28:34 GMT -8
Actually it was my cat that got killed. He's an inside cat and we let him out sometimes to get some air and play and unfortunately he got caught by the coyote. Sorry that he goes into you're yard but I have a hunch he won't bother anymore loool. No more cats for me anymore in this neighborhood. The sad part is my kids were asking about the cat "Bella" this morning and we told them she ran off to get married...
BIZ
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Post by ahenck on May 3, 2008 22:09:35 GMT -8
Sorry for the loss of your cat. I wish I'd known where it lived. I knew it was nearby but couldn't figure out its home.
The main reason we didn't like it coming in the yard and onto the patio was because I'm really allergic to cats. But, it was a beautiful gray cat.
Creative answer to your kids -- the cat ran off to get married!
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Post by redhatrockhound on May 8, 2008 13:08:56 GMT -8
This was published in the Pasadena Star News last year.
I am responsible cat owner who lives near the foothills in Monrovia. I have been distressed hear repeatedly about coyotes killing pet cats. The coyotes seem to be bolder than ever this year. I have seen them in broad daylight as far as ½ mile from the wilderness. I myself, know how difficult it is to keep a cat indoors at night if that is not what the cat prefers, so I thought I should pass on a bit of advice I have learned on how to protect your cats. Place a pipe about 4 or 5 feet long and 5-6 inches in diameter somewhere in your yard at ground level. If it is made from terracotta it will stay in place by itself. If it is PVC or something more light weight you may have to place a few bricks or rocks around it to anchor it in place. The cats now have a place to hide till the coyotes leave and the predators can’t reach them. You can hide them with plants or tuck them in a corner. It is not very expensive and most of all you can sleep a little better at night knowing your cat has a safe place to hide.
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Post by loveourhome on Feb 1, 2009 19:27:57 GMT -8
Well here we are again at the start of spring/summer (or so the weather appears) and I too have lost a cat in the Cove. My kitty got out by accident and I never could find her. She was a med length fur/grey/flat face cat. We got her as a stray and she never grew, must have been 7 lbs at the most. We still have one cat, "Coco Puff" that I will not take the chance of loosing. Coco gets the upstairs beddroom/bath/retreat. Once he got out, could not find for a week and upon finding I decided that I did not want to spend the rest of my life worried about the cat getting out thus, upstairs retreat for kitty. The cat seems just fine, very safe and I don't run around calling for the cat. It has lots of toys, food, windows, us all night and sometimes during the day. Suggestion, keep the cat in unless it has a bad habit of peeing inside, then no choice, outdoor kitty and survival of the fittest applies.
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