Tim
I hope you lock your cat away at night?? Cats are born predators and being a
wildlife carer I have heard people say many times "my cat doesn't attack birds
or possums?" They do and they have a bacteria in a cats saliva so even if the
cat picks up a bird/possum/glider and there are wounds without the appropriate
antibiotic that bird/possum/glider will die. Birds can be flying around eating
and within 24-48 hours the bird will drop dead. With tiny little gliders and
possums it can take up to 6 days for infection to settle in and it will also
die.
I hear people say "my cat picked up a bird but it was okay and I released it??"
Without antibiotics from a Vet that bird will die even if it looks okay.
Cat owners lock your cats up!!!! or don't own a cat!!
Marian
Wildlife carer
>
> From: "Tim Murphy" <>
> Date: 14/07/2005 8:13:39
> To: <>
> Subject: RE: [BIRDING-AUS] Possums and cats
>
> My neighbourhood possums appreciates my cat (my daughter's technically
> dumped on us after she went to England) - it comes every night and eats any
> cat food the cat hasn't finished. There is no indication the the cat is
> interested in it or that it worries the possum it in anyway (it will even
> tolerate people as long as they don't move). And yes the possum is not
> toilet trained, big deal!
>
> The cat doesn't go after birds as far as I can tell - the only time it
> showed any interest was when a young Grey Butcherbird came and sang to my
> wife and my self while sitting on a chair back at the outside table - the
> cat snarled a bit seeing the Butcherbird about three feet away but didn't
> move. It is a very big cat, well fed, and sleeps 90% of the time.
>
> Tim Murphy
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> Behalf Of Val Ford
> Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2005 6:04 AM
> To:
> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Possums and cats
>
>
> Hi all
>
> My daughter-in-law, who lives in inner suburban Melbourne, is stressed out
> with possums [mainly brushies and some ringtails] pooing on her patio etc.
>
> She had now gone out and purchased 2 cats as she was told they would deter
> possums. As I have never heard this theory before I wondered if anybody
> else had.
>
> I am stressed out thinking about what the cats will do to the birds and
> other wildlife in
> the area!
>
> Cheers
> Val
>
>
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