alley cat question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a free roaming cat that brought several families mice. When we moved we would get calls to make sure he was ok. He lives indoors now, but if our neighborhood allowed it he’d be outside. Not on topic but another viewpoint. He was once an alley cat - I adopted him once he asked to be a pet.

Adopting cats is great. Letting them roam free is not.

The cost of those families of mice is several other small mammals, fledglings and birds a week. And, read the Wikipedia link—cats really aren’t effective at rodent control. Better to get a mousetrap.

And that’s without getting into toxoplasmosis and the annoyance to your neighbors.

No. Wikipedia is not a valid resource. Your cat hyper vigilance is manic.

[Anonymous]

The arrogance of cat owners is astounding. Why should your cat be allowed to poop in my yard, unless I buy all sorts of gadgets to keep him out? Are you going to pay me back?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The arrogance of cat owners is astounding. Why should your cat be allowed to poop in my yard, unless I buy all sorts of gadgets to keep him out? Are you going to pay me back?

These are feral cats. There is no owner. A neighbor is feeding them and helping with health concerns. If it’s a problem perhaps the homeowner can address with animal control?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The arrogance of cat owners is astounding. Why should your cat be allowed to poop in my yard, unless I buy all sorts of gadgets to keep him out? Are you going to pay me back?

These are feral cats. There is no owner. A neighbor is feeding them and helping with health concerns. If it’s a problem perhaps the homeowner can address with animal control?

The arrogance of colony managers is amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have several alley cats (Blue Collar Cats) that patrol the neighborhood, fed by a neighbor. The cats have decided to make their home turf our backyard, and are pooping all over my garden and lawn, and I'm getting really tired of it. My question is, if I set up a litter box for them outside, would they use it instead of my garden? And would more than one cat use the same litter box?

Have you spoken to your neighbor about this?

[Anonymous]

The OP wanted a quick practical solution that wasn't going to result in conflict with her neighbors not a pointless debate over who owns feral cats,whether they should exist at all and whether or not she should pay to protect her personal property. The three that have been offered are predator urine, air sprayers and water sprinklers. Anybody got anything else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The OP wanted a quick practical solution that wasn't going to result in conflict with her neighbors not a pointless debate over who owns feral cats,whether they should exist at all and whether or not she should pay to protect her personal property. The three that have been offered are predator urine, air sprayers and water sprinklers. Anybody got anything else?

Calling the county? That stuff you put down to detract birds from ledges ? Taking to neighbor about relocating cats?

[Anonymous]

Those shiny things used to detract squirrels?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a free roaming cat that brought several families mice. When we moved we would get calls to make sure he was ok. He lives indoors now, but if our neighborhood allowed it he’d be outside. Not on topic but another viewpoint. He was once an alley cat - I adopted him once he asked to be a pet.

Adopting cats is great. Letting them roam free is not.

The cost of those families of mice is several other small mammals, fledglings and birds a week. And, read the Wikipedia link—cats really aren’t effective at rodent control. Better to get a mousetrap.

And that’s without getting into toxoplasmosis and the annoyance to your neighbors.

No. Wikipedia is not a valid resource. Your cat hyper vigilance is manic.

The Wikipedia links to peer-reviewed studies. Cats are pretty useless as rodent control.

What’s manic is the TNR people and lazy cat owners who think fluffy has a right to poop on my lawn and kill the birds at my feeder. Nobody would accept this from dogs. You people need to be called out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The OP wanted a quick practical solution that wasn't going to result in conflict with her neighbors not a pointless debate over who owns feral cats,whether they should exist at all and whether or not she should pay to protect her personal property. The three that have been offered are predator urine, air sprayers and water sprinklers. Anybody got anything else?

Why is this OP’s problem? Why aren’t the TNR people providing air sprinklers and sprayers (no thanks to the wolf urine) to the neighbors around their managed colonies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a free roaming cat that brought several families mice. When we moved we would get calls to make sure he was ok. He lives indoors now, but if our neighborhood allowed it he’d be outside. Not on topic but another viewpoint. He was once an alley cat - I adopted him once he asked to be a pet.

Adopting cats is great. Letting them roam free is not.

The cost of those families of mice is several other small mammals, fledglings and birds a week. And, read the Wikipedia link—cats really aren’t effective at rodent control. Better to get a mousetrap.

And that’s without getting into toxoplasmosis and the annoyance to your neighbors.

No. Wikipedia is not a valid resource. Your cat hyper vigilance is manic.

The Wikipedia links to peer-reviewed studies. Cats are pretty useless as rodent control.

What’s manic is the TNR people and lazy cat owners who think fluffy has a right to poop on my lawn and kill the birds at my feeder. Nobody would accept this from dogs. You people need to be called out.

This is so angry and weird. No one acts that way and you can’t read minds. Stop.

[Anonymous]

Get a dog?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a free roaming cat that brought several families mice. When we moved we would get calls to make sure he was ok. He lives indoors now, but if our neighborhood allowed it he’d be outside. Not on topic but another viewpoint. He was once an alley cat - I adopted him once he asked to be a pet.

Adopting cats is great. Letting them roam free is not.

The cost of those families of mice is several other small mammals, fledglings and birds a week. And, read the Wikipedia link—cats really aren’t effective at rodent control. Better to get a mousetrap.

And that’s without getting into toxoplasmosis and the annoyance to your neighbors.

No. Wikipedia is not a valid resource. Your cat hyper vigilance is manic.

The Wikipedia links to peer-reviewed studies. Cats are pretty useless as rodent control.

What’s manic is the TNR people and lazy cat owners who think fluffy has a right to poop on my lawn and kill the birds at my feeder. Nobody would accept this from dogs. You people need to be called out.

This is so angry and weird. No one acts that way and you can’t read minds. Stop.

What’s weird about peer-reviewed studies that prove that cats are useless at controlling rats and mice? Are you anti-science? Get a grip.

You TNR and outdoor cat people want to ignore the extensive damage Fluffy does to the ecosystem and to neighbors’ yards. You can call it whatever you want—head in the sand, deliberate ignorance, a bizarre obsession for cats at the expense of other wildlife and neighbors. Doesn’t matter what you call it. It’s so weird—and so wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a free roaming cat that brought several families mice. When we moved we would get calls to make sure he was ok. He lives indoors now, but if our neighborhood allowed it he’d be outside. Not on topic but another viewpoint. He was once an alley cat - I adopted him once he asked to be a pet.

Adopting cats is great. Letting them roam free is not.

The cost of those families of mice is several other small mammals, fledglings and birds a week. And, read the Wikipedia link—cats really aren’t effective at rodent control. Better to get a mousetrap.

And that’s without getting into toxoplasmosis and the annoyance to your neighbors.

No. Wikipedia is not a valid resource. Your cat hyper vigilance is manic.

The Wikipedia links to peer-reviewed studies. Cats are pretty useless as rodent control.

What’s manic is the TNR people and lazy cat owners who think fluffy has a right to poop on my lawn and kill the birds at my feeder. Nobody would accept this from dogs. You people need to be called out.

This is so angry and weird. No one acts that way and you can’t read minds. Stop.

What’s weird about peer-reviewed studies that prove that cats are useless at controlling rats and mice? Are you anti-science? Get a grip.

You TNR and outdoor cat people want to ignore the extensive damage Fluffy does to the ecosystem and to neighbors’ yards. You can call it whatever you want—head in the sand, deliberate ignorance, a bizarre obsession for cats at the expense of other wildlife and neighbors. Doesn’t matter what you call it. It’s so weird—and so wrong.

I don’t belong to any of those named communities. What is tnr?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a free roaming cat that brought several families mice. When we moved we would get calls to make sure he was ok. He lives indoors now, but if our neighborhood allowed it he’d be outside. Not on topic but another viewpoint. He was once an alley cat - I adopted him once he asked to be a pet.

Adopting cats is great. Letting them roam free is not.

The cost of those families of mice is several other small mammals, fledglings and birds a week. And, read the Wikipedia link—cats really aren’t effective at rodent control. Better to get a mousetrap.

And that’s without getting into toxoplasmosis and the annoyance to your neighbors.

No. Wikipedia is not a valid resource. Your cat hyper vigilance is manic.

The Wikipedia links to peer-reviewed studies. Cats are pretty useless as rodent control.

What’s manic is the TNR people and lazy cat owners who think fluffy has a right to poop on my lawn and kill the birds at my feeder. Nobody would accept this from dogs. You people need to be called out.

This is so angry and weird. No one acts that way and you can’t read minds. Stop.

What’s weird about peer-reviewed studies that prove that cats are useless at controlling rats and mice? Are you anti-science? Get a grip.

You TNR and outdoor cat people want to ignore the extensive damage Fluffy does to the ecosystem and to neighbors’ yards. You can call it whatever you want—head in the sand, deliberate ignorance, a bizarre obsession for cats at the expense of other wildlife and neighbors. Doesn’t matter what you call it. It’s so weird—and so wrong.

Can you answer ops question?