not so sweet kittens need homes!!! Ok, they are sweet.

[BadGirl (Premo)]

Originally Posted by appendixqh

I'll solve this right now geek. I am going outside, I will put a bullet in the teeny tiny skull of each one. I should have followed your sensitive advice and let the little freaks starve. Thank god you are here to give such great advice. Kitty problem will be solved shortly!

About friggin time someone manned up and did what needed to be done...


Grow a set, and go bust a cap or two..



OOPS.. this is ITSBOB!!

[appendixqh]

Originally Posted by Unbelievable

I'm sorry, but we've had the same "barn" cats for the past 6+ years and I don't have a "need" for a new litter every year to keep the mice population down. These "barn" cats are the exact same cats as your "fluffies in the house" and if they were spayed and neutered they would live longer and you wouldn't have to replace them. One of my most feral "barn" cats (had to be tranquilized and neutered in the Hav-a-Hart six years ago) beats me up the stairs each night so he can sleep safely and soundly in my bed.
If you have a fox problem, Give the cats a safe haven to go to when the fox are out. Although I have to tell you honestly that toward dusk I've seen fox and our cats pass on the same road and not give each other a second glance. I still stand by spaying and neutering. And, of course, make sure they have plenty of food and water handy. Don't let them rely upon the mice as their sole source of nutrition. The cats will stay and you won't need replacements every year.

I hear what you are saying, and it is a much more valid point than geeks approach of "let them starve and die". First....I am allergic to cats, no cats in the house, only cats in the barn. They get fed twice a day so they stay around, they catch mice for fun. They have access to automatic waterers 24/7. Whenever she has kittens, most die before they reach 6 months old, or or two get crushed by a horse, some run over by cars, and predators (see picture of the fox in my arena...I think it devoured almost the entire last litter). The cats that survive to be a year old, usually do so by hiding in the barn, but even then they are not safe...we have killed a fox in the barn before. One of my two original cats was put down a few months ago, age 5, because she came limping in for feeding, a paw half ripped off and part of her neck opened up...as smart as she was, something got her. We are surround by over a thousand acres of woods. Once the kitties start to play outside, one by one they dissappear, never to be seen again. We have even had some big birds snatch them up. My whole point to this thread was, I have a couple of beautiful, pure siamese looking cats that someone would probably want as a pet and if they want them they can have them. For some reason my raggedy tabby puts out beautiful babies, and I feel bad for the orphans she raised. If not, they can stay with me and we will let the "wild kingdom" action begin...I have no problem with the survival of the fittest around here. What does amaze me though, is how others assume that I am the reason for cat population problems. We don't have a problem with overbreeding, they don't live long enough to breed, that is why we only have 5 survivors now after 7 years.

[SouthernMdRocks]

Originally Posted by appendixqh

I hear what you are saying, and it is a much more valid point than geeks approach of "let them starve and die". First....I am allergic to cats, no cats in the house, only cats in the barn. They get fed twice a day so they stay around, they catch mice for fun. They have access to automatic waterers 24/7. Whenever she has kittens, most die before they reach 6 months old, or or two get crushed by a horse, some run over by cars, and predators (see picture of the fox in my arena...I think it devoured almost the entire last litter). The cats that survive to be a year old, usually do so by hiding in the barn, but even then they are not safe...we have killed a fox in the barn before. One of my two original cats was put down a few months ago, age 5, because she came limping in for feeding, a paw half ripped off and part of her neck opened up...as smart as she was, something got her. We are surround by over a thousand acres of woods. Once the kitties start to play outside, one by one they dissappear, never to be seen again. We have even had some big birds snatch them up. My whole point to this thread was, I have a couple of beautiful, pure siamese looking cats that someone would probably want as a pet and if they want them they can have them. For some reason my raggedy tabby puts out beautiful babies, and I feel bad for the orphans she raised. If not, they can stay with me and we will let the "wild kingdom" action begin...I have no problem with the survival of the fittest around here. What does amaze me though, is how others assume that I am the reason for cat population problems. We don't have a problem with overbreeding, they don't live long enough to breed, that is why we only have 5 survivors now after 7 years.

Check you PM's when you get a chance...

[cattitude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by appendixqh

I hear what you are saying, and it is a much more valid point than geeks approach of "let them starve and die". First....I am allergic to cats, no cats in the house, only cats in the barn. They get fed twice a day so they stay around, they catch mice for fun. They have access to automatic waterers 24/7. Whenever she has kittens, most die before they reach 6 months old, or or two get crushed by a horse, some run over by cars, and predators (see picture of the fox in my arena...I think it devoured almost the entire last litter). The cats that survive to be a year old, usually do so by hiding in the barn, but even then they are not safe...we have killed a fox in the barn before. One of my two original cats was put down a few months ago, age 5, because she came limping in for feeding, a paw half ripped off and part of her neck opened up...as smart as she was, something got her. We are surround by over a thousand acres of woods. Once the kitties start to play outside, one by one they dissappear, never to be seen again. We have even had some big birds snatch them up. My whole point to this thread was, I have a couple of beautiful, pure siamese looking cats that someone would probably want as a pet and if they want them they can have them. For some reason my raggedy tabby puts out beautiful babies, and I feel bad for the orphans she raised. If not, they can stay with me and we will let the "wild kingdom" action begin...I have no problem with the survival of the fittest around here. What does amaze me though, is how others assume that I am the reason for cat population problems. We don't have a problem with overbreeding, they don't live long enough to breed, that is why we only have 5 survivors now after 7 years.

Well, that's a nice way to look at it.