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

[itsbob]

You do not think people should spay and neuter their pets.

Okay Bob friggin Barker...

You spay and neuter a feral cat.. you release it.. What have you accomplished exactly??

You still have a feral cat killing the local native wildlife for the next 10 - 15 years..

 

[itsbob]

Ohh, and neutered and spayed animals LIVE LONGER.. . so you may have just re-introduced a feral animal that has a lengthened killing spree ahead of it.. MAYBE 20 years instead of 10 - 15.. That's a LOT of dead chipmunks, and squirrels, and humming birds.. and blue birds.. and cardinals... etc.. etc..

 

[pixiegirl]

That's a LOT of dead chipmunks, and squirrels, and humming birds.. and blue birds.. and cardinals... etc.. etc..

And the downside to this is??? Well chipmunks are kinda cute.




































And before anyone has a coronary over that it was a joke. Kinda.

 

[Midnightrider]

Ohh, and neutered and spayed animals LIVE LONGER.. . so you may have just re-introduced a feral animal that has a lengthened killing spree ahead of it.. MAYBE 20 years instead of 10 - 15.. That's a LOT of dead chipmunks, and squirrels, and humming birds.. and blue birds.. and cardinals... etc.. etc..

not to mention the footprints on the hood of my car and the little kitty landmines in the flower and herb garden.
I say the only responsible cat owners keep their cats inside any time they are not on a leash.

 

[itsbob]

not to mention the footprints on the hood of my car and the little kitty landmines in the flower and herb garden.
I say the only responsible cat owners keep their cats inside any time they are not on a leash.

 

[appendixqh]

She should have let them starve. She did not save them from anything. They will be fox bait or road mush and pop out some more kittens to face the same fate. What part of cruel don't you understand?

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!

 

[appendixqh]

I am suggesting she spay and neuter her pets.
QUOTE]

All cats and dogs need to be spayed and neutered. Even if they don't belong to me if they visit me often enough, eat the food I put out, sleep on my porch or in my barns and there's no form of identification, they'll find themselves in a carrier on the way to the vet and coming out different boys and girls. Every "barn" cat I now own was a package left on my doorstep or found under a building. A quick trip to the vet and they became "my" barn cats. Oddly enough, I haven't found a new package in over 6 years.

Where do you live? I can hook you up!

 

[appendixqh]

Man, what are YOU smoking. I have a BARN and I have CATS along with other animals but the 'REALITY' is YOU SIMPLY CAN'T SAVE THEM ALL !
That is WHY she is trying to give them to someone who CAN!

Thank you! You understand what super geek doesn't!

Yes I have barn cats. Yes, I have one that has a litter every year, and she took in and raised this second abandoned and starved litter. Bottom line is I need a litter a year to keep 5 cats around to patrol for mice for me. These cats have a J.O.B to do, and if they wander they get messed up by the cars or foxes. Every month or so we have to put one down that gets mangled by a fox. During hunting season we tend to loose any cats that stray beyond our property to the hunters. I have found a couple in the woods shot with a bow over the years. Also, most kittens don't make it to adult hood, one or two always gets hurt by a horse. I am not heartless, but I am a realist. These cats aren't my little fluffies in the house, they are mousers, and I really like them, but have to detach myself. The longest we have had a single cat is 5 years, all the others usually die by one or two years old. I tried replacing some of these with pound kitties, but to bring in something other than a kitten, they run-away.

So Geek, play in your own sandbox. If someone wants a really pretty kitten, great. If not, they can stay with me and play Russian Roulette. But I can tell you this, they will never end up at the pound. If nobody wants them, I'll try to raise them myself.

 

[Unbelievable]

Thank you! You understand what super geek doesn't!

Yes I have barn cats. Yes, I have one that has a litter every year, and she took in and raised this second abandoned and starved litter. Bottom line is I need a litter a year to keep 5 cats around to patrol for mice for me. These cats have a J.O.B to do, and if they wander they get messed up by the cars or foxes. Every month or so we have to put one down that gets mangled by a fox. During hunting season we tend to loose any cats that stray beyond our property to the hunters. I have found a couple in the woods shot with a bow over the years. Also, most kittens don't make it to adult hood, one or two always gets hurt by a horse. I am not heartless, but I am a realist. These cats aren't my little fluffies in the house, they are mousers, and I really like them, but have to detach myself. The longest we have had a single cat is 5 years, all the others usually die by one or two years old. I tried replacing some of these with pound kitties, but to bring in something other than a kitten, they run-away.

So Geek, play in your own sandbox. If someone wants a really pretty kitten, great. If not, they can stay with me and play Russian Roulette. But I can tell you this, they will never end up at the pound. If nobody wants them, I'll try to raise them myself.

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.

 

[Geek]

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.

You rock That is the way it is done.

 

[BadGirl]

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]

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]

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]

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.