to think a cat with only 3 legs would be unable to murder small fledgling birds?

[EccentricaGallumbits]

horrible animal.

won't be sleeping on my bed tomight.

bit early for fledglings isn't it?

We've had fledglings for a few weeks now. I pity the parents. They're bigger than them and seem to have insatiable appetites.

It isn't a horrible animal. It's instinct. It's what they're meant to do.

Never underestimate a cat.

pmsl
our 3 legged cat used to bring home rabbits and all sorts

I naively thought a seven month old kitten wouldn't be capable of murdering small fledgeling birds.
I have been comprehensively proved wrong.
No evening is complete without the kitten joining us in front of News at Ten with something feathered and bloody dangling from his jaws.
And when you get up in the morning the kitchen floor resembles a medieval shambles.

I heard an amusing story recently about someone who stocked their garden pond with expensive fish, only for the cat to catch each and every one. The funny side of that story comes from the cat carefully placing one fish on each step of the staircase and the owner sliding all the way down first thing in the morning.

We've tons of fledgelings - blackbirds, robins and visits by starling nursery. Fortunately our dog keeps away cats and has turned pacifist after his first summer with us, when he (I think accidentally in play)murdered two young blackbirds, much to DDs horror. We'd never had that problem with the previous dog, who was ostensibly more aggressive to birds with the result that his furious barking gave warning even to the most incompetent fledgeling.

Get the loudest catbells you can, at least.

little blighter just had another poor parent birds.

Grimma I just noticed on another thread that you have sausages? what sort? we have one. he's delicious.

I suspect your cat is not high up on the list of 'animals with a soul' on the other thread.

I agree with Grimma; your cat needs a very loud cat bell.

Mine has all four legs but is old and a bit crap at killing things - she's content to let them go in the house and then forget about them. I came in yesterday and nearly sat on a fledgling bluetit! It's ok though, I collared the cat and stuck it in a tree outside. Last seen, being fed by its parents.

A tip for stopping cats catching birds. If you tie the dead bird round the cat's neck and leave it for a couple of days until it starts to smell [keep moggy away from the house of course] it can put them off as, apparently, they associate the smell with the deed!

Alternatively, you can give a young cat a quick dunk in water every time it catches a bird. We did it with our latest when he was young - he's now 12+ and never catches birds - in fact he will sit in the garden while the birds hop around him. However, he is an excellent mouser and ratter, and loves baby rabbits [he only eats the heads though]!

cut another leg off?

lol @ evil fishie

Bells on cats - can be excellent but if your cats are like any of mine they lose the bell and the collar with monotonous regularity. I've also seen one of mine stalking without making the bell ring once!

Of course if you have several cats then when they all rush in for meals it sounds like something from Heidi!