MikeFellows
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:01 PM |
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Cats....
A cat keeps decapitating birds and leaving them on my patio (3 so far) and its starting to looks like some sort of slaughter house out there.
I'm not sure if it does it to taunt the dog while we are out or it just doesn't like us.
I'm not the biggest fan of cats, but in the same recpect I dont want to do it any harm, just wish it would go elsewhere, any ideas?
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MK9R
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:08 PM |
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Isn't an owl model palced outside supposed to scare them off?? or have i dreamt that??
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tegwin
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:09 PM |
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Put down cat food laced with antifreze.. kill the little bugger good and proper!
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55ant
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:10 PM |
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loads of stuff out there to spend your money on, and even if you know whos it is you can ask them as nicely as you want they still cant ask the cat to
stop. we have guinea pigs and had two cats keep coming round and trying to get in the cage, i found a cheap little waster pistol to give them a squirt
with and havent seen them since. Im a big animal fan and im not out to hurt them, but its the only way to get them to go away and stay away.
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afj
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:11 PM |
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Thats what our cat does sometimes
eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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MikeFellows
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:15 PM |
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like I said I dont want to hurt them, they soon wee off when the dogs out, but its only happening when nobody is home.
I think the whole thing is quite funny, but im going to have to clean the patio this weekend now as its covered in blood and i have no clue as to what
diseases birds carry.
ive no intention of spending any money on the problem, im sure there is something just as initiative thats free
[Edited on 26/5/10 by MikeFellows]
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Benzine
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Put down cat food laced with antifreze.. kill the little bugger good and proper!
yeah giving a little cat kidney failure is exactly the first thing I thought of when I read the thread
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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Charlie_Zetec
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:16 PM |
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Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity!
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:19 PM |
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Lion Poo from you local garden centre - house cats are Shxt scared of the real deal and when they smell it, dont come back.
Mind you a Patio covered in big cat crap my be worse than dead birds LOL
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zilspeed
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:28 PM |
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For some reason it's bringing you presents.
It must have some weird sort of respect for you.
They hate citrus smells.
Get some strong smelling citrus about the area where they are and they won't be inclined to come back.
Regarding the other comments above, well done...
Ours doesn't get out for the reasons mentioned there. I don't imagine our 8 year old daughter would be particularly happy if it were to be
poisoned / trapped.
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MikeFellows
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big-vee-twin
Lion Poo from you local garden centre - house cats are Shxt scared of the real deal and when they smell it, dont come back.
Mind you a Patio covered in big cat crap my be worse than dead birds LOL
Do they really sell lion poo at garden centres?
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eznfrank
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:35 PM |
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We have got one of
THESE, the links says it's £40 but
I'm sure I only paid about £25 for ours. Very effective but it's not always obvious when the batteries have run out and when it's
wet you can actually hear it and I don't think you're supposed to.
Edit - ooppss Sorry, missed the bit where you said you didn't want to spend money on it
[Edited on 26/5/10 by eznfrank]
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UncleFista
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:47 PM |
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You need a security light with PIR sensor, a length of hosepipe and the water solenoid from a washing machine.
Bodge them all together and you get a movement sensitive cat sprayer.
My brother had one to stop cats going down his cellar steps (external). It worked great, but we kept forgetting it was on and getting sprayed
ourselves
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BenB
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:53 PM |
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You can get a spray from garden shops that seems to work quite well. Not sure what's in it but cat's done like it and that's all I
need to know.
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A1
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 01:57 PM |
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how did it get off your exhaust?
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britishtrident
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 02:00 PM |
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Birds ur lucky lad
My cat used to behead baby rabbits.
A fake snake - Cats are petrified of snakes ---- ours even used to take avoiding action if it saw a coiled up length of green hose.
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swanny
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 02:18 PM |
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on the patio is fine. i'm lumbered with a useless cat that catches stuff and never kills anything. hopefully if his mate is in we can encourage
him to nick it and eat it in the garden. sometimes though his mate is out. just dicovered a dead, slightly chewed mouse he'd left under the cat
bed. nearly got a boot up his arse.
am hoping the pair of them get a better offer of cuddles and tuna from some local old lady sharpish!
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r1_pete
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 02:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Birds ur lucky lad
My cat used to behead baby rabbits.
A fake snake - Cats are petrified of snakes ---- ours even used to take avoiding action if it saw a coiled up length of green hose.
Ours has brought us 3 grass snakes, SWMBO is absolutely petrified of snakes and spent 4 hours sat in the car on the drive because he'd left a
semi live one on the doorstep.
PMSL when I got home, but she was in a right state, then the cat sauntered in wondering what all the fuss is about....
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wilkingj
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 02:34 PM |
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Nah... You lot have got it ALL WRONG.
Take the cat into your confidence, and train it to kill Pidgeons.
Pidgeons are Vermin, so it will be doing eveyone a favour.
Plus when you get a few, you can have Pidgeon Pie... Yummy.
If the cat doesnt perform, have a Cat Curry, and it will taste just like a chicken curry from the local takeaway 
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coozer
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 02:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Birds ur lucky lad
My cat used to behead baby rabbits.
A fake snake - Cats are petrified of snakes ---- ours even used to take avoiding action if it saw a coiled up length of green hose.
Ours has brought us 3 grass snakes, SWMBO is absolutely petrified of snakes and spent 4 hours sat in the car on the drive because he'd left a
semi live one on the doorstep.
PMSL when I got home, but she was in a right state, then the cat sauntered in wondering what all the fuss is about....
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tony-devon
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 02:57 PM |
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I think the comment regarding poisoning it wasnt particularly funny 
at least yours is only birds, I get half a rabbit LOL
only reason its half is that she managed to rip it in two while trying to pull it through the catflap LOL
years ago we had a problem with one of the cats wanting to go behind the telly or curtains and scent/spray, not very pleasant
I found that a strong solution of washing powder and water sprayed out in the area worked very well, as did surgical spirit in the places where the
smell didnt matter too much
but as already said, its a gift
[Edited on 26/5/10 by tony-devon]
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scootz
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 03:06 PM |
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Are you sure it's a cat that's doing this and not the strange twins who live round the corner... you know, the ones with the large ears
who don't speak much???
It's Evolution Baby!
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adithorp
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 03:17 PM |
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Throw a few bits of orange peel down or a few cloves of garlick.
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welderman
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 03:31 PM |
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our cats used to bring home lots of animals, it's sign that they want to give you a gift for looking after them.
Best one was a live sparrow, wife hates birds, i had to go home and let it out the house, but could not get in as the wife had pushed the sofa up to
the porch door so it would not get in the living room
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perksy
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| posted on 26/5/10 at 04:43 PM |
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Beleive it or not its bringing them to you as a present
Surprised its coming to you at all if you have a dog though
They aren't keen on Citrus smells (Orange etc) and also Vinegar is a smell they aren't keen on
Water pistol is another idea
The battery powered 'sonic' deterents also seem to work quite well
As for the comments relating to Antifreeze 
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