Neutering a male cat that isn't yours

[littleredrooster]

Breadvan72 said:

Pretty disappointing that no one has mentioned bashing the back doors in, but may I be the first to mention cat flaps?

His girls won't have cat flaps, I can guarantee it.

Or puss flaps...

[anonymous-user]

Worse "I get a lot of pussy" thread in EVAH.

[AyBee]

Sounds like there are numerous steps you can take that don't involve snipping the balls off someone else's cat...

[pork911]

AyBee said:

Sounds like there are numerous steps you can take that don't involve snipping the balls off someone else's cat...

isn't that option one in all situations?

[PHmember]

I've had the misfortune to live next to two women who had seven cats. Myself, my other neighbour & the other neighbours of the cat owners have had to put up with cat st in our gardens for years.

If I had a dog & it shat on their lawn I'd have to clean it up. But oh no, not these 'free spirits', they can st wherever they like & the owners don't have to do anything.

[mygoldfishbowl]

Cat's are vermin the same as weeds are weeds. it's only a weed if you don't want it..

If society breaks down what you ganna eat after 7 days? If you don't eat the furry little bundle then I will.

[otolith]

mygoldfishbowl said:

If society breaks down what you ganna eat after 7 days? If you don't eat the furry little bundle then I will.

My dog thinks there's probably more meat on you...

[mygoldfishbowl]

otolith said:

mygoldfishbowl said:

If society breaks down what you ganna eat after 7 days? If you don't eat the furry little bundle then I will.

My dog thinks there's probably more meat on you...

Of course but I'd hope to be a bit cleverer than your dog.

[Blakewater]

You don't hear of people being savaged to death by domestic cats. As has been said before, cats aren't vermin. Cats have been domesticated specifically to keep down levels of vermin.

[mygoldfishbowl]

You also don't hear about dogs killing everything smaller than themselves.

[Blakewater]

What about this? Apparently the dog in question was known for going after children. The cat was just a stray that made itself at home with the family when the child was a baby.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6GQR3Ym5M8

[bingybongy]

Blakewater said:

You don't hear of people being savaged to death by domestic cats. As has been said before, cats aren't vermin. Cats have been domesticated specifically to keep down levels of vermin.

And an estimated 55 million birds a year.

[leigh1050]

McGraw said:

Why vaccinate for FLV when your cats aren't going to be exposed to other cats? The vaccination has its risks. Our fear is that if the owner (if there is one) hasn't had the cat done than it may not have had its vaccinations.

How do you breed your moggies if they don't get exposed to male moggies?
Artificial insemination? I wouldn't like to extract spunk out of moggie, probably get clawed to buggery for trying!

[McGraw]

leigh1050 said:

How do you breed your moggies if they don't get exposed to male moggies?
Artificial insemination? I wouldn't like to extract spunk out of moggie, probably get clawed to buggery for trying!

The studs we used are either vaccinated or certified FLV free.

Plus they aren't moggies.

[princealbert23]

otolith said:

Ah, I think the mods have been cleaning up the contributions from the resident sociopaths, excellent.

What is more worrying for society is that there seem to be a lot of people who are exhibiting the traits of number 2 here http://listverse.com/2013/01/02/10-most-common-tra...
On the topic I asked around when a tom came into our garden and when no one claimed him had him chopped. The vet commented un-neutered males live much shorter lives and anyone allowing one to remain intact as a pet probably isn't a responsible owner.

[princealbert23]

mygoldfishbowl said:

You also don't hear about dogs killing everything smaller than themselves.

Nah they will try for everything regardless of size - babys, adults- the lot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_attack
Currently averaging 26 people a year in the States

[leigh1050]

McGraw said:

leigh1050 said:

How do you breed your moggies if they don't get exposed to male moggies?
Artificial insemination? I wouldn't like to extract spunk out of moggie, probably get clawed to buggery for trying!

The studs we used are either vaccinated or certified FLV free.

Plus they aren't moggies.

Cats,moggies whats the difference they're still horrible fking things!

[hedgefinder]

Oakey said:

It's easy to say you take responsibility for your pets when your pet of choice lacks the ability to scale fking walls and fences and letting them outside is a simple case of opening the door because they can't go anywhere. Let's not kid ourselves though, if your dogs could jump fences and st in peoples gardens they'd be doing it too.

lets hope the keepers at edinburgh zoo dont take that view and allow their cats to scale the walls and roam free...

[Snowboy]

bingybongy said:

Blakewater said:

You don't hear of people being savaged to death by domestic cats. As has been said before, cats aren't vermin. Cats have been domesticated specifically to keep down levels of vermin.

And an estimated 55 million birds a year.

Yep, and bats.
It's quite sad in some ways.

But if it wasn't pet cats doing it then it would be wild cats, fixes, mink, rats etc.

Modern towns offer a lot more free food and hiding places, so more wild predatory animals can live in smaller spaces without interfering with each others hunting zones.

If we took away the pet cats something else would take over.

[otolith]

Snowboy said:

If we took away the pet cats something else would take over.

Or we would simply see higher winter mortality when they can't find enough food. Small bird reproductive strategies rely on producing far more young than are needed to maintain the population, the majority of which will be eaten in their first year or fail to survive the winter.