Is there any way of stopping my cat from her killing sprees?

Question

My cat is killing a poor harmless rats, mice, frogs, moles, and birds everyday, i know it is natural for some cats to kill but this is getting to much. The bird she had 2day was still alive, i saved it but it died shourtly after. what can i do?

Answer 1

get her a safety collar with a bell on it. the safety part mean that the collar has an elasticated area that will stretch and allow the cat to get her head out if it ever gets caught on anything. The bell means that when she moves any small animal that she has in her crosshairs will hear her coming.
I must say your cat really loves you. She is hunting for you and bringing it home to thank you for taking care of her, so you must do a very good job. And she is a great little hunter. That aside I know it can be ditressing to see all these little creatures hurt and killed so get a bell for her collar.

Answer 2

Dont get her de-clawed... if you do that, she wont have any defense if something attcks her. She cant even get up a tree without claws. The best thing to do is to buy her a collar that either already has a bell on it (most cat collars come with bells on them already) or put a bell on it. This will alert the birds, mice, moles, and rats before she can kill them. Im not sure if a frog is smart enough to listen for the bell but at least it will save a lot of the animals she looks to as prey. Good luck!

Answer 3

I have never heard of stopping them or finding a way to stop a cat from doing that. Its instinctive. If anyone has a way of knocking a natural instinct out of an animal, I'd be pretty interested in hearing about that too.

Aside from keeping the cat indoors, away from all these animals (maybe not the mice..), I don't think there is anything you can do about it.

Answer 4

Declawed cats can capture and kill just as many prey animals as those with claws and this amputation can cause other problems like personality changes, biting, and peeing everywhere.

Keep your cat inside and away from rats, mice, frogs, moles, and birds. She will be healthier and free of parasites so you won't have fleas, mites, and worms in your house and in your bed!

Answer 5

Cats are at their most active hunting wise at dawn and dusk.
If you keep your cat in at night and don't let her out until full daylight in the mornings you will find that her catches are substantially reduced - particularly her catches of birds, which are at a particular disadvantage first thing in the morning, as the cat's vision and degree of alertness is so much greater than that of birds at that time of day.
You can probably stop her bringing her catches into the house by insisting that she takes them out again if she trys to bring them in, but for a female cat bringing her trophies home to you is also an innate behaviour, as she would bring food back for any litter of kittens she had.
Be thankful that she is controlling the rodent population, make it clear you are not pleased with her for catching birds, but once they have been mauled by a cat is is probably kinder to let her finish them off or to dispatch them yourself rather than them die a lingering death from shock or infection.
Cat collars in my experience do not reduce victims, and run the risk of strangling or hanging your cat if they get caught, even if elasticated, and if sufficiently elasticated they will be lost on a very regular basis.
One of the penalties of owning a cat I fear, your only other remedy is to get rid of the cat - a classic case of "If you can't stand the heat keep out of the kitchen"

Answer 6

Hello there, the best way to stop your cat's slaying antics is prevention not cure - & please don't get the lil' mite declawed, she's only doing what comes naturally. Why not try the collar approach as others have suggested - might be an idea to remove around bonfire night as you know what 'kids' can be like. Another suggestion would be smartie tubes on her little legs - like leg warmers, thus restricting her reaction times somewhat!lol. Good luck with your search for an answer.

Answer 7

Whether you declaw her or not, it doesn't matter. It's in her blood to mouse, or hunt. My old cat, she was declawed and she caught almost everything, but squirells. And she was a quick runner, mostly a reason why she could catch these things. I know she only brought mice and chipmunks to the door whenever she was outside. Never saw her with birds though. Other than that, I would say keep the cat inside.

Answer 8

I'm afraid your cat is just doing what cats do! Firstly, don't admonish her - she'll continue to bring in animals - but will hide them and you won't know anything about them until you start to smell something not quite nice!

Secondly, please don't get her declawed - it's cruel and leaves the cat defenseless. If you're in the UK, most vets will refuse to perform this operation anyway.

In my experience, there's probably little you can do. The hunting tends to be seasonal - so roll on the autumn and winter months when there's less for her to catch!

Answer 9

To be honest thats what they love to do. There is a collar you can order from your vets. the mag is called Pet tags. this sends a signal of some sort to the small little one which warns them, if not just get the biggest bell from the pet shop to put on the cats collar. Hope this helps

Answer 10

Unfortunatly their really isn't a way to stop them from doing this.The good news is you have created a very good environment for your feline friend. This is part of the reason your cat is doing these things. Bringing its' kill to its master is a cats way of thanking you. You have a very thankful cat! You could keep the cat inside but that is a very difficult task when they have had a taste of the great outdoors. My cat frequently brings black racer snakes to my front door;they are usually alive. I am not sure if he hates me, loves me, or thinks I am the devil. Good luck!