Kitten & Two Birds?

Question

Ok we will be getting a new kitten soon either before or after christmas. The problem we face is that we have two birds, one budgie and one cockatiel. What can we do to make sure the new kitten can't reach our birds and won't touch them. Also do you have any suggestions or tips?

Thank you, serious answers will receive thumbs up votes. :)

Answer 1

I've got my birds cage suspended from the ceiling too high for the fast and furious feline to get to.

Plus the boids love the view from up high.

Answer 2

I have a cat & birds in the house. They're perfectly fine & my cat has no interest in my birds. Raising the kitten right will not stop it's natural instinct, you simply cannot remove this from any cat. Raising a kitten with the birds is definitely a better option than introducing an older cat to the birds or new birds to an already existing cat. Train the kitten & you should be fine however, there is the occasional cat that will refuse to accept birds in the house so be prepared. No matter how trusting your kitten becomes never leave it alone with the birds. No cat is 100% full proof when it comes to birds no matter how well trained or well adjusted they are with birds.

Answer 3

They sell these archs that you can place in your house that hold the bird cages. Most of them are high enough but you have to make sure that there isnt anything the kitten can climb up on to reach the cage.

I had two bird and a kitten before. I had to keep them in seperate rooms cause no matter what the kitten would do a matrix dive off of things to get to the birds. Its a really hard instinct to fight.

Answer 4

Our bird cage is high up on the wall & our cat knows that if it tries to go for the birds, it will be put outside or won't be played with for a while. As kittens love to play, it will get the message that if it tries to go for the birds it will lose some attention & thus won't go for them. I hope this helps xxx

Answer 5

That's a tough one, my kitten is pretty convinced he can catch the birds he sees out of the window so I dread to think what he would be like if they were inside!

He likes to climb things too, so no height is really a problem for him to get to. I can tell that he is currently working out a plan to get to the lamp shape in the living room which he can't quite get to at the moment.

He is, however, learning through a lot of training that he can't jump on the kitchen surfaces. We are training him through a squirt of water and then lots of fuss when he gets down. It is slow going though.

I don't know, unless you have a room where the birds can be and the kitten can't get it while it is learning and exploring then it seems like a big risk to me.

Answer 6

If it's a kitten i wouldnt really worry right away, in time it will get use to the birds. However if you want to avoid it all together try clipping the birds wings,it's painless and they grow more feathers back,this will ground the birds to there cages for awhile,till the cat gets use to them.

Answer 7

My wife's mother has 5 cats, one enormous dog, numerous chickens, chicks, quail, turkeys & chicks etc.... and not one cat or the dog chases the fowls... she trains the cats (and the dog) from very young not to chase the birds.... she shouts at them if they are doing wrong and occassionaly gives them a tap on the behind if they continue (this does not mean hit them... its a tap!)... they have learnt what they can and can't do

Answer 8

place the birds in a cage and keep it higher where te kitten can't reach

Answer 9

Never put the kitten in the cage with the birds.

Answer 10

Unless you keep the birds caged up ..it will not work..
if you don't ..forget the cat ..get a pappy instead