2007-02-03 09:22:59 · 21 answers · asked by Frango M 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
NO! Cats kill squirrels....not the other way around. My sisters cat used to hunt squirrels all the time.
2007-02-03 12:28:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Can't be absolutely sure but if I had to lay odds on an equal fight ... a fairly good outdoor hunter cat, and a fairly good surviving squirrel .... I would probably bet 50/50 each way for the following reasons ....
a good hunter cat is 'street wise' out there and therefore knows how to stalk, hunt and attack it's prey, it's obviously built for this and has honed and knows how to use it's skills well .....
a fairly good surviving squirrel (effectively a very fury rat-related animal) has probably more than one occasion been stalked and hunted by cats and so would put up a pretty good fight - if threatened will automatically go for the throat as it's main form of attack-defence.......
If the balance is tilted a touch more either way, either for a large cat and an average to small squirrel, then most likely the cat will win ... or if the squirrel is a an average to large size, particularly if it's female with young, and the cat is fairly young and inexperienced, then I would definitely say the squirrel would have the advantage ...
But the bottom line is in any situation of survival - the survival rate of either animal is dependant upon it's agility, ability, health and age ..... much like us humans against each other really.
2007-02-07 07:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my regional discipline there is a designated court for small claims, one can go alongside and swear out a declare with out a solicitor/attorney needed, but it surely has the drive of regulation. If several men and women who have lost cats were to try this, claiming an amount of money for the exchanging of the cats and also the cost of the cats (for example the fees you had to de-intercourse and vaccinate the cats, and so forth), it's going to make the canine proprietor pay extra awareness. Of course cash can not replace a misplaced pet, but the point is to force the dog proprietor to pay awareness and take motion to restrict future assaults. Very normally the hazard of losing money works where common decency does no longer.
2016-08-10 14:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how big your cat is.Many cats can and do hunt squirrels as well as birds and mice and rats but squirrels have a nasty bite so if you have a smallish cat maybe.
2007-02-03 16:00:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. she is incorrect. mostly. it depends on size and bread. it also depends on YOU. If you take care of your cat and feed it good food (not human food) and give it exercize, your cat will leave you a squirrel as a sign of its affection. however, if your cat is fat and eats bat (human) food, keep it in.
also if the squirrel is a huge one, it may have a chance of survival. the breed of the cat and squirrel all adds up to it. so keep you kitty healthy and inside or on a leash (they dont like) it should be fine. good luck.
2007-02-03 18:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by darth_daniel19910 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, although they would both be in a pretty awful state I reckon. But squirrels are mean little b uggars when they have to be!
2007-02-03 15:25:03 · answer #6 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really sure, but I dought it. We have lots of squirrels outside our door, and if anything it would be the other way about.
2007-02-03 22:56:00 · answer #7 · answered by nora 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Its survival of the fittest out there. But cats dont normally chase squirrels, so it will proabably be okay.
2007-02-03 09:25:58 · answer #8 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes bcuz some squirrels carry rabies..and they have big claws and bite.nd some cats cant defend there-self bcuz catz r lazy!!1
2007-02-03 09:53:59 · answer #9 · answered by Cara.Carebear. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You never know... I saw a crow chasing a cat across a field once.
2007-02-03 09:26:55 · answer #10 · answered by iwalkalonelyroad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋