So my husband and I, like most people on our block, put out our garbage the night before. When the garbage goes out, it is always in a container. We live in a nice neighborhood on a quiet street in a medium sized city. Well I woke yesterday morning I woke early and found half of our garbage spread across the lawn. Luckily, I guess, the garbage man hadn’t come yet. An animal had gotten down into our garbage can and destroyed all the bags inside. I’m not sure if it ate the half eat’n bits of food or not, but I found that it loved the Arby’s bag, it tore threw the box of fries, no fries mind you. It ate the horseradish and bbq sauce. It didn’t touch the blood packet for the chicken though, which my cats try and get and have once succeeded (not a good thing, this I know). It also ate the last remaining bits of cat food left in the cat food cans. None of this is huge, I went and cleaned it up and we’ve decided from now on that we will use the lids to the garbage cans, but the question is. Which do you think it was a Raccoon or a Stray cat? Now I don’t know if it makes a difference, but we have three cats and all of their ‘deposits’ were in the garbage. Just curious as to which you all think it was? That, and do you think it will try and get into the cans again, even with lids on. Since it had successfully gotten in already and had a ‘fantastic’ meal? Thanks!
2007-05-22 23:41:43 · 6 answers · asked by Jessica 6 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Well..it really could have been either...but here is a question for you. Could you tell whether or not your cats' "deposits" were disturbed? Were they in a bag or something and was that opened? If it was then it was more than likely a stray dog. Dogs love cat "deposits".
2007-05-23 00:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by southerngirl70 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most likely its either a raccoon or a skunk. Its pretty typical behavior for either but would be fairly industrial for a stray cat who would find it easier to hunt for small rodents than knock over garbage cans.
2007-05-23 07:23:08 · answer #2 · answered by temerson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well lets see could be a number of wild animals ,could be raccoon ,opposum,rats or stray cats . either way I would buy a trash can with a locking lid and they are readily available anywhere trash cans are sold . good luck .
2007-05-23 08:26:05 · answer #3 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be a stray, i think that if you have cats it might make other cats come around. And i am not positive but i think that if you have cats raccoons probably won't come around that much.
2007-05-23 06:49:33 · answer #4 · answered by Sweet Dreams 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Racoon cause they come out at night
2007-05-23 08:08:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"'OH GOD-please give some thoughts to,
our dear NEIGHBOURS to think.
AAAMIN.
2007-05-23 07:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by Jacky.- the "INDIAN". 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋