My Tabby cat keeps killing birds??

Question

I have a sic year old Tabby cat who keeps killing birds in our back yard, and then he brings them in the house. He decapitates them and leaves blood in the hall and its a rental so we can have blood in the carpet. We have a dog door which is how he keeps bringing the birds in , but we cant close it because we have a dog who needs to get out during the day while we are at work ( he needs to be let out a couple of times between 8 hours. and we dont have time to let the dog out on lunch breaks because of the drive their and back) Anyway, my question is , Can this be stopped? Is it a specfic thing that Tabbys do? Can anyone give me suggestions?


Please Help!

We love this cat very much and do not want to put him down but what will make him stop bringing the birds in the house. Is there a specific medicine that will stop this?????



Please Help!!!!!

sorry i didnt mean that i would immediatly put him down , i mean if we put him in a shelter and people wont buy him because of this, i dont want them to put him down , the other problem is when we have put collars on him in the past he has managed to get his teeth under it so that it gets caught in his mouth and he starts bleedinggg. yes my cat is clumsy but believe me i dont want him to be put down!!

sorry i didnt mean that i would immediatly put him down , i mean if we put him in a shelter and people wont buy him because of this, i dont want them to put him down , the other problem is when we have put collars on him in the past he has managed to get his teeth under it so that it gets caught in his mouth and he starts bleedinggg. yes my cat is clumsy but believe me i dont want him to be put down!!

And the problem with him staying in the house is he pees in that room like hes saying "here take that".

Answer 1

if you put this cat down for doing what cats do you are a cold hearted person! put a ad in the paper for a free cat! dont put the cat down! and if you give the cat away dont get another one unless u wanna have an indoor cat because most outdoor cats hunt.

Answer 2

Indoor-only cats generally live longer then outdoor cats because they come into less contact with the parasites, germs and viruses cats can get outside. Both our cats (one is a tabby) will be 18 in November and both are fairly healthy for older cats (but they are indoor cats). They go to the vet every year for a blood test which checks their white blood count (indicates of they are fighting off some illness or other thing) and their kidney and liver function because these are the organs that usually start showing signs of wear most often. They also get their temperature, eyes, ears, and teeth/gums checked because things can start to happen with any of these that can lead to far more problems if not attended to early. Animals are real good at not showing pain or when something has gone wrong in them until it's too late for us to do much of anything; too often by the time we know something is wrong the problem has been going on for a long time and is now beyond the point that the vet can really do anything to fix it.

Answer 3

Cats hunt, and there's nothing you can do to change that instinct. If the dog door stays open and he keeps hunting, you're not going to be able to keep him from bringing things in either. Is it possible to leave the dog outside during the day so you can shut it, or is there nowhere sheltered?

Other than that, you could try putting a collar on him that has a bell on it. Cats do learn how to move without sounding their bell, but if you keep a couple of different collars on hand and swap them over every so often you should be able to limit his hunting success.

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

Cats hunt, it is their nature. Don't forget that many birds eat living creatures also (worms, insects, etc.). There isn't any medicine that will help. Try a bell on the cat's collar.

I have to day, though, that I don't have much respect for any bird that the average housecat can catch. I am pro-Darwin all the day.

Another suggestion: You can get a dog door that is controlled electronically by a device on the dog's collar, so it will let the cat out too but it will not let anyone else in except your dog. I had one for my cats to keep out neighbor cats, raccoons, etc.

Answer 5

You've got to be kidding me. Please, tell me this is a joke.

Cats are predators. They kill things. It's what they do. This isn't a "tabby" thing. It's a "cat" thing. There's no magical "stop being a cat" medicine for cats. There is, however, a magical invention called a "collar" which almost always comes with a bell attached, with the specific intent of warning birds about when your cat is about to pounce and decapitate them. You should not be letting your cat outside if it is not wearing a collar anyway - what are you thinking?!

Actually, you shouldn't really be letting your cat go out at all, period. Unless you have a magical Great Wall of China around your yard that the cat can't bypass, you're putting it at risk for all sorts of things - starting with getting hit by a car, getting poisoned (you'd be surprised how many retards leave antifreeze lying around in puddles on their driveway, especially in winter, and it is extremely attractive to animals), getting a horrible disease like Feline Leukemia or AIDS from other outdoor cats, getting injured in fights (not neutered) or picked on by other toms (if he is neutered), getting attacked or killed by a predator (I don't know where you live, but down here we hear about coyotes killing pets all the time), and getting injured or killed by any of the many sick bastards in the world (which happens ALL THE TIME - family friends' cat just suffered massive head trauma from what the vet says had to be something akin to a baseball bat).

If you have to have the pet door unlocked for dog, you're going to have to leave the cat in a different section of the house locked off from the area with access to outside. Otherwise your cat is going to keep going out, and without a collar (and possibly even with), he's going to keep terrorizing the local bird population.

I am COMPLETELY SHOCKED that you would suggest putting your cat down because it kills birds. PLEASE, if you are really this stupid and irresponsible, PLEASE take your cat to the local SPCA. There is NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR CAT. There is, however, something VERY wrong with you.

On the positive - your cat is bringing his kills back home because he loves you. They're gifts. Too bad he's got such stupid owners who can't appreciate the generosity.

Answer 6

First of all, if you must get rid of your cat, don't put him down take him to a shelter. All cats hunt......its an instinct that they all have. An easy solution is to observe your cat and backyard.Try and find where and how its catching the birds. Then, if possible try to eliminate it. Or, you could either find a neighbor to let the dog out or build a doghouse and leave it outside (on nice days). The bird hunting should decrease in the winter.

Answer 7

One of my cats also likes to hunt. He has brought in dead moles and birds, and once he even brought in a live bird. We don't have an animal door, but he would run in the house before we saw that he had an animal.

It's what cats do. They're proud of their "kill." They want to present it to you as a love offering. "See what I did, mom?"

Can you close up the dog door, and hire someone to let the dog out?

Or, when you're gone, keep the cat in a large room and shut the door. Keep a litter box, food and water in there. And only let him out when you're home (and block the dog door, so he can't get in when you're home). Cat's don't "have" to go out, they only like to do so. It won't hurt him to leave him inside, but it will be an adjustment for him, and don't expect him to like it.

Answer 8

Cats are hunters, period. As long as he has free in/out access to your home he will bring it in. My cat just brought a teeny-tiny baby mouse into my home tonight. Please do not even think about "putting" him down for something that is natural for him. He wants you to be proud of him for his hunting skills. Do you have a litter box inside? Try shutting him up during the day in a room with his food/water bowl and litter box so that your dog can come and go without the cat being able to. Just do not make it a small room, preferably it is a room that he spends alot of time that has a door.

Answer 9

Cats are predators , killing smallish moving things is what they do , do you mind that he kills the mice in your house ? If you don't want him doing what nature intended him to do and since you can't keep him in why not put a collar with a bell on it , on him so that the birds can hear him coming . And before you think about putting him to sleep for something that all cats do PLEASE try to find a home for him or take him to a no kill shelter.

Answer 10

You're going to kill a cat because it hunts and holds you in enough esteem to bring you trophy bits? Take the cat to the humane society or take the time to put some ads in the paper (free cats get free ads in many papers) to find the animal a good home.
With very few exceptions, the only cats that don't hunt are *indoor cats*. It has nothing to do with being a tabby. There are no medications for being a cat.
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