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Re: getting a cat [Re: Missy_Welden] #232295 12/02/07 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted By: missywelden
Be VERY careful. My father-in-law told me about his old budgie. The cat never pounced or even tried for YEARS. He'd just look at the bird doing his thing. Then one day out of nowhere the cat pounced and killed the bird instantly. So never let your birds out.

If you want to get them to know each other just do it ALWAYS with the birds in the cage (mostly in hopes to prevent a curious cat harassing the birds at night).

I have no screens on my windows and when it was still hot I had my birds in their cage by the window with their door pointed towards me. They enjoyed themselves until a cat pawed curiously at the cage. Poor birds were scared to death. I yelled at the poor cat who was only being curious...poor birds and kitty. Though that same cat later wandered into our house and started acting like he owned the place smile


probably the bird flew to the cat's territory =\

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Re: getting a cat [Re: Buttons] #232297 12/02/07 09:47 PM
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buttons ur boxer looks so cute, man !! how do u like having a boxer?

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Re: getting a cat [Re: Buttons] #232436 12/03/07 02:15 AM
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We have 2 cats but we also have a bird room that we put a screen door on so the birds can fly free and the cats can't get in. I know not everyone has the luxury of having a bird room so if you do get a cat and have the birds just make sure to either shut the cat in a seperate room when the bird is out or only allow the bird freedom in one room with the door shut so that the cat does not have access. All it takes is one bite and your bird will be gone. Cat siliva can kill your bird as well as the bite.



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Re: getting a cat [Re: pretty bird] #232544 12/03/07 06:13 AM
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And dogs can kill keets just as easily as cats. Recently 6BudgiesNuts lost a keet to a dog and I thing OC Mommy also

Re: getting a cat [Re: Cetan] #232553 12/03/07 06:33 AM
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but i thing that cats have a natural instinct to eat birds, i could be wrong.


Re: getting a cat [Re: lamonsas] #232557 12/03/07 06:48 AM
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I love cats,I use to have different breeds of cats.my advice is never to leave a cat in the same room with your bird.you never know.people have told me their cat manged to get to their bids even when he cage was place high up over 6 feet.better to be careful then sorry.


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Re: getting a cat [Re: big bad momma] #232580 12/03/07 05:20 PM
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Dogs have the same instincts to go after birds. When I was younger, my dog went after my cockatiel. We of course were watching the dog very closely and she never got close enough, but she sure wanted to go after the bird. She was an Irish Setter (a hunting dog).


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Re: getting a cat [Re: Four Keets] #232582 12/03/07 05:24 PM
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my gramas dog a cocker spaniel will eat my bird in seconds how ever my dog a york terrior will play with my bird, they just follw eachother its quite funny if the dog decides to wlak away the bird wil hop bhind him and vice versa,

Re: getting a cat [Re: blue budgie] #232794 12/04/07 08:02 AM
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Oh yeah, dogs go after birds for sure. It was so sad because my parents small toy dog would go after birds all the time. But whenever it saw a small baby bird fall out of a tree (or trying to fly) it would go after it. It may have just been playing but they have teeth and claws too. My poor dad had to clean up so many birds in our yard frown

Even more off topic, I like cats because they aren't as needy and clingy as a dog. They like to cuddle every once and a while. They'll be affectionate, but not all the time. Kind of like birds only birds don't constantly have a snarky attitude about them laugh


Re: getting a cat [Re: Buttons] #232905 12/04/07 09:07 PM
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ya. my keets cage is on a shelf, and when hes lose the dog is outside. be careful.






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