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Re: getting a cat
[Re: Missy_Welden]
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12/02/07 09:42 PM
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I ♥ Keets
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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 probably the bird flew to the cat's territory =\
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Re: getting a cat
[Re: Buttons]
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12/02/07 09:47 PM
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lamonsas
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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]
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12/03/07 02:15 AM
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pretty bird
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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]
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12/03/07 06:13 AM
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Cetan
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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
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Re: getting a cat
[Re: Cetan]
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12/03/07 06:33 AM
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lamonsas
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but i thing that cats have a natural instinct to eat birds, i could be wrong.
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Re: getting a cat
[Re: lamonsas]
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12/03/07 06:48 AM
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big bad momma
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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]
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12/03/07 05:20 PM
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Four Keets
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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]
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12/03/07 05:24 PM
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Lishious
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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,
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Re: getting a cat
[Re: Buttons]
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12/04/07 09:07 PM
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Amethyst
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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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