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While many longhairs are not known for being active, my Turkish Vans really can wear me out!

Otto is the official "mouser" in the house. Not only is he delighted whenever we have an unwelcome house guest, he has become increasingly more creative in the way he hunts them. He drowned his last mouse in his water bowl. He just held it under with his paw! That's what I get for bringing the infamous swimming cat into my home!

Otto's brother, Oscar, is a pretty active guy too. Otto's never given him a chance to hunt any real prey, but if the cat toys are out, Oscar is there.

Vans are big kittes, and I'm sure Bengal people experience some similar things when their cats come in pairs. When the Vans start playing tag throughout the house, eveything becomes a disaster zone! I'm still looking for a STURDY and TALL cat tree that the Vans can't knock over. Short ones are fine, but these guys like to be on top.

I had no idea vans were so much fun! I always thought they were docile calm kinda like a ragdoll/birmin

Didnt know they had such personality!

My Zoey is a selective hunter... she like mice , grasshoppers , spiders and fish but NOT rabbits and squirrels.. My yorkie is also a selective hunter mice and other small rodents ... I did NOT allow her too close to my foster drawf bunny ... but My cat fell into the enclosure and layed down with bunny....

I WOULD AVOID the breeder with the small dog issue... YES hunting breeds may have to be introed slower but for nearly 7 yrs my house has had a LARGE yorkie( 12-13 lbs ideal wt) and cat s ... NEVER has there been a problem a smack from the bothered animal didnt handle ... OHH and the fierce hunter ran accross the vet s back room to help with a crying week old kitten ...

Kandie hunted ANYTHING NOT HER family .... birds , lizards , squirrels , rabbits and other cats( never Zoey or Simon)

what kind of cat was kandie?

You often can't tell from the look or breed of the cat what sort of hunter they are.

One of the most fierce hunting cats I know of is a somewhat elderly (I think she's around 8-9 years old now) tiny little tortie female mixed breed cat. She's around half the size of my Nikita.

She goes outside and has regularely brought pigeons through the cat flap etc. (not fun for her humans to clean up) in addition to terrorizing all the mice and baby rabbits around.

Originally Posted by chausiefan

what kind of cat was kandie?

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DMH/DML moggie.. she was a LARGE girl of 13.5 lbs

The only cats IMO that would not be very good hunters are Persians

same with exotic shorthairs, ragdolls and birmans

I am not sure but I own a Sphynx. The Sphynx is an indoor kitty since birth, spoiled rotten from birth too , but has caught many flies and bugs, kills them then eats them. She also loves playing with small and big dogs alike. She plays really rough. When she sees birds she makes a strange sound, it is always the same sound for all "prey". I have no doubt if allowed outside she would hunt birds.
I have to keep her away from our reptiles.

We always had cats in the family, my mother even used to had a wild cat at her grannies house.
About 5 years ago we a small/medium sized tuxedo cat called Charly. He was a lovely house cat, all he would do all day is trying to make babies with pillows but once we moved to swiss (basel Land) we started to let him out.
He was a bit shy at first but that changed quick, he was running all over the village day and night bringing home mice, birds, small rats....

My 2 older cats here are scared of everyting when i take them to a park (every weekend) they will flee even from a butterfly... At home they feel strong of course.. i remember when they discovered their first Gekko... they were zirping at him for half n hour and somehow managed to catch him....

Then when my baby bengal came, they were afraid of him... he still dominates the feeding place and while playing the bengal makes aggressive sounds sometimes so they would stop and retreat. My bengal is having a hard time to submit himself to a bigger cat.

Cats CAN and DO bite hard, do not mistake. My cats would never scratch me or bite me hard because i am much taller than them but playing with eachother its a different story.
Moogly had several scars from his brother... Once i put my hand in a sock and went in between them when they were "playing". Moona bit my hand the same way as he would bite moogle and i was shoked by the pain.

You should supervise loud wrestling when grown cats play with kittens, they might hurt them.

None of my cats have a strong prey drive

Originally Posted by AmberThe Bobcat

None of my cats have a strong prey drive

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nope none at all

Originally Posted by AmberThe Bobcat

None of my cats have a strong prey drive

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This comment was said just before the Cougar sank his teeth into the arm of the victum....

cougars are such strong animals much stronger than a man even, wow u live with one of the most powerful predators in the world!

I actually researched these cats for a while because they are said to live in my area. And all the legendary stuff said about thier power cause usually be backed! Therefor its not really legendary!

Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

The only cats IMO that would not be very good hunters are Persians

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I've known a few people with Persians that could adequately be titled "Doom of Rodents."

Originally Posted by AmberThe Bobcat

None of my cats have a strong prey drive

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Do you keep the cougar in your house?
have any pics?

Someone i know here has a tiger at his home... 4 years old now. They make a complicated house cat.

Originally Posted by AmberThe Bobcat

None of my cats have a strong prey drive

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Well that comment certainly made me laugh outloud!!!!

Originally Posted by chausiefan

cougars are such strong animals much stronger than a man even, wow u live with one of the most powerful predators in the world!

I actually researched these cats for a while because they are said to live in my area. And all the legendary stuff said about thier power cause usually be backed! Therefor its not really legendary!

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That's true. According to the cougar experts at the Cougar Mountain Zoo, which is a small zoo near my home run by the Zoological Society of Washington, they are the strongest cat, pound for pound. They have two rescued cougars living there, who are both quite elderly by wildcat standards, and still quite the playful cats.

They also have two very rare tiger cubs - if you're ever in the Puget Sound area, I highly recommend a visit to the Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah (not to be confused with our big zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, in Seattle). It will be a few dollars well-spent to see these amazing animals and learn a bit more about them.

Sorry for the little hijack!

I can hardly wait to see how Junior (and the new kitten) reacts to the mice this winter. I always have mice in my attic and walls when it's cold out but in the 7 years I've been here I've only seen a couple living mice. About once a year I'll have to hunt down a dead mouse which stinks up my apartment though.

Mez

Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

This comment was said just before the Cougar sank his teeth into the arm of the victum....

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Aww, not Carmelo. He will just lick you to pieces

Do you keep the cougar in your house?
have any pics?

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He did live in the house until a year old, but now he lives outside in a secure enclosure. My bobcats live inside and also go out in an enclosure as well. Yes, I have lots of pictures, just click on the links in my signature or check out this thread http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...0&goto=newpost

Well that comment certainly made me laugh outloud!!!!

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Now why is that?