Hello, All. I have 5 cats, all rescues. I keep all of my cats indoor, always have.
My next door neighbor lets her cat out. She used to have 2, but 1 disappeared a few years ago. At that time I suggested she keep her cat as indoor only, but she really wasn't interested. There are no other cats roaming about in my area. There is an abandoned barn about 1/4 mile away with some strays / ferals, but they tend to remain down there, the farm and fields provide them all they need and they never come up the hill to where I live.
Three years ago, I xeriscaped 3/4 of my yard. No more lawn to mow! I have many plants for pollinators: bees, birds and butterflies. I see possum, groundhog, chipmunks, rabbits and more in my yard. This Spring one rabbit made her den under one of my hydrangea bushes. The lady across the street first noticed it. (That house is a raised ranch, so she is elevated when she sits and looks out at the yards, gets a good view.) And she said she had another rabbit with a den in her yard, as well. We both enjoyed watching the mothers when they were out, and we set out fresh veggies for the 2 does. We were looking forward to seeing the babies once they emerged from the den.
The babies from my den were killed by the neighbor's cat within half an hour of their coming out. The babies across the street were killed by the same cat within an hour of coming out. The woman across the street said she saw the cat kill the babies in my yard, but not the ones in her yard. We found them dead, the cat just does a bite, does not eat at all. The puncture wounds aren't even visible in every case.
When the baby birds in the nests in my evergreens became fledglings, several of them were killed by the cat, as well. I buried all the bunnies and birds.
I am sick about this. I feel like my yard has become a trap for wildlife. I want to tell the woman next door what her cat has done, and I really want to say her cat is no longer welcome in my yard.
Realistic? Her cat has been outdoors for all his life, I have lived here 5 years so he is at least that old. I doubt she could make him stay indoors now, even if she wanted to.
Thoughts? Ideas, suggestions of phrases or how to say what I want to say? Help appreciated.
My next door neighbor lets her cat out. She used to have 2, but 1 disappeared a few years ago. At that time I suggested she keep her cat as indoor only, but she really wasn't interested. There are no other cats roaming about in my area. There is an abandoned barn about 1/4 mile away with some strays / ferals, but they tend to remain down there, the farm and fields provide them all they need and they never come up the hill to where I live.
Three years ago, I xeriscaped 3/4 of my yard. No more lawn to mow! I have many plants for pollinators: bees, birds and butterflies. I see possum, groundhog, chipmunks, rabbits and more in my yard. This Spring one rabbit made her den under one of my hydrangea bushes. The lady across the street first noticed it. (That house is a raised ranch, so she is elevated when she sits and looks out at the yards, gets a good view.) And she said she had another rabbit with a den in her yard, as well. We both enjoyed watching the mothers when they were out, and we set out fresh veggies for the 2 does. We were looking forward to seeing the babies once they emerged from the den.
The babies from my den were killed by the neighbor's cat within half an hour of their coming out. The babies across the street were killed by the same cat within an hour of coming out. The woman across the street said she saw the cat kill the babies in my yard, but not the ones in her yard. We found them dead, the cat just does a bite, does not eat at all. The puncture wounds aren't even visible in every case.
When the baby birds in the nests in my evergreens became fledglings, several of them were killed by the cat, as well. I buried all the bunnies and birds.
I am sick about this. I feel like my yard has become a trap for wildlife. I want to tell the woman next door what her cat has done, and I really want to say her cat is no longer welcome in my yard.
Realistic? Her cat has been outdoors for all his life, I have lived here 5 years so he is at least that old. I doubt she could make him stay indoors now, even if she wanted to.
Thoughts? Ideas, suggestions of phrases or how to say what I want to say? Help appreciated.
i should also say that there is a service in my area called poop 911to hunt that will pick up poop weekly for about 30bux a week depending on dog size and amounts of poop.not much hope it helps idea wise for your problem
If they don't take it seriously you could actually call.
