posted 05-15-2003 09:56 AM         

could use help with a problem that i need to address now!!!

we have two young girls(4yrs and 9 yrs)and two cats(1yr and 3yrs). the cats spend time outdoors and have become very "curious" about our neighbor's(across the sttreet) pigeons and baby pigeons in their coop. he is passionate about his birds.

need to keep our cats away...don't want the
birds hassled or harmed in any way

any advice or thoughts would be a
tremendous help! i'm worried!

thx

johnlk

posted 05-18-2003 01:07 AM         

First of all I agree with the above post about building a cat pen. Your cats are in danger of being hit by a car if they roam across the road to see the birds. So you need to keep them on your side of the road. You can do this with these steps:

1. Keep the cats inside, or build a cattery attachment onto your house so they can enjoy outside without roaming.

2. If you can't to this then distract your cats from straying by making your backyard better than your neighbour's. Eg: build cat entertainment trees/benches/shelves etc, maybe get some birds yourself (in a outdoor cage) or a bird bath.

3. Ask your neighbour to squit your cats with water (turn on the hose) everytime they wander onto his property. That will enforce his property as a bad place to be, and they may give up eventually.

posted 05-19-2003 10:17 AM         

thx for your input...good ideas and other
people's thoughts are a real big help

regards