My Daughter's Cat "Rascal" is gone

[Sonic dB]

Sorry to hear about Rascal. I absolutely love animals and I almost hate to click on a thread here that brings bad news. Hopefully it went quick for him and he is in a better place.

[phoenix_iii]

Did Rascal still have his claws on all four corners? I hope so. No claws is like no guns for humans.


If they are an indoors only forever cat, then no guns/claws is understandable. But if they ever go outside, or have the ability to escape, they need their guns... otherwise they are fast oversized rabbits.


Claws or no claws on Mr. R?


[not getting into the whole 'it changes their personality thing']

[Tishabet]

Wow, that sucks

Condolences from me and Punch

[Axeman]

Really sorry about your loss. These are the toughest threads for me to read.

[vash]

sad...cats dont stand a chance against a coyote. the food chain is very clear cut.

my cats want out, but we are very vigilant against the escape artist....sorry for the loss.

coyote are so easy to hunt...i quit chasing them. hmmmm, maybe with a bow...naaa.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by vash

sad...cats dont stand a chance against a coyote. the food chain is very clear cut.

my cats want out, but we are very vigilant against the escape artist....sorry for the loss.

coyote are so easy to hunt...i quit chasing them. hmmmm, maybe with a bow...naaa.

If it's legal...flick your sticks at 'em...these critters need to develop a fear of man.

[john70t]

[edit- coyotebarn pic removed by john70t. Distracting from thread]

[pwd72s]

Good man!

[trekkor]

That picture is disgusting and is a display of someone's disrespect for life.

That's how I feel about it.


KT

[Gogar]

Its a photoshop.

[trekkor]

Are you sure?

I hope so.


KT

[pwd72s]

If I should squeeze a trigger on one of those Varmints, I'll do it for Rascal...

[924slover]

we lost our "grumpy old man" twister a while back he got hit by a mom talking on her cell phone speeding on our dead end road. He survived the accident but a week later we had him put down because of injuries and he just gave up. we went out when we were ready and got a new little buddy (he's a little crazy) who doesn't make up for the loss of a best friend but makes it ALOT easier.

[carnutzzz]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Kill both when they aren't where they belong. Portland voters outlawed the hunting of Cougars with dogs in Oregon. Now cougars being spotted in places near children. It's only a matter of time...

But what the heck? The Cougars were here first, right?

Pretty much.

[jyl]

Our cat Hobbes died about 2 weeks ago. We have now started looking at shelter cats. It helps - you won't forget Rascal but there is another cat out there who is wonderful in his/her own way.

[varmint]

Originally Posted by carnutzzz

They were here first.

It's the hunting of wolves that has allowed the population of coyotes to explode. So- do we stop hunting wolves or kill the coyotes?

if a coyote annoys a wolf. the wolf eats the coyote. we have replaced wolves as tthe apex predator. so if a coyote annoys us, we get to kill it.

that's nature.

[126coupe]

Originally Posted by phoenix_iii

Did Rascal still have his claws on all four corners? I hope so. No claws is like no guns for humans.


If they are an indoors only forever cat, then no guns/claws is understandable. But if they ever go outside, or have the ability to escape, they need their guns... otherwise they are fast oversized rabbits.


Claws or no claws on Mr. R?


[not getting into the whole 'it changes their personality thing']

Rascal had all 4 claws and he was "chipped"