Neighbor (lives about six houses down) has a Rottweiler who gets out periodically. Sometimes, the owner will be out in front doing some yard work or something, and just lets the dog off-leash while he half-keeps an eye on him. The Rottie never gives humans a second look but it hates cats.
Today, I'm sitting at the computer (as usual), which is next to a front window facing the street. I hear something crash against the house right next to me, but had shades/blinds closed, so rather than looking out, I just went out the front door to see WTF it was. I feed stray cats out there on the porch so at first, I figured one of the cats knocked something over but then thought better of it because there just isn't anything out there large (or unstable) enough that could be knocked over and make that sort of racket. Some of our landscaping stone was strewn across the walkway and one of our small ground cover shrubs was almost completely torn out of the ground. But no cats or other animals in sight.
Then I see the neighbor hustling his way down the sidewalk and I knew right away - the Rottie was out again and went for one of the cats. We met up and walked around the side of the house (corner lot) and there he was, with our cat in its mouth pressing it against the ground. It was a stray that we took in, had it spayed and everything. She was using our doggie door to come inside when she was hungry or wanted to nap at night, but spending much of her life as a stray, she liked to spend the entire day (and even part of the night) outside.
Cat's spine was snapped, bent backwards in a very unnatural position. The guy was really apologetic, offered to take it to the vet (when it was still breathing and trying to move). I told him it wouldn't make it. Died pretty quick thereafter. He paid for the cost of spaying, he offered to compensate more but we declined.
Unfortunately, I never got a photo of her, except for the one I took of her dead in a bag. RIP pretty girl! 😡
Today, I'm sitting at the computer (as usual), which is next to a front window facing the street. I hear something crash against the house right next to me, but had shades/blinds closed, so rather than looking out, I just went out the front door to see WTF it was. I feed stray cats out there on the porch so at first, I figured one of the cats knocked something over but then thought better of it because there just isn't anything out there large (or unstable) enough that could be knocked over and make that sort of racket. Some of our landscaping stone was strewn across the walkway and one of our small ground cover shrubs was almost completely torn out of the ground. But no cats or other animals in sight.
Then I see the neighbor hustling his way down the sidewalk and I knew right away - the Rottie was out again and went for one of the cats. We met up and walked around the side of the house (corner lot) and there he was, with our cat in its mouth pressing it against the ground. It was a stray that we took in, had it spayed and everything. She was using our doggie door to come inside when she was hungry or wanted to nap at night, but spending much of her life as a stray, she liked to spend the entire day (and even part of the night) outside.
Cat's spine was snapped, bent backwards in a very unnatural position. The guy was really apologetic, offered to take it to the vet (when it was still breathing and trying to move). I told him it wouldn't make it. Died pretty quick thereafter. He paid for the cost of spaying, he offered to compensate more but we declined.
Unfortunately, I never got a photo of her, except for the one I took of her dead in a bag. RIP pretty girl! 😡
