What to do about mean feral cat?

[Nintendesert]

Trap and neuter solves the attacks on him how?

 

[IronWing]

Trap and neuter solves the attacks on him how?

Neutering generally lowers the level of agression in tom cats.

 

[Ichinisan]

Just kick snow at it, nothing will happen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMNSVMyxzxA

Her dog is worthless.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Neutering generally lowers the level of agression in tom cats.

So does euthanasia.

 

[Nintendesert]

Neutering generally lowers the level of agression in tom cats.

I missed where we knew the sex of the cat.

 

[IronWing]

I missed where we knew the sex of the cat.

Call me sexist, but I bet it's a boy.

 

[Newell Steamer]

Take off and nuke the entire 'hood from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

 

[Nintendesert]

Call me sexist, but I bet it's a boy.

You must not know too many women.

 

[BlitzPuppet]

A rather mean feral cat has showed up in my neighborhood. The thing has terrorized my cat making her not want to go outside anymore. It's also attacked me a few times.

Animal control won't do anything about it. They told me to go to the animal shelter and pick up a trap. I did that but I caught pet cats both times I set it out. I figure I should stop with the trap since I'm catching the neighbors' pets.

Any suggestions?

Yeah, shoot it and bury it.

Done.

 

[rudeguy]

It depends on just how mean it is. If it is literally trying to kill you, you are going to have to put it down. If it just hisses and is being a dick, well that's what cats do.

You choice is basically either to kill it or leave it be. Sucks.

 

[bignateyk]

Bait a live-trap and take it to the vet to be euthanized? We used to just shoot strays when I was growing up, but we lived on a farm...

Strays pose a rabies risk, so it's better to euthanize them when possible.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Just kick snow at it, nothing will happen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMNSVMyxzxA

That's amazing. The woman is stupid though. As soon as the cat looked like it was going to stand it's ground I would go for the pellet gun.

 

[torpid]

Some cats are indoor cats, some are not. Those that are not, whether by nature or not, need to roam. We had an indoor cat that had been indoor its entire life. It would whine to be let out and wanted to go outside since an early age.

My cat whines at the furnace room door every day and wants to go in there. I do not let him in, nor do I assume that he just would be happier if he were a plumber.

 

[SlitheryDee]

My cat whines at the furnace room door every day and wants to go in there. I do not let him in, nor do I assume that he just would be happier if he were a plumber.

My cat just wants to go anywhere that she perceives that she's not allowed to go. Closed doors bug the shit out of her. Any time she gets the opportunity to go in she races through the door, looks around as if to say "Ok now what", and wanders back to more familiar territory.

 

[zinfamous]

Get a python and release it into your crawlspace.

It will eventually find that cat.

 

[smackababy]

If a cat openly attacked me, it wouldn't be a problem anymore. I'd stomp on it's head and be done with it.

Seriously, OP, buy a pellet rifle and a box of pellets. Practice up, then shoot the cat. Easy. If you're a good shot or lucky, the pellet will kill it and you can be done with it.

 

[MagickMan]

.22 rifles are made for this.

 

[schmuckley]

Notify the local Chinese food place :sneaky:

^this

 

[smackababy]

Just noticed the OP lives in Austin... Seriously, you should already have dealt with this with the gun you should already own. Wtf?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Sounds like someone hasn't been practicing their stance of dominance.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

Send your cat to ninja school

 

[KeithTalent]

Your cat sounds like a pussy.

KT

 

[Leyawiin]

Had a mean feral tom who almost killed our neutered male cat (put him in the vets for five days). I ended up shooting it with a 22 pistol after I heard the next fight going on (my Lab treed it). Hated to do it, but I didn't like that vet bill too much. Oh, lived out in the Sierra Nevada on ten acres, so it wasn't like anyone would care if I discharged the gun.

 

[smackababy]

Oh, lived out in the Sierra Nevada on ten acres, so it wasn't like anyone would care if I discharged the gun.

You're in California, the government cares if you discharge a gun. In fact, they are using this post as evidence against you as we speak.

 

[Phoenix86]

Just keep with trying with the trap, you'll get it eventually. If it's truly attacking, put it down with a gun (ymmv, local laws, etc.).