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Originally Posted by TypeA
Yeah thats just it, I always give them a friendly warning first. But almost without fail you chase them off verbally and they come back eventually. Once I start to recognize the same cat, that is having to scale my fence to get in, well then clearly they havent gotten the hint and more stringent measures are called for. I dont poison, abandon, allow my dog to attack or shoot to maim but I will always get the point across with a mild BB shot to the rump (we're talking a weak gun from 50' here). If I was of the mindset of most Portlanders I wouldnt be making a point to keep my own cat indoors. Seems to me if your indoor cat gets out it getting run over by a car would be far more of a concern than what someone might do to him for crapping in their flower bed.
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Actually, the reason I keep the cat inside is because my neighbors have chickens, and we have coyotes that roam our streets occasionally. Small dogs,cats, and chickens have disappeared because of the coyotes. I also think that my neighbors would appreciate my efforts to keep my cats from scaring their egg laying chickens. I doubt the cat could or would hurt the chickens. I have other neighbors that don't keep their cats in and they are seen in my yard often,but I don't do anything about it. By the way, I'm not really a cat person, The cat was my recently deceased wife's cat. I didn't think she would appreciate me getting rid of it so it will continue to live with me and the dog.