cat is determined not to be coyote snack... thank goodness she had claws for climbing!

[Demovictory9]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals/cat-survives-coyote-attack-with-help-of-folding-lounge-chair/vi-AAYkbDG

[Walleye]

1. That reassured me. My outdoor cat can climb poles. And I've seen coyotes out back

[ReluctanceTango]

6. We've had packs of them in our neighborhood, running up and down the main drag.

Why I don't let my cat outside, for any reason, and why I tell new residents in our neighborhood not to let their pets out of a safe space unless they're on a leash with their owner. At least once every few months, some idiot has to post a sign saying Fluffy the pup or cat is missing. They don't realize that if Fluffy didn't come home as usual, then the chances of Fluffy being Coyote Dinner were about 85%

[Demovictory9]

7. urban southern Calif here...I've seen coyotes sauntering about in the day time

[Walleye]

9. Well, my outdoor cat is a tame feral.

I have an indoor cat that I brought in from outside. He had obviously been somebody’s cat before. But the feral has lived out there 11 years. Had him fixed as a kitten. And I do worry about him but he does pretty good. A few years ago he disappeared in the spring, I was sure the coyote had gotten him. But the son of a gun showed up seven weeks later skinny and dehydrated obviously had been trapped somewhere. He’s been doing very well ever since.

[yonder]

2. The cat wasn't getting much traction on that post.

Declawed? Fake wood? At least it got away.

[Demovictory9]

3. the lawn chair saved the cats bacon

[yonder]

5. Agreed.

[wnylib]

16. My cat is an indoor cat. 6 years old

and has never been outdoors. But I would never have had her declawed because you never know when a cat might slip out unnoticed. Or, I might some day need to give her up to someone who might not be as careful about keeping her indoors. Cats need those claws for self defense. Besides, it is cruel to remove claws. To a cat, it is like removing a limb. They can get phantom limb feelings after the claws are removed.

Here in NY, it is now illegal to declaw a cat, as of a couple years ago.

[yonder]

18. Agree about declawing cats. Should be outlawed entirely.

We've always had cats (right now, 2 outdoor ones) and my opinion is folks who want to declaw, for any reason (indoor or not), should not be cat owners. Just last night I was marveling how effortlessly they can climb a deck post. Ours like to hang out on the roof.

The cat in the video had trouble both climbing the post and staying there. Maybe it was inexperience (indoor cat?), no claws or the post was of some material that afforded little traction.

Looks like the coyote got at least one good bite in - I would be curious to know if it actually did get away. Like the other post said, that chair gave it at least a little reprieve.

[a kennedy]

4. Don't think the cat had front nails......JMHO.

and wow very scary video.

[Karadeniz]

8. Poor angel... cats should get their main meal in the evening, if they're let out, so they can be

kept inside at night.

[Fla Dem]

10. We really don't know if the kitty survived.

You can see the coyote wandering around the yard at the 1:13 mark of the video.

She falls off the post at 1:47, only 34 seconds later right in the path the coyote was headed.

At 1:52 you can hear a short cry. Was it the cat? Did the Coyote get her. They don’t really know.

Here's The rest of the story:

https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/coyote-vs-cat-fight/285-819c4b4a-6909-42ef-9340-245e3f1bd1ec

[Demovictory9]

12. someone said another article.. owners said cat was ok

I hope so

[Fla Dem]

15. Me too.

[3catwoman3]

11. I tell our cats, who are exclusively indoor critters, that they are trading...

...their freedom for their longevity, and that it is a damn good deal.

[Demovictory9]

13. show them this video

[3catwoman3]

19. They don't seem to have any complaints.

I haven't watched it yet because it sounds too scary.

[Ellipsis]

14. At the beginning we have lots of lawn ornaments (rabbits). At the end of summer they disappear.

Around here, I'm more worried about owls and hawks and eagles during the day.

[BWdem4life]

17. Catios, people. Catios. n/t