Crippled squirrels find their way to my feeders. Please Keep Your Cat Inside!
Sigh. Every morning I watch the survivors wobble around. They seem so happy to have found food and water. I've often wondered about the missing fluffy tails. The squirrels in my yard look like they have beaver tails.
Then today ... a three legged squirrel showed up.
These squirrels have healed from whatever trauma they've lived through but it wouldn't be necessary if my neighbors would keep their pets inside.
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One little guy has taken to looking in the sliding door. She stands with her feet against it. 
I haven't seen any coyotes in the yard but I have spotted the ones who weren't quick enough to make it across the thruway safely.
A few of the squirrels may have run into foxes.
He gets up on my potting bench and looks in the kitchen window, "Heeeeeeeeey Laaaaaaaaaaaaaady... whatcha doin'?", "How about some service out here!". 
Little stinkers. Thankfully they've never damaged the house or shed, but I know that's definitely something to keep an eye on.
After seeing a few short-flat tail squirrels, I was beginning to think we had a mutant strain of squirrels. The female short-tail chases all of the other squirrels off the deck. It appears as if her back legs were injured also as she hops instead of running like most squirrels do.
The closest 35 mph road is three blocks away. I think the cat with half a tail might hang around the horse farm nearby (across the 35 mph road) when it isn't stalking birds and small animals here.
They hunt as a perfect hunting pair. Very deadly.
The barn cats are all about the barn mice and serve a vital role in maintaining my farm ecosystem against the rodents. Besides, mice are much easier prey.
I can't imagine any cat going after a squirrel - squirrels are just very large furry rats - almost the same weight class of most cats - and are vicious in a fight.
I know I'm preaching to the choir here with you Kali but this is the third thread ITW's started in a week and I'm obviously on her ignore list.
Five weeks ago before the trees grew their heavy leaf canopy, we had seen hawks above us.
Then one morning I saw one sitting on my deck railing where my squirrels come to feed. This large intelligent goshawk had figured out their feeding habits. After making a few pics of the predator, the hubs and I rushed him screaming as loudly as we could and he flew away. Haven't seen him since. Explains what happened to a couple of my favorite hand feeding squirrels. 
That poor 3-legged kid.
In any case, kitties should be kept inside and pups on leashes.
I'm sure they are back again as there's a steady supply of food.
Sorry about your pet squirrels.
Sometimes nature is tough to watch.
You must have very happy cats. 
Although they don't know they're gonna get a catio soon so they can watch the squirrel gangs go at it from a front-row seat! 
