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Triana

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7. This is exactly why I keep my kitties indoors.

Reply to avebury (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 06:11 AM

Nov 2013

Though there are some cats who 'insist' on going outside, often even those kitties can be gradually adapted to indoor life. It's a hell of a lot safer for them.

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A group of 4 raccoons tried to get my neighbor's cat. [View all] onestepforward Nov 2013 OP

I absolutely hate raccoons. JohnnyRingo Nov 2013 #1

I'm an animal lover too and didn't know this about raccoons. onestepforward Nov 2013 #2

To help keep raccoons out of your yard or house, put out moth balls. JDPriestly Nov 2013 #3

I've heard about mothballs. onestepforward Nov 2013 #14

Well, at least we humans did not invent gang violence. merrily Nov 2013 #4

I read the title, Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2013 #6

I hope that you alert the neighbor avebury Nov 2013 #5

This is exactly why I keep my kitties indoors. Triana Nov 2013 #7

Me too. onestepforward Nov 2013 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Nov 2013 #10

We have coyotes too. onestepforward Nov 2013 #12

Yes, I'll tell them. onestepforward Nov 2013 #11

My friends' cat libodem Nov 2013 #8

Poor kitty. onestepforward Nov 2013 #16

His fur has grown back in libodem Nov 2013 #17

I had a cat eaten by "rakins" one Halloween geardaddy Nov 2013 #9

Raccoons recently bit our neighbor's dog. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #13

Wow! I had witnessed something odd on my back deck a few years ago... Contrary1 Nov 2013 #18

I've seen similar too, including with the cat onestepforward Nov 2013 #19

We have one big raccoon that eats with our feral cats sammytko Nov 2013 #20

Your neighbors need to keep their cat indoors. Brigid Nov 2013 #21