FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: How to keep cats away

["Dev Joslin" <devjoslin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Allie,

This is only a partial solution at best.  But assuming your neighbors with 
the cats don't cooperate (or not enough) and assuming you don't want to 
assume the responsibility and potential havoc of owning a dog (hey, I love 
dogs but they aren't perfect and sometimes we give in and let them stay 
inside a lot.),  please consider a Platform Feeder.

Some of your "ground feeders" will be willing to feed on a platform--some 
won't.  It needs to have slippery metal pole and be situated where cats and 
squirrels (esp. squirrels) can't leap on to it.  It would be helpful if it 
had "lips" on the side to keep most of the seed, etc. from being knocked on 
the ground.  Also, do they make birdbaths that are difficult for cats to get 
to?  I'm not familiar with this but it seems worth looking into.

None of these will solve your problem, but might help somewhat.

Good luck!
Dev Joslin
Monteverde, Costa Rica




>From: Allie Dreyer <adreyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: adreyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [TN-Bird] How to keep cats away
>Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 20:49:18 -0600
>
>I was looking forward to feeding the birds this winter but it seems
>like we have three too many cats next door. Although the bird feeders
>are well in the air, the cats lie in wait in nearby shrubbery for a
>ground feeder. They also help themselves to water from the birdbath.
>Today we found a dead bird next to the birdbath. How can one get rid of
>the cats without making an enemy of the neighbor?
>
>Thanks
>
>Allie Dreyer
>Lebanon TN
>
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