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Well it is kind of sad and a kind of 'poetic justice' as well.
Went out to feed the hordes of native birds and non-native ones as well this morning ( first time since coming from hospital that I have felt safe and capable enough to do so btw,) and there is the same offending feral monster cat crouching in my across the road neighbours' front garden DEFINITELY planning its next move on slaughtering some poor innocent native bird.
Well as I put out the seed for the birds, the neighbour let her very friendly, well behaved Basset dog, Frankie out into her front yard for his morning ablutions and his regular inspect tour of the gardens. Suddenly Frankie spots the feral cat, charges towards it, the cat decides that with a fully grown Basset coming down on you like a freight train that escape and discretion are the better form of valour, takes a running leap over the fence JUST as a car is coming past the house.
Score now stands at Ford Ranger 4x4 vehicle - 1 feral cat, a cracked windscreen plus a flat spot in the tread on all 4 tyres, Feral cat - now no longer a fat feral, stealing and murdering pest but a somewhat crumpled mess that the driver has removed and will deposit in the meat-hole at the local Waste Disposal Facility and Frankie the Basset now is strolling around acting very satisfied with himself.

Triphid 9 Feb 19
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Sad for the cat but happy for the bird that would have become its snack. 😟 🙂

Betty Level 8 Mar 5, 2022
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While I feel for the cat, it is not its fault it is a feral cat, hopefully it was quick and painless.

I have caught ferals in a cat trap and called the pound feeling really guilty as I know it will be put down and that it will be frightened and angry the whole time but there is a reason I am a vegie I can not kill animals. Having to put down my two 15 year old dogs nearly destroyed me. I felt so guilty, please note they were going deaf and blind and had arthritis that pain med were not alleviating and the Vet said it was the kindest thing but I still felt guilty.

Well going on the HUGE cracks on the windscreen of the Ford Ranger and the speed that they both collided with each other at PLUS that the neck of the cats was well and truly shattered, not broken, I'd say death was instantaneous.

BUDGIE I feel your pain. Part of loving a dog or catis knowing from the moment you get them that a sad day will come. I have, after 50 years of multiplie dogs, Always had to look back & know I waited too long because I could not face that day.

@AnneWimsey I know I did not wait too long but I wanted to wait so much longer.

When one was a pup she injured her leg and could not walk on it, took her to a vet who just gave her anti- inflamatories and took and xray. Took her and the xray to my chiro and basically told him if you can not do anything tell me so I can take her to the vets to be put down she can not live in this much pain. I was in tears, he looked at the xray gently moved her leg (she was so trusting and never got snippy but it must have hurt) did some manipulations on it.
Told me to give it until Monday (it was a Friday) and to keep up the painkillers and anti inflammatories. I was carrying her outside as watching her limp and only want to take a few steps was too much. On Monday when I got home from work she took a few wobbly steps towards me using all four legs I rang the chiro in tears again telling him she was walking. She made a nearly fulll recovery until old age and arthritis set in (yup that joint)

Turns out in their front leg at the "knee/elbow" they have a bone spur that slots into a hole in the other bone. Hers were out of alignment meaning every time she tried to straighten her leg it hurt., when it moved it hurt, never went back to that vet. Also sent them a message of how badly they misdiagnosed my dog.

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