Our old cat killed by eagle today
Moskog
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Sad day today as our oldest cat was killed by an eagle.
Today I saw something unusual sitting by the river shore, some 100 meters away from my Kitchen window. I grabbed my binoculars and could see an eagle sitting there, eating on something among crows and magpies. I thought it could be a dead salmon but also worried about the cats who often use to hunt there. I went out through the field and found the remainds of our mommy cat. Evidence in the snow left no doubts who was the killer, I found the spot where the cat was killed, tracs of the wings where the eagle probably attacked the cat from behind.
The cat was close to 15 years old but was still in good shape.
Now, her son, our male cat is alone but I guess we have to look for another kitten.
Today I saw something unusual sitting by the river shore, some 100 meters away from my Kitchen window. I grabbed my binoculars and could see an eagle sitting there, eating on something among crows and magpies. I thought it could be a dead salmon but also worried about the cats who often use to hunt there. I went out through the field and found the remainds of our mommy cat. Evidence in the snow left no doubts who was the killer, I found the spot where the cat was killed, tracs of the wings where the eagle probably attacked the cat from behind.
The cat was close to 15 years old but was still in good shape.
Now, her son, our male cat is alone but I guess we have to look for another kitten.
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My Mom had to put her 17 year old cat down due to health problems last month, but no one should lose a companion in your way.
Just yesterday, I was thinking about Phil's cat that we lost a little over two years ago:
And he left a message.
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The best Moderator we had on these forums.
Sorry for your loss.
When I first got my Yorkie I was concerned because there were several hawks which hunted in the area behind my fence. I was afraid they'd mistake him for a rabbit.
I've also seen very large turkey vultures but I think they concentrate on dead critters.
We were adopted by a stray cat a few years ago, and I always worried when it was out of sight for any length of time. It had been declawed, and since here was quite a bit of wildlife in the area I worried about it not able to escape a predator by climbing. One day it wandered off and never returned. Still miss it.
All of ours are indoor cats - they suffer from excess and all it brings with it.
I remember when we lost the cat we had before Rocky. His name was Greypaw and he was about 10-12 years old. He had licked the snow under my tractor where it had dripped down some glychol antifreeze liquid. He just laid down by the garage and did not move for hours. Then he just closed his eyes and past away. I will never forgive myself for having the leak on the tractor...
Hope we get the a chance too meet soon so we can have a talk again.
At least there's some consolation in the fact that you know what happened to her. What I really hate is the mysterious disappearance of a healthy, happy, well-fed, much loved cat. Years after, we still wonder what happened to our Maine Coon cat, Alex. Trapped and dispatched by a neighbor would be our best guess.
Be well,
-Phil
That's for sure. Even though its just a cat, it becomes a beloved Family member.
As you might guess I'm no great cat lover. But I hate to hear of such savagery as declawing a cat. Who would do such a thing? It's barbaric. How would you like to have your fingers cut off?
My old cat thought I was a nice warm place on which to sleep whilst I was watching TV. If I dared to move there was a lot of hissing and scratching and blood drawing.
I loved that crazy cat, claws and all.
Doc
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Oops, not kinda smart testimony, erco!
Well I could have liked to kill that hangglider sometimes, my Brother also lost a cat that way some years ago, he even saw the attack. There are also evidence that the eagle kills lambs and even adult reindeers in the hills. Evidence of eagle-killed-lambs are usually small holes in the lambs skull from the clows. Reindeers are usually attacked in the back where the clows cut nerves that paralyze that part of the body so the animal won't be able to run no more. The eagle eventually waits for Things to calm Down.