| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
| Moderator: | MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO |
| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 11 1994 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5089 |
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O.K. gang, I need some advice. Sometime within the next week I will be
adding a new member to my family (of the feathered kind). Yes, I may
be nuts, but I'm getting a baby cockatiel and I fully expect my 3 cats
to love this baby like it were one of their own. Now, I'm fully aware
of the fact that I'm looking at the nature of my cats through rose
colored glasses, after all cats and birds don't get along! Right!
So, I'm actually a little nervous over this entire situation and I was
wondering how many other feliners out there also have birds? Any
advice or related stories would be appreciated.
thanks,
Jeanne, (Cali, Sam, Sweetie)
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| 3350.1 | it can be done | CHET::MACDONALD | Mon Feb 19 1990 17:47 | 19 | |
It can be done!! We had large birds when the kittens first arrived and
they had a very healthy respect for the parrotts. Unfortunately we had
to place the parrotts and were birdless for a few years. About 3 years
ago we got a parakeet. That was easy enough as we kept the cage out of
the cat's sight. Then we added another keet and got a flight cage.
One of our cats is a hunter and I was concerned that the birds action
would be too much for him. He has adjusted well... the squirt bottle
helped... now we have lovebirds and a cockatiel. Sydney the 'tiel gets
to come out and play and is just able to fly again. She will often
land on the floor and the cats look at her and then me and then turn
their heads and pretend she isn't there!! One cat has never bothered
the birds at all. Grasshoppers are about his biggest prey. And the
other will only sit on top of a cage if we haven't fed him fast enough.
It does take time and I always know where everyone is before a bird is
let out but it can be done. Just to add to things we also have two
Mastiffs.(Sydney has landed on them unharmed) Enjoy your new baby!!
they are great little birds.
MaryAnne
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| 3350.2 | yes it can be done | FLOWER::PIERCE | Fri Feb 23 1990 16:59 | 9 | |
I have a parrot (yellow nape) and my 2 cats dont go near him. when
I got the bird, I but my cats up to the cage and I let my bird bite
them..(he did'nt bite hard) and after that they have never look twice
at my bird..when my bird is out on the floor walking around..the cats
hide..the bird will chase after the cats..
Good luck
Lou
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| 3350.3 | CREPES::GOODWIN | Tue Mar 13 1990 12:58 | 13 | ||
In my days in Cyprus, my father kept a whole cage of Zebra Finches at
the bottom of the garden. Tom would eye up the birds, but would never
approach the cage - dad made sure he kept an eye on Tom. My dad then
got a couple of Love Birds (noisy!)... still Tom never came near them.
Tom was left behind in Cyprus, now Snowy is getting old. Dad still has
Zebra Finches at bottom of the garden, and a canary inside the house.
Snowy quite happily sleeps near the cage... somehow the canary became
part of the family.
Birds and cats can mix, if you keep 'em apart.
Pete.
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| 3350.4 | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Wed Mar 14 1990 16:09 | 4 | |
re: .3
What happened to Tom? Was a home found for him in Cyprus?
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