I moved the food inside last night and the opossum did not eat my cat. I plan to keep the cat food inside at night for a while. If I do find teeth marks on my cat though, ...
Unless your cat is lame or feeble, he's more likely to kill the possum than the other way around. Cats are hunters, while possums feign death when they're attacked. Which do you think will win?
We have possums..I don't know where they hide during the day...but uhh my dog starts barking like crazy during the night. He killed one once..we have to bring him inside. Possums are big and ugly.
Unless your cat is lame or feeble, ... Unfortunately, this cat is 17 years old and a bit on the feeble side. My other cat, which is indoor only, paces by the back door and makes strange noises when the possum is feeding (similar to the noises she makes for birds). I interpret this as "let me out and let me kill the mofo!".
A mean possum can make trouble for even a healthy cat. My moms big tomcat almost got killed by a possum. Course he got relocated inside after that....so it wasn't so bad for the cat after that.
If you people really care about your cats you'd keep them indoors. I know it's hard at first, you think he's a wild animal , he has needs. But the truth is if your cat stays outside he is very likely to contract FIV, the feline version of HIV. It's very common in feral cats and is easily spread by the inevitable cat fights.
I agree. We used to let our cats out, but after about two years, we made them exclusively indoor. It was a GREAT decision. Was difficult at first, but after a few weeks, it wasn't a problem keeping them indoors.
This cat spent the first 17 years of her life in my house. She started pooping on the rug a couple of years back. She used to keep it in a room we don't use. When she started to poop everywhere, we moved her outside. I bought her a heating pad to sleep on and she is happy as a clam.
