amlh Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Has anyone else noticed that there are a lot of missing cats in East Dulwich at the moment? Or is this normal? Facebook is full of missing ED cat notices. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/269865-a-lot-of-missing-cats-in-east-dulwich/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinidad Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I have not noticed, I would hate to lose my moggy. I have microchipped mine, but would hate for her to get lost, be taken or worse :( Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/269865-a-lot-of-missing-cats-in-east-dulwich/#findComment-1468554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Eva Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Maybe there have been a lot of house moves after the spring/summer lockdown and the cats have got lost/tried to go home as they tend to do. More generally I haven't noticed more "lost cat" notices on the east side of the Rye. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/269865-a-lot-of-missing-cats-in-east-dulwich/#findComment-1468572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nxjen Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I haven?t noticed more Lost Cat posters but sometimes an owner of a Lost cat will understandably post a lot of the same poster. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/269865-a-lot-of-missing-cats-in-east-dulwich/#findComment-1468579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peckhamside Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Maybe the foxes are hungrier!! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/269865-a-lot-of-missing-cats-in-east-dulwich/#findComment-1468602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banksy Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I posted the Missing Cat thread yesterday but he turned up this morning so its been removed. I'm not an expert but seems highly unlikely that foxes would be to blame - I've seen our older cat face-off multiple foxes in the garden and road in recent years. Now speeding cars is another matter...... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/269865-a-lot-of-missing-cats-in-east-dulwich/#findComment-1469423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raised by Bears Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Foxes are no threat to cats. They scavenge, and eat small rodents and insects. The VERY few reports of fox and cat attacks are usually due to opportunistic and unusual cases where the cat is injured or very infirm, or the cat has been killed in a road accident for example, and the fox is simply scavenging. But it's extremely rare. A healthy cat can cause too much damage to a foxes face and eyes, so it's generally not worth the risk. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/269865-a-lot-of-missing-cats-in-east-dulwich/#findComment-1469542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
malumbu Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 I watched a cat fight one night. Two were facing off, and a fox was watching it too. The the fox went and butting one of the cats. It was a little surreal. But I see no cat on fox action in my garden that is visited by both. I do wish either would take on the squirrels. I blame us feeding both of these supposed predators. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/269865-a-lot-of-missing-cats-in-east-dulwich/#findComment-1469609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichH Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 I've witnessed multiple cat vs. fox confrontations over the years. So far the cats have a clean sheet :) Usually it's a case of a young, inexperienced fox investigating a strange new creature they've not encountered before and the cat then giving it a short, sharp lesson in social distancing. Perhaps humans have something to learn from cats in that regard ;) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/269865-a-lot-of-missing-cats-in-east-dulwich/#findComment-1469657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin68 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 I believe fatalities (and injuries) in missing cats in town are almost always vehicle accidents nowadays. Cats, and small dogs, used to be taken to 'train' fighting dogs, but I'm not sure how much dog-fighting actually still goes on. With many more people about, and bored, in lockdown (and generally now in these days of Covid-19) those cats that are promiscuous in their loyalties may well have found new temporary homes/ feeding places, which may explain they're being 'missing' when not actually injured. At least one 'stranger' cat has taken to visiting my garden in the last weeks (I don't feed cats - other than inadvertently by feeding small birds -) this may be one that is being reported as missing, in which case this seems a voluntary state. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/269865-a-lot-of-missing-cats-in-east-dulwich/#findComment-1469661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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