An eye-opening news article on the threat raccoons can pose towards outdoor cats. Sadly it’s not the first time–here’s an article from June about raccoons in California.
Raccoons killed many of the box turtles in my parents’ backyard and left one turtle missing a leg. And I know of two cases where raccoons attacked and/or killed cats–in one instance drowning them off the the side of a house boat.
If you have trouble with raccoons, we found marshmallows to be the best bait for trapping them instead of trapping neighborhood cats. Many baits (tuna, bacon, meat fat) suggested by pest control specialists are just as likely to lure cats.
CAT LOVES SHOULD KEEP THEIR PETS INDOORS. OTHERWISE, IT SEEMS THAT YOUR CATS ARE DISPOSABLE. RACCOON FECES, WHICH CAN BE ANYWHERE OUTSIDE, CARRIES A SUBSTANCE WHICH WILL 100 PERCENT KILL YOUR CAT. RACCOONS BELONG OUTSIDE AND YOUR CAT SHOULD STAY INDOORS WITH LOTS OF CAT PLAY THINGS AND CAT SCRATCH CONDOS AND POSTS.