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Title: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: Kirst on April 19, 2009, 18:31:28 PM: And ,as we thought Jerry wasted no time in showing off his hunting skills!!

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk165/kirsty1712/100_1788.jpg)

Bunny was rescued and returned to the field after dark when the ginger terrors were shut in for the night!
Title: Re: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: Debsymiller (Rufus' mum) on April 19, 2009, 18:37:42 PM: oh! Good hunting skills but I have no idea what I would do if one of mine brought a bunny home as prey. Luckily mine are used to them as friends
Title: Re: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: Kirst on April 19, 2009, 18:41:27 PM: We are used to it , Beavis and Oscar used to catch them and Fred-cat still does. Sadly Fred-cat prefers to kill his. :sick:

You have to be very careful when catching them not to get any of your scent on them as they may be refused back by their bunny family. -not easy and the little blighters can't half run and of course they don't understand we are trying to save them! :tired:
Title: Re: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: Sheli_80 on April 19, 2009, 18:42:09 PM: Well done Jerry, most are happy to catch a mousie or birdie but clearly he has bigger prey in mind.

Luckily mine are indoor so the only presents I get are fabric mice, I'd probably pass out if I got a living present.
Title: Re: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: Millys Mum on April 19, 2009, 19:03:14 PM: Its the noise they make that i hate the most, goes right through you :shocked:
Title: Re: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: Canterbury_cats (Sharon) on April 19, 2009, 19:07:43 PM: I have to say the 2 brothers of Kirstys two lovely cats. Memphis and Apollo probably had 12 rabbits between them last week... Not a pretty sight as they usually do kill and eat them..

I came home last week to see my Leo eating 2 fluffy bunny back ends on the sofa in the living room. Now i dont know about you but Leo is white (well cream) and around 13yrs old, so all i cam imagine the rabbiit, taht was not a very clever rabbit.

One of the other cats Thomas a blk LH puss cat belonging to another relative on the site had a squirrel last week as well..

I think we just have to put up with it eventually not much to be done but save what we can..but rabbits usually die of shock more then anything
Title: Re: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls on April 19, 2009, 19:12:14 PM: Can I just ask can cats catch myximatosis from wild rabbits?
Title: Re: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: Debsymiller (Rufus' mum) on April 19, 2009, 19:13:42 PM: Myxi is a rabbit-only disease as far as I know
Title: Re: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: Beth on April 19, 2009, 19:15:13 PM: I know it's not nice but WOW, that is an amazing photo :shocked: :Crazy:
Title: Re: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: Canterbury_cats (Sharon) on April 19, 2009, 19:34:16 PM: Myxi is abit rife this way but it goes in seasons and some years to see nothing and others you see literally every young or adult rabbit suffering from it.. I have never known a cat to catch a rabbit with myxi the seem to know.. i dont think it can be passed on as its species specific...
I wouldnt put a fox off catching a rabbit or picking a rabbit up that had died from this disease but i havent seen it happen..

My cats totally ignore them...
Title: Re: Uh-oh , bunny season has started!!!
Post by: Kirst on April 19, 2009, 21:49:10 PM: Mine do too - Gizzy had his first bunny today too , must be a family trait! :evillaugh: