Haha Cats and Birds

[MaraWentz]

Well I was PMing a member about a cat issue and I don't see cats as too much of a big threat for parrots from my experience, which I shared with the member. However, reading over it I have found that it's a bit weird and decided to share it

I had a a very laid back kitten and a very fat cat who didnt care for our 2 previous birds and 2 pits as well. We'd leave the cage doors open to our previous cockatoo and blue and gold macaw and the only problem was the dogs would eat the seeds out of the bottom of the B&G's cages and if the cages were shut and the cats or dogs walked by our cockatoo she would reach her little claw out and grasp on to their tails and hold on for dear life in attempt to pull them in! Terrible sassy little thing she was! And our pets didnt grow up with either bird. The cockatoo was bought and friendly, the B&G was a rescue and very aggressive, the big pit was a stray for months and months until a neighbor finally took her in and then I took her, and my little pit was a puppy. The kitten was wild when I found her and very scary and the fat cat was just fat and a dog hater.

As you can see they weren't meant for another at all and yet had no problems really.

And now we have Erin and she has a huge tree stand with a ladder and my landlord has 3 mouser cats- 2 adults and one kitten, One adult runs away at the screech, but the bigger climbs half way up the ladders and when Erin doesnt give him attention gets bored and walks away. Then the kitten is real ballsy and climbs up the ladder and walks around the perchs and drinks from Erin's water bowl and eats fruits out of her trough. Very very odd. lol But once again no problem. I

 

[DebsFlock]

Too funny!

I worry about our cat/bird household going wrong at some point, but so far the most "serious" incident has been the Green Cheek Conure, all 68g of him, chasing a cat.

I'd left the vacuum too near his cage, and he shimmied down the cord, and ran at the cat full-tilt yelling "Pretty Scoo-scoo, pretty scoo-scoo!" The cat, our semi-feral rescue who is perpetually terrified, got an incredibly apalled expression on her face and lit right out of there. It was so hilarious that they were halfway down the hallway before we had recovered enough to "rescue" the bird. I wish I'd had the presence of mind to video it, it would have gone viral I expect.

 

[MaraWentz]

Lol I would be scared too if a bird ran after me like that!

 

[Molcan2]

I have no worries about the cat. The cat and Rome get along great. I worry about the cat getting injured from Rocco, who still doesn't know what to make of the cat. I have these pics in my albums but I'll put a few here. Rome and the cat like to sit on the window sill and watch people walk by and Corbin has on occasion gotten into Rome's sleep cage. :20:

 

[Molcan2]

P.S. Corbin is a very large cat, hes just over 15lbs.

 

[MaraWentz]

Yep the links above are pictures of my dog getting along with some of my birds- a duckie, goffin, and of course Erin

 

[Molcan2]

The links didn't show :11:

 

[MaraWentz]

ugh i give up with these pictures

 

[Conuregirl]

funny stories! my gcc strikes fear in my dog, too. sometimes my gcc chases her off and i have to pick up the bird to protect the dog!