Norris Is Dead!

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just let your cat know he did a bad thing.. u don't have to kick him, throw him. crate him, or anything. it wasn't his fault. he is doing what a cat does. Just do like i satated and let him know he done wrong.. .. :good:
 
Sorry Modaz, not aimed at you and you didn't come across as as being anything other than polite. ;)
no stang im sorry, i meant to put a quote in there but didnt so it looked like i was replying to your message :blush:the bit below is not connected to this bit but thought i'd add it anyway and just my opinion on the cat in question lol



out of all the domestic animals anyone of us can have, a cat will basically do as it pleases and are very independent, thats why some people choose to have them thinking that they are only to be kept outside, domestic cats are DOMESTIC

DOMESTIC which means the following:

Of or relating to the home

DOMESTIC ANIMALS which means the folowing:

Converted or adapted to domestic use

So basically the fact that the cat has been left outside and most likely fed outside is where the problem lies, the cat has NOT been trained to live a DOMESTIC lifestyle and meet the needs of the family and other pets within the home, it hasnt learn respect for it surroundings b/c these surroundings would be alien to it, so if the occasion arised to grab a quick meal thats inside the house its just the same as doing it outside and the cat doesnt know any better, so thats why im saying its not the cats fault and the blame lies in the cats upbringing.
 
Wow this thread turned weird anyway
Sorry for your loss Dude :(
 
That's not quite right modaz, you can hardly say that an indoor cat has no hunting instincts. In fact, I might go as far as to say an entirely indoor cat might be more likely to hunt things- a cat that spends time outdoors developing hunting skills usually knows the difference between something worth chasing and something not worth it, whereas an indoor cat has none of this knowledge and will chase most things.
 
That's not quite right modaz, you can hardly say that an indoor cat has no hunting instincts. In fact, I might go as far as to say an entirely indoor cat might be more likely to hunt things- a cat that spends time outdoors developing hunting skills usually knows the difference between something worth chasing and something not worth it, whereas an indoor cat has none of this knowledge and will chase most things.
chasing and hunting are 2 completely different things, hence the word DOMESTICATED a cat domesticated cat will chase but will (if trained correctly) hold on the killing bit, ive had cats since the day i first opened my eyes and plenty of rodents etc... and they all died of natural causes at a ripe old age,

i bet i can go on youtube and ind plenty of domesticated cats chasing hamsters etc... without actually killing/eating them, wouldnt like to see one that lives outside do the same.
 
personally I wouldn't trust any cat with a small creature, indoor or out.

It is a sad incident, a mistake was made and unfortunately it was terminal. We have all made mistakes, some are lucky and get away with them, others aren't, he will learn from this and be more careful. - it is still a shame that Norris died - but cats are predators, and on the whole small creatures are food.

mixing different animals in a small enviroment means people have to be responsible, but there is always a scenario you wouldn't have thought about, the responsibility for care and safety of the animals is with the owners, but mistakes do happen, take responsibilty, learn from them and get on with it, blaming something that is following its natural instinct is just trying to remove that responsibility from yourself to stop the guilt; and when that happens no lesson has been learnt and your remaining creatures are no safer in the future.

I am sorry Norris died, I'm sure you will be nore vigilent in the future.
 
I am so sorry Norris died :-( :-(

Although I have to comment about some other comments that have been made.
Cats do follow their intsincts. It's like walking into a room, in your house, and seeing some dinner on the table. You're hungry. You eat it. I don't think you're going to be confined to yuor room for the rest of your life :rolleyes: . That example wasn't very good though because a person can ask if the dinner is for them, but cats cannot speak to humans, they do not know that the gecko was a pet, they do not know if it is right or wrong to eat it. They follow their instincts- and their instincts tell them that it is prey. That it is made to be eaten. That he does not need to ask. That it is food.
Cats cannot be trained to stop following their instincts. But, they can be kept out of rooms. If your gecko was in your room, you could keep the door closed so your cat doesn't get in.
My cat probably wants to make a snack of my fish. He will play with the fish food and spill it on the floor, he will open the lids and drink the water from my betta tanks. He will try to knowck over the community (although he doesn't actually succeed). He has opened the lid and drank the water from a tank I was medicating, and threw up :( . What do I do? I always close the door to my room. If I am medicating, I tape the lid down! I keep all the food and other fish stuff in my closet. There hasn't been a problem in a long time.
So, you can't stop the cat from following his instincts, but you can think ahead and prevent this from happening again :good:
 
I cant believe somebodies gecko has died, at the hands or should I say paws of a cat and the only thing people are saying in the thread is about cat nature and how it is/isn't the cats fault and is/isn't the owners fault

I think the aim of the thread was just to say about the gecko dying not to start a semi-debate!

sorry for your loss of norris I'm sure he had a very happy life with you. I hope your cat is ok and doesn't become ill from eating the gecko!!

:rip: norris
 
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