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Originally posted by Spanky
What do I do with the old ones?
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RP's suggestion is about as good of one that I can think of. I've been confronted with cat issues recently. Cats that will not defoul your home are cheap and plentiful, and it seems a shame that they will be put to death while the intransigent ones get to live. Having said that, I don't think most vets will put a cat down upon request. I think you have to drop them off at a shelter or the pound, and I can't bring myself to do that.
As far as the hunting is concerned, keep a cat indoors as a kitten. I have heard that while the stalking, pouncing, etc. is instinctive behavior for a cat, the actual hunting and killing trend more towards learned behavior, passed on from the mother to the kittens.
I'm not sure I buy that completely. We once had a half Siamese, half Burmese that was raised indoors as a kitten but was a ferocious hunter in his prime. Birds, rodents, rabbits, squirrels, snakes - if it moved and was in our neighborhood, he brought the carcass home. Cats will be cats.
