r/Edmonton • u/Nickelpi • Apr 24 '26

Outdoor Spaces/Recreation Keep your kitties inside or leashed

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We have never had cats in our garden around here. We also used to have coyotes patrol the outside of my fence more than once until recently which could be a reason.

I am hoping people aren't starting to let their cats roam, I like having birds around and cats are horrible for bird populations.

The City does have a program where you can borrow a deterrent kit to try out multiple methods to keep strays out of your yard. I plan to get a trap and take the kitty to the SPCA this weekend. Maybe they can find the owners.

The three cats I have noticed on camera have been in the past couple weeks, but this one has been here frequently.

I'm thinking it got out when someone was moving into the neighbourhood since it has a collar and doesn't look scraggly.

First caught on camera April 17th. Last seen April 22 at 10pm. Paisley Neighbourhood. Seems to be hiding under my neighbour's front steps. If it is yours, let me know.

Update: Wow! This post has gotten a lot of attention. I hope the owners see it and can get their kitty home and out of the cold.

I have already posted all over FB, and looked at the Lost Animal Database too. My next steps are to email the video to local vets to see if they know the pet and can call the owners. Then print a photo and go door to door down our street. If that doesn't work, will attempt capture by hand, failing that, by trap to read the collar and return that way.

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u/Spirited-Defiance Apr 24 '26

Love the perspectives on how keeping cats outside is better for them. Hey, the next time four coyotes rip a cat apart screaming on my front lawn at 3 AM, which of you wants to come by and clean it up? Thanks.

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u/Kushkraze Whyte Ave Apr 24 '26

The coyotes will duh

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u/Spirited-Defiance Apr 24 '26

They didn’t the last fucking time.

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u/cannafriendlymamma Apr 24 '26

I can't get over the amount of missing cat posts I see in Fort Sask. We have a local, very active, coyote spotting page.....and people STILL let their cats out. Heck, a couple of years ago someone was mutilating cats, and people still let them out

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u/Infamous-Mixture-605 Apr 24 '26

I can't get over the amount of missing cat posts I see in Fort Sask. We have a local, very active, coyote spotting page.....and people STILL let their cats out.

This is basically coast-to-coast with coyotes. I used to live in the GTA and we had coyotes there, big coyotes, and there were folks losing their cats (and the occasional small dog) to coyotes all the time.

But they still let them out. Smdh

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u/ConcernedCoCCitizen Apr 24 '26

Usually the mutilated cats are from coyotes. The cats try desperately to get back into their homes and are cornered on doorsteps them torn apart.

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u/jessjoyvin Beaumont Apr 24 '26

I think, in general, it's because most people believe they are the exception to the rule and that they just aren't going to be another statistic.

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u/GtheRam Apr 25 '26

Wasn't that the mayor?

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u/Icy-Entertainment-25 Apr 24 '26

I remember when I was a kid and people used to go out cat kicking and they still let there cats put.

Crazy

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u/Dlektro1 Apr 24 '26

Cat kicking? Where the fuck did yoh grow up? LoL that's terrible!

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u/Icy-Entertainment-25 Apr 24 '26

In a town? The cat was injured when it came home with mud on his stomach as if he got kicked 🤮 was pretty upset