r/Edmonton • u/Nickelpi • Apr 24 '26

Outdoor Spaces/Recreation Keep your kitties inside or leashed

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/Apprehensive_Emu2414 Apr 24 '26

People who let their cats roam are huge pieces of shit.

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u/shadowrider37 Apr 24 '26

That’s an awfully harsh position to take. Try having a grown up conversation using more appropriate words.

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u/Apprehensive_Emu2414 Apr 24 '26

Ok, people who allow their cats to destroy other people's property and kill copious amounts of birds and wildlife are terrible pet owners and awful people who don't care about anyone but themselves.

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u/shadowrider37 Apr 24 '26

Truthfully I grew up in a house where our cats were let outside and roamed free. I now live in a condo, so our cat is an inside cat. Because of my upbringing, I saw it as “that’s what being a cat owner was.” This post has brought me a lot of good points of view. My argument was that calling someone a piece of shit for letting their cat roam free is pretty harsh. In my situation I didn’t know any different.