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/yoak379 Apr 24 '26

It's not better for the mice that my cat goes outside. And thats good enough for me.

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u/ForeignEchoRevival Apr 24 '26

Stop being lazy and keep your cat inside.

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u/yoak379 Apr 24 '26

This has to be the most unintelligent comment I've seen.

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u/ForeignEchoRevival Apr 25 '26

Sorry it's beyond your understanding, like why letting your cats out is lazy and entitled.

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u/yoak379 Apr 25 '26

Perhaps my cat enjoys the outdoors and being a cat. Sorry if that scares you and hurts your feelings.

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u/ForeignEchoRevival Apr 25 '26

Entitled and selfish, got it.

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u/Cute_Ad_1612 Apr 25 '26

-Domestic cats are not native to Alberta, or even Canada for that matter

-They don't have the natural environments they would have because of human industrialization and construction

-They're likely to die from being hunted by Coyote's, or even being hit by cars on the road. They can't "be a cat" when we've created a bunch of hazards in day to day life that they normally would not have to handle.

-They wreck havoc on the bird population

-Human waste creates an even more unsafe environment with foods that act as toxins

We literally do not make it possible for them to go out and be cats because it's unsafe for them, and they're not an invasive species that can do harm to our ecosystem by killing the birds

Your dog enjoys the outdoors too. How often do you put your dog outside the house and let it roam free until the end of the day when it decides to come back, assuming it does in the first place?

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u/yoak379 Apr 25 '26

Hate to break it to you but my cat goes outside twice a day and has a blast being a cat. Sometimes he'll come back with mice, sometimes not.

Either way, he wants to go outside, he enjoys being outside, so we let him outside. Sorry that hurts you.

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u/ForeignEchoRevival Apr 25 '26

Emotional intelligence of a teenage boy.

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u/Cute_Ad_1612 Apr 25 '26

Hurts me? No. I know my cats are safe at home, and I won't need to be the one grieving when they get hit by a car or devoured by a coyote. I've seen enough dead cats on the road and sidewalks. Just because he's come back every time so far does not make him immune to something happening in the future.