Comments on: New England Fisher Cats

By: CONCERNED NEIGHBOR

CONCERNED NEIGHBOR — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 03:53:29 +0000

In reply to LIZ. IS IT STILL THERE?! LIZ ARE YOU OKAY

By: LIZ

LIZ — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:58:19 +0000

In reply to Becky. FISHER IN BRISTOL RI NEIGHBORHOOD THIS MORNING

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 05:59:20 +0000

As of August, 2018, a Fisher cat has taken up residence in CENTERVILLE,MA, on Cape Cod, and has been seen by many neighborhood residents. The Fisher runs through our front yards at about 10:00 a.m and has been seen at about 8:30 p.m., running up the street. He lives in some woods behind a residential home. This neighborhood is thickly populated, and we are all very surprised to see him in our front yards!

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 05:59:20 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:54:42 +0000

10 chickens killed in Guilford, CT last evening by a fisher cat.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 23:23:20 +0000

Are there any reports of them in SW Florida. We are not sure what we are seeing We are finding excrement on our lawn and not sure what is doing it

By: Bob Reed

Bob Reed — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:45:29 +0000

Indoor cats seldom want to go out, if ever. Our indoor cat never went out from babyhood onwards and would back away from an open door as if the larger world was too dangerous to go out into. Otoh, we had a feral cat who wanted to be outside all the time. Not really a whole lot you can do. An electronic collar will just hang them to death. Most outdoor cats get pretty wise fairly quickly about how to survive in the real world. We had a fox family once that adopted our backyard due to the birds and birdseeds. The big tom cat had a “consultation” with mommy fox and that was it. They left the cat alone and vice-a-versa.

By: Arlyn Hoberman

Arlyn Hoberman — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 22:46:09 +0000

Cat owners have a easy remedy for containing their cats. We have used a boundry collar for our elderly cat. The collar contained a battery which gave a sligh shock when this cat went near a portable device not far from the front door. Then the device was moved to other doors. The cat soon learned to stay away from the doors. We even tried keeping the cat out of the entrance to our living room and that Los worked. There is no need to hold your cat near the device because they learn to avoid those areas pretty quickly. Another important consideration is if you want to allow your cat outdoors. You can limit a small area around your house so that you can observe your cat when you are home. We also use boundry collars for our dogs. The underground wire that is set for your cat is of a different frequency then the wires used for dogs and our dogs never feel a shock when they walk over the wire
Used for cats. I hope that this is helpful. We use Boundaries For Pets, Salisbury, Ct. Also, GPS devises are used for finding cats and dogs.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 01:19:40 +0000

Some people “do not” let their cats out; the cats sneak out the door. I had a cat that was with me for about a year and a half; she was a senior kitty. She showed very little interest in the door at all. One day she decided to dart out the door…..we looked for her all summer…I later found out that a fisher had ripped her apart. She was an “indoor only” cat. It was horrible to learn of this. Come to find out, people had seen her but did not know that she belonged to me (although I did all the necessary posting, e-mails to neighbors, posting on neighborhood websites, etc…) and so she was less than an eight of a mile from me when the fisher got her. A neighbor buried her. I later found out how my cats had died. People have been seeing fishers around our area for quite some time. Sometimes it’s not the people’s fault for letting their cats out, their cats “escape.”

By: Fahlina Gallucci

Fahlina Gallucci — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:29:37 +0000

In reply to Ellen. Sure it wasn't the animal actually being killed that was doing the blood curdling screaming? Honestly, wouldn't THAT make just a bit more sense?