How to keep an injured bird safe from my cat
Keeping a cat's strong preydrive away from an injured bird requires complete separation, as the cat will attack the moment the bird starts moving or trying to fly. Putting the bird in danger indoors makes rehabilitation impossible without a secure, cat-free enclosure.
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r/cats2 people · September 2026
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