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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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Do not let her alone with that bird. Once it starts moving or flying your cat's preydrive will almost certainly make her kill it.source ↗

PeterdeBeer22 · r/cats · 3 upvotes

My cat would have bitten its head off. Why put the bird in danger?source ↗

achillea4 · r/cats · 1 upvotes

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