Fortunately this is immensely helpful in the world of pet care, as there are always facts to be learned, new statistics, and interesting studies to be noted. (at least not about the cats) I do have a friend who swears her neighbors cats keep eating her fish...but funny thing is... she has never caught them doing it. Fleas can be a natural (and unpleasant) part of life with a pet. We also had a cougar pass thru near here that apparently started it's long 2000 mile trek in the far West and ended up dead on a Connecticut highway. I have a lot of cats, as I do TNR and rescue. Cat went about 3 feet into the air and spent the rest of the day in her favorite hiding spot.... She still uses it as a big water bowl, but approaches warily and backs off if any fish approach. Most gardens are safe for cats, but there are a few common features that can pose a threat. En savoir plus. If my water is not bright opaque green other than that week in the spring; I'm doing good; if my fish show up amongst the lily leaves and I can see them for six inches or so below the water, the water is fairly clean. One cat is old and has really long claws and teeth. The website for shelters, animal rescues and dog pounds in Ireland to upload their pets for adoption. We caught a neighbor's cat last year VERY curious and pawing at the edge of our pond. Koi fish are gloriously colorful and brilliantly dappled. This certainly makes you rethink owning a cat AND having a koi pond…, Give a cat a fish, & he eats for a day. https://twitter.com/hockeyswift14/status/579730398789271555. Depression, vomiting, diarrhoea, weakness, loss of appetite, … Another thought about your dog. On a street corner telephone post---a laminated sign---"This bear crosses here often" and a photo of the guilty party. Cats, dogs and other animals drinking from a koi pond may suffer the same symptoms. Ice cream binges, air guitar concerts, napping in the closet. My cats like the pond. The cats bothered the birds & frogs worse than anything ... always finding dead frogs & birds. He won't go in the pond, but hangs at the side to catch my goldies grazing on the liner algae. We are close enough to open areas that we see foxes occasionally and they are very efficient at raiding the nests of ground nesting birds.An unpopular thought on birds that are caught by predators is that those are the slowest and least attentive birds so the predators are doing nature's culling. In the past few days with the ice on the pond, we have had 2 different cats at different times take naps on top of the homemade deicer. I always cheer for the birds. Anyway...they drink from my pond and occasionally i'll see them watching...but they have never bothered my fish. I have 3 cats and they all live outside. Pass by any lake, pond, river, or marsh that has been left to Mother Nature’s discretion and you’ll find cattails (Typha latifolia).Ask anyone responsible for maintaining these same areas as part of an artificial landscape (like a garden) and opinions on those cattail plants or cattail control will be either “Aren’t they wonderful!” or “#@*&! Only thing that eats my fish are the herons. They go to the bathroom at the foundation of my house. Slowly pull the plant and the white root out of the soil and cast it onto the shore of the pond. Welcome to Pawversity! The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is North America's most numerous catfish species. The last time he caught one, I yelled at him, he turned around to look at me and had a fish tail hanging out of his mouth! Since the Hudson is tidal as far North as Albany odd stuff ends up here often. 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