California cat chases off coyotes -- watch the vid!

[True Dough]

A 16-year-old cat named Tigger was confronted by two hungry coyotes early Thursday. And as security footage of the encounter shows, the feline came out victorious in the end, chasing the predators away.

https://ktla.com/2019/05/23/cat-fends-off-2-coyotes-in-azusa-neighborhood/



Damn! 16 years old. Getting old and crusty! Coyotes definitely picked the wrong place!

[sweetroxie]

1. That cat is a badass!

[hlthe2b]

2. Good outcome here, but damn I can't take one more posted "Lost Cat" flyer in my area

People know (or at least they SHOULD) know that red-tailed hawks, Great Horned Owls, and coyotes are just waiting for their prey (and it isn't just the kittens and small dogs they get). We live with the circle of life playing out-- but whether it is a wild rabbit or your pet cat or dog, it is devastating to see.


Either construct a safe enclosure outdoors for your cat, train them to go out (WITH you only) or on a halter and leash, or keep them strictly inside. Otherwise, the odds are against them.

[Fla Dem]

12. I'm with you. We have a email community thing called "Next Door"

Seems like every time I open it up there is a post about a missing cat. In this day and age, unless they are barn cats, they should be inside cats. If you don't want to have an indoor cat, then don't get a cat.

[Blue Owl]

3. They done messed with the WRONG kitty!

n/t

[trueblue2007]

4. BRAVE, BRAVE kitten catter !!!!!!

[Bayard]

5. Kitty Roadrunner!

Beep Beep! (courtesy of Acme Hardware).

[procon]

6. That's a very lucky kitty.

Coyotes hunt together because the pack technique is very effective in making a successful kill. Watch how one coyote works the front to keep the attention of the cat while his partner circles around to the rear. He's the killer. He just needs to snatch the cat from behind while she's focused on the first coyote, then he will either bite or shake the poor cat hard enough to break her spine.

She was very lucky to have reacted so quickly to the stealth attack coming from behind her. They'll be back, to be sure, and maybe she (or another family pet) won't be so fortunate to survive a second attack.

This should be a wake up call to people who let their pets loose to roam with no regard for their safety and wellbeing or the risks and dangers they must face alone. If you love your cats keep them safe in the house.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Exactly! Well said.

[MicaelS]

7. I really, really hate coyotes. n/t

[Beringia]

8. Those look like juvenile coyotes, just curious

[tonekat]

9. Yay Tigger!

...but try to stay inside more. I had to stop letting my kitties outside in No. VA, it was getting too dangerous, with other cats, foxes, and heck, humans. I can't imagine letting them out in coyote country. There's coyotes in No. VA too, one morning I saw one sunning himself on a yard at the end of a court. Their tail always gives them away.

[raccoon]

11. Tigger won't back down. nt

[3catwoman3]

13. I will our cats that hey are trading their freedom...

...for their longevity, and that it is a damn good deal. They seem content with their lot in life as pampered and adored kittehs.