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Arugula Latte

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13. Raccoons recently bit our neighbor's dog.

Reply to onestepforward (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 12:47 PM

Nov 2013

We were watching a group of raccoons climb up the fence to go into that yard and the dog was on the other side of the fence barking at them. The next thing we hear is a HORRIBLE yelping. The dog had about three bites, one pretty deep. I don't know if that was the work of just one of the raccoons or more than one.

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A group of 4 raccoons tried to get my neighbor's cat. [View all] onestepforward Nov 2013 OP

I absolutely hate raccoons. JohnnyRingo Nov 2013 #1

I'm an animal lover too and didn't know this about raccoons. onestepforward Nov 2013 #2

To help keep raccoons out of your yard or house, put out moth balls. JDPriestly Nov 2013 #3

I've heard about mothballs. onestepforward Nov 2013 #14

Well, at least we humans did not invent gang violence. merrily Nov 2013 #4

I read the title, Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2013 #6

I hope that you alert the neighbor avebury Nov 2013 #5

This is exactly why I keep my kitties indoors. Triana Nov 2013 #7

Me too. onestepforward Nov 2013 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Nov 2013 #10

We have coyotes too. onestepforward Nov 2013 #12

Yes, I'll tell them. onestepforward Nov 2013 #11

My friends' cat libodem Nov 2013 #8

Poor kitty. onestepforward Nov 2013 #16

His fur has grown back in libodem Nov 2013 #17

I had a cat eaten by "rakins" one Halloween geardaddy Nov 2013 #9

Raccoons recently bit our neighbor's dog. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #13

Wow! I had witnessed something odd on my back deck a few years ago... Contrary1 Nov 2013 #18

I've seen similar too, including with the cat onestepforward Nov 2013 #19

We have one big raccoon that eats with our feral cats sammytko Nov 2013 #20

Your neighbors need to keep their cat indoors. Brigid Nov 2013 #21