Sorry Elaine,

You have to make a decision. If it is feral it is probably better off at
the pound and the subsequent result.

What is interesting is if it was a feral dog you probably would have called
the dog catcher a long time ago. A cat is no different. If it is suppose to
be a pet the person should have it at their home or in their yard and/or in
their home. Cat are just as bad as dogs now-a-days. Catch it or call
Animal control. If that is a problem start feeding it get it its shots and
keep it in your house and yard, but don'd let it roam.

Tom L.L.
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Tom L. La Bron wrote:
Elaine,

Catch the cat and call the dog catcher to come and pick it up. It is
being a nuisance as far as I can see. So you are within your rights.

I've thought of catching it because I think it's a feral. The bad side is
that it would probably be killed in the pound. I frighten it away every
time it comes and I haven't seen it in the yard for a while so it might be
working.

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Tom L.L.
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"Elaine T" wrote in message
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I have a black tomcat that comes to drink from the pond. Now the shubies
in that barrel never come to the surface when I'm there. When I first
got them, they played in the filter outflow and were always cruising the
duckweed hunting for food. Now I put food in and it disappears only
after I walk away from the pond. Every now and again I see a flash of
color so I know they're alive.

Will bird netting stop a cat, or is there any way to "reassure" the fish
so I can actually see them and know they're healthy? Is the cat even
what's troubling the fish?

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