Sentences with phrase «cats for rodent»

He had to fend for himself before we got him, but we don't have cats for rodent control.»

I think that using healthy, neutered cats for rodent control in an urban area is a great idea.

Not exact matches

Wild cats proved to be effective rodent control for early farmers.

We've since owned almost every kind of pet imaginable, including exotic reptiles, fish, turtles, birds, various rodents, laying hens, ducks, dog, cat, caged birds, etc. and found them to be a great learning experience for the kids — but yes, sometimes it's a bit much for mama when littles are around.

Can also be used on horses, Livestock, Dogs, Cats, Ferrets, Rodents, Birds, etc. for hot spots, cracked paws / feet, eczema, minor burns, dryness, saddle sores, flea and fly bites, chapped udders.

Motomco creates poison bait for rodents with the promise that their product is «tougher than a barnyard cat.»

Cats and sailors have had a long relationship: For centuries, felines have been kept on ships for rodent control and as good luck charFor centuries, felines have been kept on ships for rodent control and as good luck charfor rodent control and as good luck charms.

The Ophiocordyceps fungus turns tropical ants into zombie spore dispensers, for example, and the single - celled protozoan Toxoplasma gondii eliminates a rodent's fear of cats so it can get back into the feline digestive system.

Cats and rodents are the worst, responsible for 63 and 75 extinctions, respectively — mostly birds.

What's more, in rodents the two - eye cells hook into sub-cortical areas of the brain such as the amygdala that help process emotion and fear responses, and areas that play a role in an animal's ability to spot salient events in its environment — an approaching cat for instance.

Island Conservation's Restoration Specialist and Wildlife Veterinarian Paula A. Castaño shares how removal of invasive rodents and feral cats will pave the way for ecological restoration and native species reintroduction on Floreana Island.

Writing in American Naturalist in 1939, he noted that «it has been difficult to keep at fever heat a sufficient level of sympathy for the rodent similar to that which the dog or cat engenders.»

While the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) keeps track of many species used for testing — birds, dogs, cats, rabbits and even the rodent guinea pig — nobody in the United States keeps a comprehensive list of all the mice or rats used in research.

Cats are night hunters, equipped with senses that allow them to track rodents in low - light conditions (cats don't need goggles for superior night vision: They are born with iCats are night hunters, equipped with senses that allow them to track rodents in low - light conditions (cats don't need goggles for superior night vision: They are born with icats don't need goggles for superior night vision: They are born with it!).

The cats were there for a reason, to take care of rodents.

In order to eat, cats have to sit in front of the mouse hole for hours until the rodent appears.

Engage your cat's natural abilities by providing opportunities to «hunt» for toys that mimic movements of birds or rodents.

Working toward a shared goal of «getting to zero» euthanasia for healthy and treatable animals, the El Cajon Animal Shelter is an open - admission shelter that houses stray or relinquished animals within its jurisdiction; dogs, cats, rabbits, reptiles, rodents, and birds are all up for adoption.

Standifer Gap Pet Hospital is a long - founded, full - service, tiny & exotic animal veterinary clinic delivering comprehensive services in veterinary medicine for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, rabbits, rodents, ferrets and other beloved residential animals.

medicine for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, rabbits, rodents, ferrets and other beloved residential animals.

Control of insects and rodents is important since they may serve as sources of roundworm infection for cats.

Rodent control is desirable since rodents may serve as a source of roundworm infection for cats.

Toxo (for short) is a parasite that lives in the brains of some mice and rats, but is spread through cat feces after a cat eats an infected rodent.

Free - roaming cats that hunt for birds and rodents often ingest bones and bones can cause constipation (or more serious bowel obstruction and perforation).

Along with cats and dogs, we care for exotic animals such as birds, reptiles, rabbits, rodents, and other pocket pets.

Things made for dogs and cats to chew on are generally good substitutes for the much more expensive small rodent products.

Four cats roam the loading dock at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, where food deliveries and garbage have drawn rodents for years.

If the child shows a preference for small pets because they fear or do not like dogs or cats, you could consider a rodent.

Kittens are at highest risk for health concerns related to roundworm infection, but adult cats can be infected by ingesting eggs from infected feces or intermediate hosts such as earthworms or rodents.

Barn cats discourage rodents, provide companionship for horses and other farm animals, and can live out their lives in relative security and comfort.

Our experienced staff cares for dogs, cats, and many exotic pets including rabbits, and rodents.

Be aware that rat poison and the like can be just as deadly for your kitten, or cat, as it can be for rodents.

The food may be provided indirectly, for example, if the cats get into dumpsters, garbage bags and cans, or prey on rodents.

The NYCFCI would never place a cat on the street for the purpose of providing rodent control.

However, domestic cats still have predatory instincts for rodents, birds, and fish, whether or not they are pets.

The AMC and Bird Clinic of Hollywood is a full service veterinary hospital for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, rodents, rabbits, ferrets, monkeys and other exotic species.

For instance, the tick that transmits Lyme prefers small rodents as larvae, larger animals like raccoons, cats and humans as nymphs.

Our spayed / neutered and vaccinated «working cats» are adopted for free for organic rodent control.

Once HSMO has vaccinated, tested for feline leukemia, spayed / neutered and notched the ear tip, the cats are ready to provide service in exchange for daily food and water in addition to the rodents they catch, protection from the elements and long - term vet care.

The reference to Crooks and Soulé's 1999 paper, for example, omitted the sample size involved: «Identification of 68 prey items returned by cats bordering the fragments indicated that 67 % of 26 rodents, 95 % of 21 birds and 100 % of 11 lizards were native species.»

Like social cats, semi-feral working cats make good companions for other outdoor animals, but will likely spend more time hunting for rodents and less time with humans.

But before this, around a few thousand years ago, cats pretty much took care of their breeding themselves and people kept them only for one thing, hunting and killing rodents.

There are even programs in Washington, D.C., and Chicago that allow business owners to adopt and care for these cats, who go to work controlling rodents when they might once have been brought to the shelter and euthanized.

If your cat is a regular rodent - catcher, you may need to visit the vet more frequently to screen for diseases and parasites.

Our working cats, who aren't suited for indoor living, would love to spend their lives helping to control your warehouse, ranch, mill or barn's rodent and pest population.

After exposure to a rodent, it's important to watch your cat closely for several days.

Neither did Linn ever link the «scientific» arguments for purging cats voiced in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries to the cat - purging ailurophobia that repeatedly swept medieval Europe in the name of fighting Satan ---- and escalated the spread of the Black Plague, carried mostly by fleas on rodents.

Additionally, it's not fair to your cat to «loan him out» to a friend for the purpose of removing rodents.

One of my cats is on this food for recurring rodent ulcers, so it's vital that I have it available.

Barn Cats and Back Yard Buddies discourage rodents, provide companionship for horses and other farm animals, and can live out their lives in relative security and comfort.