My mischievous but normally charming jack russell can not help himself when he sees a cat to chase. Pretty normal behaviour for this breed and usually, well always until now, the cat outwits him with ease.
Tonight he caught a cat in the garden and really got a hold of it. I heard the comotion and pulled the dog off the cat. The cat was in a bad way, no blood but in shock big time and not moving. Called the RSPCA then got a call from the local vet and took the cat to the surgery.
The cat's back legs were paralysed and one of them was broken. It had no microchip so I had to sign the consent form for it to be euthanised. Dark times.
My wife is pregnant with our first child and now feels she could not trust him with a baby in the house so wants to try to rehome him. I think he'll be cool, he knows the difference between a human infant and a prey animal but it's a hell of a call to make if it's the wrong one. :(
My mischievous but normally charming jack russell can not help himself when he sees a cat to chase. Pretty normal behaviour for this breed and usually, well always until now, the cat outwits him with ease.
Tonight he caught a cat in the garden and really got a hold of it. I heard the comotion and pulled the dog off the cat. The cat was in a bad way, no blood but in shock big time and not moving. Called the RSPCA then got a call from the local vet and took the cat to the surgery.
The cat's back legs were paralysed and one of them was broken. It had no microchip so I had to sign the consent form for it to be euthanised. Dark times.
My wife is pregnant with our first child and now feels she could not trust him with a baby in the house so wants to try to rehome him. I think he'll be cool, he knows the difference between a human infant and a prey animal but it's a hell of a call to make if it's the wrong one. :(