Hi there,
Do cats attack rabbits? We have a very interested young cat living opposite who, despite our best attempts at cat-proofing, likes to sit and eye-ball my rabbits when they are free-ranging in the garden. She likes to sit on top of the hutch and stare down at them but as she wears a bell I usually hear her and chase her away before she can get too comfortable. Yesterday I found her on the ground almost nose to nose with Stew - both looked very curious, neither afraid of the other. Again, I chased her away. But in the afternoon she was suddenly there again and I'm pretty sure she actually leapt down at Dumpling and was almost on her - it happened so quickly...I leapt up (was sat less than 2 metres away)...the cat scarpered, leaving Dumpling looking very confused.
I have always been wary of the cat and never leave them unattended when free-ranging but she's now doing it in front of my very eyes. Do you think she really wants to attack and kill? Do cats really attack rabbits? Mine are mini-lops but they're almost the same size as the cat.
Very worried
Do cats attack rabbits? We have a very interested young cat living opposite who, despite our best attempts at cat-proofing, likes to sit and eye-ball my rabbits when they are free-ranging in the garden. She likes to sit on top of the hutch and stare down at them but as she wears a bell I usually hear her and chase her away before she can get too comfortable. Yesterday I found her on the ground almost nose to nose with Stew - both looked very curious, neither afraid of the other. Again, I chased her away. But in the afternoon she was suddenly there again and I'm pretty sure she actually leapt down at Dumpling and was almost on her - it happened so quickly...I leapt up (was sat less than 2 metres away)...the cat scarpered, leaving Dumpling looking very confused.
I have always been wary of the cat and never leave them unattended when free-ranging but she's now doing it in front of my very eyes. Do you think she really wants to attack and kill? Do cats really attack rabbits? Mine are mini-lops but they're almost the same size as the cat.
Very worried