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Every time I shoot something in the Head?
I just had to kill a Feral Cat, I issued a round to it's head but it still flopped about. Is there a better way? I killed a Beaver once, and it took a square skull shot, yet continued to flop about. I have to go back outside now and make sure the wild cat is dead. I expect that I will find the dead carcass of the animal, but what if I don't? I know my aim was true, and I watched its brains dissapear, but the amount of thrasing scared me. Anyone else been there?
Last edited by geminidglocker; 01-14-10 at 05:35.
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It's done, my shot was true, and I will get rid' of the dead cat in the morning. It hurt to have to take this cats life, but atleast I did it clean. It now lies at the bottom of my Porch steps, dead as a doornail. I still feel kinda' bad. Last thing I killed was a different Feral Cat.
Last edited by geminidglocker; 01-14-10 at 05:35.
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I know from watching the big game shows on TV that deer, big horn, and other game drop like a sack of potatos when you hit them in the heart.
Effectively blowing a 5.56 sized hole through a cat's heart is sure to stop the blood flow to it's brain.
even if you do a through and through of the thoasic cavity it won't be oxygenating blood and I would bet it would take about 30 seconds for it to expire.
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Just nerve twitching. Movement does not mean the same as life. It was dead, and you killed it clean. Remnant muscle electricity...
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Yeah, no worries. I hit it with a 124gr. JHP. 9mm. It is dead, and all of my questions have been answered. Thank God for dependable Carry Loads.
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I don't think I could kill even a Feral cat. That being said I understand the danger they can pose. Thanks for doing it cleanly.
There is an SOB around here who seems to take pleasure in not being humane. Sometime soon he is going to be on the receiving end of some no so humane treatment if he keeps up.
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Good point, the fact is that around here there are a lot of feral Cats. I live out in "Farm Country" If it was your cat it would not even be here. This was a definite "Lost Soul" cat, It pained me to have to plug it but I did anyhow, it looked absolutely Rabid. I will take Precauations when extricating its corpse from my yard.Originally Posted by kwelz
Last edited by geminidglocker; 01-14-10 at 05:37.
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Same type of area here. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do and I can't fault you for that. But this jerk just takes pleasure in it. I ran into him once while rounding up one of my cats that got out. He said good thing I found it when I did because he was going to get his Bow. I won't repeat my statement to him but lets say that he and I don't get along.
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If you live far enough out that calling animal services isn't an option then I'd say you did the right thing, as long as like you said you did it clean and quick. Sucks to have to though.
Did your cat have a collar on? I mean if it didn't you still had a right to be pissed but if it did--oh damn, I would have been through the roof. Yeah, I don't think me and your neighbor would be friends either.
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Yep he had a collar. I made it pretty clear to him that is anything ever happened to my animals then something similar would happen to him.
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