How do you keep raccoons away without hurting my cat?

Answer 1

First, it could very well have been a pet raccoon that someone through out or accidentally got out. Even though they are not allowed many people have them. Thinking they are such a great pet until the D day. The day they become aware they are wild. But it is is not growling, farthing at the mouth it probably does not have rabies. If it is acting like it wants to kills when trying to get in then close the little door up. If however it was a pet it is looking for food maybe, check it's weight look, if it looks skinny it is starving to death. If it was a pet you may want to put up a high place for it or put out an old washer or dryer for it to learn it is warmer in there for it. Or old tree log for it to star warm. Hard thing I know, people have been taught to fear raccoons but I currently have a baby from the litter I raised this summer , 4 of them, after some time of living in the garage and a tree and the neighbors they seemed gone, but the siblings brought back their brother, skinny, and crippled. He had been hit by a car. The others ate and we took him him. He did have 2 breaks in one leg and a very bad fracture in the other. I am lucky I have someone that will work with me as I have raised dogs for 20 years and have had wild animals since I was a kid. But the fracture was hard. I was told what to do and how to put him out for a few minutes and he finally has healed. But the problem now is he cannot go outside as he does not have a den right now and does not know how to forage in the winter. So he will remain here playing with the dogs until he is released again in the spring. He is currently living in the broken dryer and I did not know they went into a state of what is called topher. So I was worried and tore apart the dryer until he came out and he was out for a night then back to sleep. The others I released are totally wild now I imagine, but if they want food they know where to come. If he is tame he will not go after your

dog if he

was raised with them. Cats the same but Raccoons are very leery of cats to begin with. Ours only started putting his paw up to the cats once in a while to see what they were. There are also people who breed and sell raccoons as pets. Not a great idea. They do NOT make great or even good pets. When they are young yes, but you can't take them into the vet for shots, mine has shots because I give shots, vets cannot touch them unless they have a wild life license. Even mine just told me what to do and helped with certain items to set the breaks and fractures. I was told by someone that did wild life years ago that if he is not limping especially on the fracture I did an excellent job. So that made me feel good.

Just make sure he is not a pet raccoon used to people. This guy I have now only became friendly because of the over extended time being here. Plus not being able to put him outside.

I don't know if I helped at all , is he big and fluffy and looks around 15lbs or smaller and skinny. If he needs food put it away from your house, corn, grapes,watermelon, he will then eat in a different section of your dogs area. But if he looks like he has been friendly at one time that's probably just what he may have been. They found out they don't make good pets and through him out of the house. Shame on them. Use a very very Thick glove if you even let him sniff you. But if he does that he was more than likely a pet.

Answer 2

You need to lock the pet door at night and keep the cats indoors. It is best for the cats as well as the birds and other small animals that may visit your yard. Raccoons are intelligent and know that, just inside that pet door, there is a whole world of food free for the taking.

Answer 3

Raccoons rarely will attack a cat, but it does occasionally happen. If you live in areas where there are raccoons or other wildlife the solution is to follow proper procedures and not allow your cat outside unless supervised. There is a reason they are referred to as house cats. By keeping the cat indoors you not only protect the cat from wildlife and other dangers, but you protect native birds and mammals from being killed by the cat.