Cat Neighborhoods

[dehlers43]

My area is dangerous for all outdoor animals. My neighbors are coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, racoons, large owls, hawks, etc etc etc....

However, I am really glad to see at least one area in Eugene is pet friendly. I hope to be moving to the River Road area within the next 3 years. My kitties won't be going outside but it's nice to know about a neighborhood that is conscious of animal safety....

[Freedom]

My neighborhood is not cat friendly. We have 3 feral cat colonies. A few years back, I spoke with the folks feeding them suggesting we get them neutered. They wanted to, and decided to ask THEIR neighbors for funding help. Not a lot, just a few dollars here and there, we all know it adds up.

Several people suggested we just catch and drown them! Two told us they regularly put out poison!

We also have coyotes, hawks, and raccoons, to name a few "natural" predators.

[Taz_Zoee]

Our neighbors that used to live across from us had two cats that were indoor/outdoor. And the younger one would always greet me when I came home. He'd even jump in my car and explore around. Unfortunately, we live right by a main/busy road and he was killed.

Our neighbors that live in that same house now have two indoor/outdoor kitties. The orange one is friendly and lets the neighbors 5 year old twins pet him. The tortie, on the other hand, won't be touched. Surprised? I thought not. LOL

Other than that I've only seen a little gray kitty a few times wandering around. I have no idea where it lives and I don't see it often.

[DJFyrewolf36]

My area is dangerous for all outdoor animals. My neighbors are coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, racoons, large owls, hawks, etc etc etc....

However, I am really glad to see at least one area in Eugene is pet friendly. I hope to be moving to the River Road area within the next 3 years. My kitties won't be going outside but it's nice to know about a neighborhood that is conscious of animal safety....

River road is extremely busy and not very good for outdoor cats. I used to live out there for a short time and saw many kitties that had gotten run over . No one goes slowly because it is such a main artery for the city. I live next to a very nice small park with a lot of children so people are inclined to go slowly as is. Add on top of it that most of the neighborhood residents are animal people and it makes for niceness all around. I guess it helps too that the neighborhood cat vet has a good reputation! My boy has an appointment tomorrow to see them so I will for sure post my review as this is the first time I will have had personal experience with them.

[dehlers43]

River road is extremely busy and not very good for outdoor cats. I used to live out there for a short time and saw many kitties that had gotten run over . No one goes slowly because it is such a main artery for the city. I live next to a very nice small park with a lot of children so people are inclined to go slowly as is. Add on top of it that most of the neighborhood residents are animal people and it makes for niceness all around. I guess it helps too that the neighborhood cat vet has a good reputation! My boy has an appointment tomorrow to see them so I will for sure post my review as this is the first time I will have had personal experience with them.

Good info! I don't intend to live right on River Road and my kitties are indoor only....well, except when the Princess tries to escape....
One of my upcoming projects is to see if she can be leash trained...