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>>>>> Yes, I know there are cat newsgroups but they are essentially dead.
>>>>> Since there are cat people here, I am asking here. So... We had two
>>>>> cats. Jazzy (mom) and Bali (daughter). Jazzy continued to nurse Jazzy
>>>>> beyond a year of age and I think, eventually stopped.
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>>>>> Both cats were snatched from the house by a raccoon and we think it
>>>>> killed Bali. We never found her and it has been almost 2 months now.
>>>>> So we adopted Jetta who is now about 5 months old.
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>>>> Probably a coyote. Possibly a raccon. Doubtful.
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>>> Not doubtful at all. Two raccoons were trapped and removed. One was
>>> very vicous. That one was the one that was coming around, banging on
>>> the doors and windows. And Jazzy's injuries were thought to be from a
>>> raccoon, according to the vet. The wildlife cams I have set up have
>>> shown a Stellar Jay, a squirrel, mom and two baby raccoons and several
>>> cats. Since the other two raccoons were trapped.
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>> Could be, but unlikely. Raccoons are just not that fast though they can
>> be very mean when they have to be. If your cat cornered it, then yes,
>> the raccoon could have gotten the better of it. Really rare, though.
>> The fact your cat was not eaten is a sign it could have been a defensive
>> kill.
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> The raccoon pulled both cats through the window. Don't know if it ate
> Bali or what. We never found the body.

Absolutely bizarre. Never heard of anything like it.