I need to put a cat out of its misery

[silverspoon]

I think you have not met a good .22 rifle, and used it on a very sick animal before. Even ELEY target ammo will lay a deer out cold...we're not talking about hunting or chest shots here KW.

-Nate

Poach much??

 

[voidsherpa]

So, no to the 22. In my area, you'd would have to explain the shot. And that would get you a trip.

"I didn't hear anything officer.."

How hard is that?

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Suppressed is best

I remember reading about a guy who took an empty 2 liter bottle, cut off the end, filled it with styrofoam peanuts, covered the end with light cloth to keep in the peanuts, and fitted the bottle-cap end on the muzzle of a .22 pistol.

 

[Hookeye]

Perfect shot placement does not remove the possibility of movement after death.
Some species more prone.

Noise levels:
Some .22 shorts are close to 1100 FPS.
CBs are a 29gr bullet at 700.

 

[natdscott]

Poach much??

Side of the road hit by a car much? That's not poaching, that's doing the right thing by that paralyzed deer and not calling an ICO in the middle of the damn night to come do something that anybody that stands on 2 hind legs should have the morality and wherewithal to do themselves. That, uh, specifically includes the driver that kept on going. I'd have donated that one to the food pantry through a local processor, but he was too banged up to bother with doing anything except dragging him into the ditch, which I did. Less than 24 hours later, some poor hunter-in-need-of-a-set had cut off his little 6-point rack for a trophy.

You won't find anybody that follows more game laws than I do, because I follow every law that is applicable to the game I hunt, and regularly read the actual State code to stay abreast of changes made.

Only one I ever shot with a rifle was one with a .243 that had taken a slug through the femur, uh..."some time" before we met. Worst, most gangrenous thing I've ever seen. Anybody that has met me would tell you that if I can run as fast as the deer...he was pretty dern sick. We "donated" that one to the coyotes that I was hunting at the time anyway, but still got a possession permit so that it would be logged into the State's harvest numbers.

Nice try though. I appreciate your assumptions about me, a person you've never met.

-Nate

 

[silverspoon]

Side of the road hit by a car much? That's not poaching, that's doing the right thing by that paralyzed deer and not calling an ICO in the middle of the damn night to come do something that anybody that stands on 2 hind legs should have the morality and wherewithal to do themselves. That, uh, specifically includes the driver that kept on going. I'd have donated that one to the food pantry through a local processor, but he was too banged up to bother with doing anything except dragging him into the ditch, which I did. Less than 24 hours later, some poor hunter-in-need-of-a-set had cut off his little 6-point rack for a trophy.

You won't find anybody that follows more game laws than I do, because I follow every law that is applicable to the game I hunt, and regularly read the actual State code to stay abreast of changes made.

Only one I ever shot with a rifle was one with a .243 that had taken a slug through the femur, uh..."some time" before we met. Worst, most gangrenous thing I've ever seen. Anybody that has met me would tell you that if I can run as fast as the deer...he was pretty dern sick. We "donated" that one to the coyotes that I was hunting at the time anyway, but still got a possession permit so that it would be logged into the State's harvest numbers.

Nice try though. I appreciate your assumptions about me, a person you've never met.

-Nate

Oh get over yourself. I never made any assumptions of any kind.

 

[natdscott]

Very well.

OP, I apologize for the diversion of your thread, and I hope that the cat has been taken care of, one way or the other, by now and is feeling better about things.

-Nate

 

[Dead Duck]

This might be very informative.......for after -

101 Uses for a Dead Cat

 

[88E30M50]

.22 is the most humane suggestion given so far. A hammer? Really?

A couple of years ago, we had a racoon with distemper in the neighbors yard. DNR came out and the guy used an asp to put it down. A quick hit to the base of the skull did the trick.

 

[foszoe]

 

[ChootEm]

Yep. That's what they use on the pig farm around here.

+1 on the pigs. I have put down three of them for hog roasts with a 22. KILLS PIGS D.E.A.D.!!!!!....should work fine on a cat and sorry for your loss.

 

[ChootEm]

Oh and as for the city limits thing. If you are talking about the City Of Indianapolis it is only illegal to discharge a firearm inside the "Special Police District" and that is Center Township. In the rest of the city there is no ordinance against it.

 

[GIJEW]

Oh and as for the city limits thing. If you are talking about the City Of Indianapolis it is only illegal to discharge a firearm inside the "Special Police District" and that is Center Township. In the rest of the city there is no ordinance against it.

Correct, and in center township people ignore a single shot that sounds like it's "somewhere else" anyway. If you're concerned about worrying neighbors, shooting inside a garage or shed will muffle the shot--especially if the neighbors are inside. Sorry about your cat, and no argument from me about taking her to the vet either.

 

[1DOWN4UP]

Shovels,silencers,hammers,carbon monoxide,and duct tape.This thread has EVERYTHING.Hope the kitty is ok.

 

[oldpink]

Oh get over yourself. I never made any assumptions of any kind.

You didn't?
And yet...

Poach much??

 

[rhino]

If you don't have a suppressor, a .22 rifle is quieter than a .22 pistol and you'll probably get better velocity. One .22 shot from a rifle is a random pop that is difficult to identify, difficult to locate, and typically goes unnoticed. Two or more shots from a .22 is much more likely to be perceived as gun fire. Make the first shot count, but be prepared for a follow-up in the unlikely event it is needed.

A .22LR round that pentrates the skull is more than adequate for humanely and quickly euthanizing an animal the size of a cat.

Putting the muzzle as close to the head as you can, making sure you're making a 90 degree angle to the skull at the point of impact will reduce chances of missing or the bullet deflecting from the skull.

Small animals have tiny brainstems. If you can't position the animal the way you want, you may not be able to choose a "perfect" brainstem shot when you euthanize. If you don't damage the brainstem, the animal will move some as it expires, but it's not suffering. I would choose a safe trajectory (i.e. into the grass below the animal) and tolerate some peri-mortem spasms rather than risk the shot exiting and hitting something else if my choices are limited.

Impact and edged tools are not inhumane to the animal as long as the person using the tools acts with conviction and does the job on the first try. The fact that the visuals can be more disturbing to observers is about the people being squeamish, not about the animal actually suffering anymore than it must.

 

[Bandsaw]

Impact and edged tools are not inhumane to the animal as long as the person using the tools acts with conviction and does the job on the first try. The fact that the visuals can be more disturbing to observers is about the people being squeamish, not about the animal actually suffering anymore than it must.

I learned that as a farm kid 50 some years ago. Hog cholera, a now eradicated disease, swept our area. Dad's small herd became ill, and he called a vet out to confirm a diagnosis. The vet needed to post several sick hogs that were nearly ready for market. He selected a piece of 2" pipe with a fitting on the end. He could drop a hog with one lick without fail. Within a minute or two he would have the animal opened up and examine the internal organs. It was quite impressive for a 5 or 6 year old farm kid.
If using a 22 is a problem, A good hammer is just as humane. Just swing it like you mean it

 

[natdscott]

Nicely stated, Rhino.

-Nate

 

[98cirrus]

My wife's girlfriend with financial needs, had a cat needing humane death. She saved herself 75$ at the vet's, and brought the cat to me in a box. I used a .22 rifle. Just held the muzzle about 2" away, to make absolutely sure it was quick. She was already in the hole i had dug, so that was pretty fast. Didn't enjoy it, but Donna still has her 75$.

 

[nakinate]

cardboard box, duct tape, length of flexible dryer hose. Last but not least, 1 gas powered vehicle.

My grandfather used this for his 19 year old dog. Works without pain.