We look after an urban cat colony and we also get skunk visits frequently. Interestingly, everybody gets along. The cats don't seem to mind the skunks finishing their leftovers, and the skunks are not aggressive toward the cats. When we still had kittens running around, before we were able to TNR the whole colony, we actually found a baby skunk cuddled up with a litter of kittens for warmth in our neighbor's garage on a cold Spring day! It was very cute.
That said, we do try to deter them from the yard just in case the diplomatic relations between the cats and skunks break down. Typically, we'll just bang the ground from a distance with a large pole and the noise will send them on their way!
We look after an urban cat colony and we also get skunk visits frequently. Interestingly, everybody gets along. The cats don't seem to mind the skunks finishing their leftovers, and the skunks are not aggressive toward the cats. When we still had kittens running around, before we were able to TNR the whole colony, we actually found a baby skunk cuddled up with a litter of kittens for warmth in our neighbor's garage on a cold Spring day! It was very cute.
That said, we do try to deter them from the yard just in case the diplomatic relations between the cats and skunks break down. Typically, we'll just bang the ground from a distance with a large pole and the noise will send them on their way!