How to get rid of the skunk but not the cat?

There is a street cat I was feeding in my back yard. How can I get rid of the skunk that comes and eats the cat food at the same time not driving away the cat? The critter-repellent with the fox-urine would probably scare away the cat as well, right?How to get rid of the skunk but not the cat?
If you know it is only one particular skunk which is coming around, you can call for a ';pest removal'; service to trap the skunk. They have specialized traps that only skunks can get into and that are designed so they can't spray. Around here, the trapping of a skunk runs about $60 per skunk.





Otherwise, the best alternative is NOT to leave food out particularly overnight. The skunks are most active at night... rarely in the daytime. So, if you take IN the food at night, it is less likely to attract the skunk.








Me... kittyslave23... I know my place.How to get rid of the skunk but not the cat?
Feed the cat at the same time every day, and put out just enough for the cat. And try to get the cat to eat closer to your house. Are you planning on trying to bring the cat in and make a pet of it? If so I would recommend getting a havahart humane trap and trapping the cat, and bringing it indoors. The alley cat allies have a lot of great advice on their website: www.alleycat.org
AS a trapper, i can tell you the fox urine stuff will NOT deter the skunk nor the cat. It will actually ATTRACT them. all animals are interested n other animlas scents.





Your best bet is to trap the skunk and relocate. there are ';tube'; type traps that you can safely trap the skunk, and remove him without being sprayed. Use a rotten meat for bait, they love that.





Cheack out www.minntrapprod.com to get the tube type trap, or, i reccomend hiring a Animal Damage Control trapper to remove it.
If you are putting food outside your home you cannot pick and choose who is going to come to eat it. Either don't feed the cat, or deal with wildlife coming to eat it. You can feed the cat in the day and pick up the dish each night before the nocturnal wildlife comes out to feed and hunt.