Do Coyotes kill their prey quickly? I adopted my neighbors cat, well sort of, as my husband would not allow me to let the cat stay inside my house, which I know contributed to her early death... My neighbors expressed to me that they were "done with animals" so Mary, the cat's name, slept on my outdoor furniture. It was nice outdoor furniture and I live in Southern California so for the most part she was okay. She passed away last Friday. Torn to pieces. I want to know, so I can put this behind me, did she pass quickly? I am sorry for the sad diary, but I really want someone to tell me as we do not have a lot of coyotes, but.....it was the way she passed from this world.