I haven’t been on the back porch in a few days so missed this thread until now. I’m so sorry to hear about your poor kitty—I’m very sad that she had to go this way.
I haven’t read beyond the first page yet—will have to go back & read the rest after I post this…I have to say, though, for me it doesn’t matter that your cat was just off your property, it sounds like the dogs were also off of their property. It would be one thing if they killed a cat that came into their own yard, but it’s completely unacceptable for them to go roaming & kill any animal they come across. Shame on their owner.
I’m afraid that if I were in your place, after all the problems these dogs have caused you, they would have disappeared long before they got hold of kitty. If they weren’t gone already, they would be now, that would be the final straw for me! There are ways for dogs like this to disappear! Permanently. SSS, or some variety of it, works very well. And if anyone comes asking about the dogs, nope, never saw them, haven’t seen them around in ages!