Warning: dont read if you have a weak stomach or like bunnies

Discussion in 'Real Life Stories' started by kms brown, Aug 8, 2008.

  1. "So OK, cats are natural born hunters, but why do they have to bring their catch home?"

    There is more than one theory on this, but the most likely explanation is that your cat views you as an incompetent kitten who needs schooling in the ways of hunting. Spayed females are the most likely to bring home their catch. Kitty may be deprived of the ability to reproduce, but she does retain maternal instincts it seems.

    "So she thinks I need to learn to go out and hunt food. But why does she bring back half-dead mice and other creatures?"

    Usually the first catch a mother cat brings to her kittens will be dead. She will eat the prey in front of the kittens - this is food, and this is how you eat it. Then mom moves on to bringing home prey that she has injured and mangled. She will finish off her catch in front of her kittens - this is prey, and this is how you kill it. Finally she will start to bring home captured but unharmed creatures. Mom will let the prey go in front of her young ones and demonstrate to them how she stalks, pounces and catches - this is prey, and this is what you have to do before you can kill it and eat it.

    "Well OK, my cat thinks that it is not enough that I know how to use a can opener, she thinks I should know how to hunt. It's nice of her to look after my interest but dead, half eaten or mutilated little animals disgust me. And I don't like her killing wildlife especially birds. How can I stop her?"

    You can't take away her hunting instinct. Punishing her in any way would be futile. Even showing your distaste at her activities will probably confuse her, she has done you a service and you are unhappy about it!

    Cats will hunt. Some more successfully than others but they will do it. The only way you can prevent them from hunting wildlife is to keep them indoors. If you prefer your cat to enjoy the outdoors fitting her out with a bell (attached to a breakaway collar for your cat's safety,) will go a long way in preventing her destroying wild birds.
     
  2. my old cat oliver used to freely walk the neighborhood. he only came in when it rained so he pretty much free roamed and more or less lived outside.

    this fuzzball used to leave a dead bird on my porch EVERYDAY. sometimes a bunny mole or mouse, but usually birds.

    my uncle steve had a raccoon named rascal and that mother fucker would give anything a run for its money. i remember he was feedin it cashews and playing with him rubbin his belly and shit and rascal nipped his nose being playful and i heard all the way down his driveway (probably like 30 feet)
    "GODDAMNIT THAT SONOFABITCH BIT MEH!!!!!!!!!"

    i almost pissed my pants at when i saw him and his nose bleedin he was so pissed
     

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