What have your cats brought you today?
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nute said:
I find it somewhat puzzling that you seem proud that your cat has killed off robins, woodpeckers and other wildlife. You should keep the damn thing indoors.
I think we put ourselves too far up on a pedestal as humans, not exactly covered in glory ourselves.Edited by jmorgan on Saturday 18th July 20:58
king stupid comments Blimey - I thought Sasha was prolific, but clearly not! Mostly mice, we have a field next to us. Since we moved less than a year ago it is probably getting towards a hundred or so, can't believe how much this mornings bled for a very small mouse.
The annoying ones have been still alive in the house and his odd habit of taking them into the shower!
A couple of rabbits in the spring but thankfully none recently.
The annoying ones have been still alive in the house and his odd habit of taking them into the shower!
A couple of rabbits in the spring but thankfully none recently.
Mr GrimNasty said:
I concur, what a ridiculous thread, boasting about home much wildlife your moggy slaughters.
If you don't think it is a serious issue, then consider why other countries have considered making cat roaming illegal in order to protect wildlife.
you have just proved, once & for all that you really ARE a trollIf you don't think it is a serious issue, then consider why other countries have considered making cat roaming illegal in order to protect wildlife.
Why else would you come in here to post?
To be fair, I take no real pleasure in seeing that my cats have killed something, and although I adore my cats I also like seeing birds in the garden. And when one of the little psycho's bought a freshly killed rabbit into my bedroom and dumped it by my head, I was mortified to realise that its odd colouring meant that it was someone's pet.
We have had our fair share of live uns.
We had a mouse living in the washing machine, or rather the frame internally. I would be working away on the lap top one room and hear the cat biscuits getting disturbed. One of ours does the, I lean over to look and no cat, look around and he is asleep behind me. Spooky. This went on for sometime and now I know I have a ghost.
One day, emptying the washing machine I notice some insulation just under the machine. Well cladding type stuff. Penny drops. Shine a torch underneath and there are cat biscuits. Tilt it up and rest on some books, get a mirror and a peek and yep, mousy scuttled somewhere and more biscuits fell down.
Righty ho. Disconnect machine, drain it from the front, drag it out and lay it on its back and mousy has made a nest in and from the sound deadening insulation. The cat biscuits are in a bowl by the machine, mousy does not even have to go far and there are cat biscuits and mouse eggs everywhere. The sound I would hear for a while was the takeaway.
Mouse was taken some distance away and let go and was the fattest mouse I have ever seen.
We had a mouse living in the washing machine, or rather the frame internally. I would be working away on the lap top one room and hear the cat biscuits getting disturbed. One of ours does the, I lean over to look and no cat, look around and he is asleep behind me. Spooky. This went on for sometime and now I know I have a ghost.
One day, emptying the washing machine I notice some insulation just under the machine. Well cladding type stuff. Penny drops. Shine a torch underneath and there are cat biscuits. Tilt it up and rest on some books, get a mirror and a peek and yep, mousy scuttled somewhere and more biscuits fell down.
Righty ho. Disconnect machine, drain it from the front, drag it out and lay it on its back and mousy has made a nest in and from the sound deadening insulation. The cat biscuits are in a bowl by the machine, mousy does not even have to go far and there are cat biscuits and mouse eggs everywhere. The sound I would hear for a while was the takeaway.
Mouse was taken some distance away and let go and was the fattest mouse I have ever seen.
Joey Ramone said:
To be fair, I take no real pleasure in seeing that my cats have killed something, and although I adore my cats I also like seeing birds in the garden. And when one of the little psycho's bought a freshly killed rabbit into my bedroom and dumped it by my head, I was mortified to realise that its odd colouring meant that it was someone's pet.
It is what they do and I do not take any pleasure but it is part of the package. Of course this is the internet so we must do what other think they would do if they run the world. I look on the world and see a state that we are managing to drag it down to. Tiddles I think comes low down the list. Mine are rescue cats, neutered and chopped so will not proliferate.Whatever diety you worship help people when a real issue arrises.
And I have found a way to feed the birds.
One of next doors cats catches rabbits - the smallest of the cats, interestingly. Our fields are teeming with rabbits so it's rich pickings for it, really.
The disturbing thing is the noise the poor rabbits make when being attacked. Not nice at all. I thought a small child was having their leg sworn off first time I heard it. I can only assume the cats play with the things rather than other predators (foxes, buzzards, sparrow hawks) who kill them quickly.
I remember Bill Oddy having a go at people for putting their cats out at night, explaining that people should really put them in to protect the birds.
The disturbing thing is the noise the poor rabbits make when being attacked. Not nice at all. I thought a small child was having their leg sworn off first time I heard it. I can only assume the cats play with the things rather than other predators (foxes, buzzards, sparrow hawks) who kill them quickly.
I remember Bill Oddy having a go at people for putting their cats out at night, explaining that people should really put them in to protect the birds.
Fetchez la vache said:
One of next doors cats catches rabbits - the smallest of the cats, interestingly. Our fields are teeming with rabbits so it's rich pickings for it, really.
The disturbing thing is the noise the poor rabbits make when being attacked. Not nice at all. I thought a small child was having their leg sworn off first time I heard it. I can only assume the cats play with the things rather than other predators (foxes, buzzards, sparrow hawks) who kill them quickly.
I remember Bill Oddy having a go at people for putting their cats out at night, explaining that people should really put them in to protect the birds.
You know the sound of a child having his leg sawn off..... The disturbing thing is the noise the poor rabbits make when being attacked. Not nice at all. I thought a small child was having their leg sworn off first time I heard it. I can only assume the cats play with the things rather than other predators (foxes, buzzards, sparrow hawks) who kill them quickly.
I remember Bill Oddy having a go at people for putting their cats out at night, explaining that people should really put them in to protect the birds.
jmorgan said:
We have had our fair share of live uns.
We had a mouse living in the washing machine, or rather the frame internally. I would be working away on the lap top one room and hear the cat biscuits getting disturbed. One of ours does the, I lean over to look and no cat, look around and he is asleep behind me. Spooky. This went on for sometime and now I know I have a ghost.
One day, emptying the washing machine I notice some insulation just under the machine. Well cladding type stuff. Penny drops. Shine a torch underneath and there are cat biscuits. Tilt it up and rest on some books, get a mirror and a peek and yep, mousy scuttled somewhere and more biscuits fell down.
Righty ho. Disconnect machine, drain it from the front, drag it out and lay it on its back and mousy has made a nest in and from the sound deadening insulation. The cat biscuits are in a bowl by the machine, mousy does not even have to go far and there are cat biscuits and mouse eggs everywhere. The sound I would hear for a while was the takeaway.
Mouse was taken some distance away and let go and was the fattest mouse I have ever seen.
That was one seriously brave mouse!We had a mouse living in the washing machine, or rather the frame internally. I would be working away on the lap top one room and hear the cat biscuits getting disturbed. One of ours does the, I lean over to look and no cat, look around and he is asleep behind me. Spooky. This went on for sometime and now I know I have a ghost.
One day, emptying the washing machine I notice some insulation just under the machine. Well cladding type stuff. Penny drops. Shine a torch underneath and there are cat biscuits. Tilt it up and rest on some books, get a mirror and a peek and yep, mousy scuttled somewhere and more biscuits fell down.
Righty ho. Disconnect machine, drain it from the front, drag it out and lay it on its back and mousy has made a nest in and from the sound deadening insulation. The cat biscuits are in a bowl by the machine, mousy does not even have to go far and there are cat biscuits and mouse eggs everywhere. The sound I would hear for a while was the takeaway.
Mouse was taken some distance away and let go and was the fattest mouse I have ever seen.
HoHoHo said:
Our current cat brings in rabbits/mice etc. and I appreciate it's about now however Bruno who passed away a little while ago brought these in....
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As well as fox cubs and various other wildlife.
I miss him
OMG that's a big rat! I can't believe the balls of some cats to take a bird of prey - that seems very wrong and I would be so upset if mine did that - although we have a couple of pairs of red kites around us and they would definitely sort the cats out if they tried it on!And
As well as fox cubs and various other wildlife.
I miss him
Cats are probably the least domesticated animal we keep as pets - it is to be expected that they go out hunting.
It is quite difficult having to explain to my young daughter why there are dead animals outside. It has made her much more interested in wildlife and she gets really excited when she sees them roaming or flying around - she will often shake her head and say 'no cats'.
I can't believe the comments of the softies on here - certainly no willy dangling at all. Christ if I wanted to do that I have far better thins to brag about than the doormat presents we are left - it's all part of loving in the countryside - I'm am guessing the negative comments are from townies.
Edited by W12GT on Monday 20th July 23:42
jmorgan said:
We have had our fair share of live uns.
We had a mouse living in the washing machine, or rather the frame internally. I would be working away on the lap top one room and hear the cat biscuits getting disturbed. One of ours does the, I lean over to look and no cat, look around and he is asleep behind me. Spooky. This went on for sometime and now I know I have a ghost.
One day, emptying the washing machine I notice some insulation just under the machine. Well cladding type stuff. Penny drops. Shine a torch underneath and there are cat biscuits. Tilt it up and rest on some books, get a mirror and a peek and yep, mousy scuttled somewhere and more biscuits fell down.
Righty ho. Disconnect machine, drain it from the front, drag it out and lay it on its back and mousy has made a nest in and from the sound deadening insulation. The cat biscuits are in a bowl by the machine, mousy does not even have to go far and there are cat biscuits and mouse eggs everywhere. The sound I would hear for a while was the takeaway.
Mouse was taken some distance away and let go and was the fattest mouse I have ever seen.
This reminds me of one of my previous posts when we were trying to track down a bad smell only to trace it to a dead mouse in the piano under the keys - the cats had obviously sneaked it in and it got away to somewhere quiet where it could die. The smell was seriously bad!We had a mouse living in the washing machine, or rather the frame internally. I would be working away on the lap top one room and hear the cat biscuits getting disturbed. One of ours does the, I lean over to look and no cat, look around and he is asleep behind me. Spooky. This went on for sometime and now I know I have a ghost.
One day, emptying the washing machine I notice some insulation just under the machine. Well cladding type stuff. Penny drops. Shine a torch underneath and there are cat biscuits. Tilt it up and rest on some books, get a mirror and a peek and yep, mousy scuttled somewhere and more biscuits fell down.
Righty ho. Disconnect machine, drain it from the front, drag it out and lay it on its back and mousy has made a nest in and from the sound deadening insulation. The cat biscuits are in a bowl by the machine, mousy does not even have to go far and there are cat biscuits and mouse eggs everywhere. The sound I would hear for a while was the takeaway.
Mouse was taken some distance away and let go and was the fattest mouse I have ever seen.
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