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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2005Boyfriend continues..
To be the man of the house. I think Wayne has definitely got something with his theory about this! Kitty hardly stirs from the fire these days, now it's so cold outside. Being an ex outdoor-only cat she really does prefer food she has caught herself rather than processed cat food, given a choice. Boyfriend to the rescue then, this morning. Minus 5C overnight. I forget what below freezing C is in F now, but it must be about 20F. Bloody cold anyway! When I got up at about 8.30, late because it's Sunday, it was still perishing cold, both the cats were in which was very sensible. Boyfriend almost immediately went out. Kitty remained unconscious ;-) 20 minutes later I thought I ought to wake her for toilet duties. She reluctantly agreed. I opened the back door and Boyfie came back inside, they passed on the doorstep. On the doormat right outside was a freshly killed collared dove, which is KFC's ultimate favourite food. Well, she rushed out to do what she had to do, and collected the dove on the way back, dragged it on to the kitchen rug in front of the fire (of course in front of the fire!) and started to eat it. Yummy, yummy, YUMMY!! JUST WHAT I WANTED!!! I knew it would make an awful mess and feathers would be everywhere. I guess some people would have been cross about it and if the appearance of my house was more important than Kitty's happiness, I would have been too. She's been eating the blasted thing all day, on and off, and there was nothing left of it except wing butts and lots and lots of feathers all over the room when I came home this afternoon. I got the vacuum cleaner out and sucked the feathers up. The slightly bloody parts left, like the wings, I put in the garbage. Kitty is now fast asleep with an enormously full tummy, courtesy of Boyfriend. This is the second bird that he's brought home in the last few days and he makes no attempt to eat it himself. It's a gift. However, I don't want anyone to think that I applaud my cats catching birds, I don't. I wish they wouldn't because I love wild birds and like to feed them. However, Kitty needed to eat when she was an outside lost kitty and birds were what she caught she wouldn't still be here otherwise. Awww. Boyfie caught one and gave it to her. He didn't want it himself. Sometimes he is so lovely it makes me feel emotional. Is that stupid? Tweed > To be the man of the house. I think Wayne has definitely got something > with his theory about this! [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Tweed Not stupid at all. And your story made me LAUGH! Especially that she dragged it in by the fire. To be honest, KFC's longevity is at least partially due to her natural diet. I am really rather convinced now that the completely "man made" diet is the scourge of cats. I don't really have a choice in such things, but KFC does and it's just probably all around healthier for her. I know our "great hunter" that we had growing up, was the healthiest at the oldest age of all our cats. When she finally declined (and she was like 20) it was rapid and just something that happened way at the end. We always thought probably the combination of natural diet as well as the extra hunting exercise kept her young a long time. The bones (pardon for those that are squeamish) probably kept her gums and teeth fantastically. So, while it's true that it's sad another bird has bit it, it IS what is meant and, in all honesty, how many collared birds can one small cat really have eaten as compared to how many are born (or die in other ways). Boyfie is such a thoughtful cat. > To be the man of the house. I think Wayne has definitely got something > with his theory about this! [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Tweed Good for Boyfriend, the gallant little gent! I know you love birds, Tweed, and it's sad for the individual bird, but realistically being hunted is actually a *good* thing for a species overall - it's keeps the overall species more fit and growing ever stronger (it really is survival of the fittest when it comes to nature). Hugs, CatNipped >> To be the man of the house. I think Wayne has definitely got >> something with his theory about this! [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] > > CatNipped Collard doves have done remarkably well as a species in Britain, from a single pair in 1967 there are now many thousands of them. I don't think there's much chance of them appearing on the endangered list.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Kitty is now fast asleep with an enormously full tummy, courtesy of > Boyfriend. This is the second bird that he's brought home in the last few > days and he makes no attempt to eat it himself. It's a gift. And does Kitty appreciate this? Or does she just continue to bop him on the head when he's within range? What a thankless task it must be to devote oneself to Miss KFC. Boyfie is the Sir Walter of cats. :) Joyce > > Kitty is now fast asleep with an enormously full tummy, courtesy of > > Boyfriend. This is the second bird that he's brought home in the last [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Joyce LOL! He is, isn't he? She hasn't bopped him today, she's too full. Tweed >> And does Kitty appreciate this? Or does she just continue to bop him >> on the head when he's within range? What a thankless task it must be to >> devote oneself to Miss KFC. Boyfie is the Sir Walter of cats. :) > LOL! He is, isn't he? She hasn't bopped him today, she's too full. Ah ha. That's the ticket! :) Joyce > >> And does Kitty appreciate this? Or does she just continue to bop him > >> on the head when he's within range? What a thankless task it must be to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joyce He gets cleverer. A lot goes on in that little head of his ;) Tweed >>> Kitty is now fast asleep with an enormously full tummy, courtesy of >>> Boyfriend. This is the second bird that he's brought home in the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Tweed LOL, Boyfie has a cunning plan. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Sometimes he is so lovely it makes me feel emotional. > Is that stupid? Not at all. He knows where their priorities lie! I think it's very sweet. Gross, but sweet! :) SignatureCheryl >> Sometimes he is so lovely it makes me feel emotional. >> Is that stupid? > > Not at all. He knows where their priorities lie! I think it's very > sweet. Gross, but sweet! :) Do you really think it's gross? I don't. Cats are not born to eat tinned cat food, it's just us that makes them. It's a substitute for their real food. Tweed > Do you really think it's gross? I don't. Cats are not born to > eat tinned cat food, it's just us that makes them. It's a > substitute for their real food. Just gross to me, not to them. Yes, you're right of course. I've never had outdoor cats, and haven't seen a mouse in my house (or any signs of them) since I bought it. Though, last week I saw something that looked like a mouse poop on the kitchen counter, and if it is, I'm sure mine will fight over it if they find it. Your cats are lucky, and I used to think if I ever bought a home, it'd be in an area where my cats could go out. That just didn't work out. There aren't many places like that here. :( The only home where I had the chance to let my cat out was when I had Marley. He went out, but usually stayed out only an hour at a time then wanted in. I was living in a basement apartment in a friends mother's home on a farm. Marley knew where the window wells were and where I'd see him, went there to stick his face against it so I'd let him in. It was in, then out, then in again, then out again. My landlady said that their barn mouse problem went away while he was there. But, he also got into fights. He was neutered. I miss him still. He used to leave "gifts" at the back door, but I just didn't look at them. That was so long ago, and it never ocurred to me to thank him. SignatureCheryl > > Do you really think it's gross? I don't. Cats are not born to > > eat tinned cat food, it's just us that makes them. It's a [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > them. That was so long ago, and it never ocurred to me to thank > him. We *had* to say "thank you" or our cats kept bringing the same "present" back!!! I kid you not. We figured it out when one of our hunters brought the same mouse back from the outdoor garbage bin three days running. Ugh. > To be the man of the house. I think Wayne has definitely got something with > his theory about this! [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Tweed I'm curious -- does she eat the feathers? Do they pass through if she eats them? Or does she barf them? MLB >> To be the man of the house. I think Wayne has definitely got something >> with >> his theory about this! [..] > I'm curious -- does she eat the feathers? Yes, most of them, and the feet, and almost all the bones, the beak and everything really. She leaves some of the big wing feathers. > Do they pass through if she > eats them? I guess so. She keeps her toilet duties private outside somewhere in the garden. >Or does she barf them? No, never. I have never known Kitty to throw up, except once, one hairball last year. Birds and rodents are, after all, the natural diet for cats. Because she is very old she has lost most of those very small front teeth (incisors?) but the rest are sparkling clean and in good working order! (I just looked.) She has never needed a dental. She does eat the cat food I give her, and often enjoys it, if it's a flavour she particularly likes she purrs her head off while she's eating it, but her favourite is really what she can catch herself. Thank Bast for young strong Boyfie who will do it for her when it's too cold for her to go out herownself. Tweed ><snip> >Awww. Boyfie caught one and gave it to her. He didn't want it himself. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Tweed AWWW! How sweet. What a treasure he is. -- CATherine >Awww. Boyfie caught one and gave it to her. He didn't want it himself. Go, Boyfriend, family provider! SignatureWayne M (indulged by Will and Heidi) >However, I don't want anyone to think that I applaud my cats catching birds, >I don't. We know you don't. > I wish they wouldn't because I love wild birds and like to feed >them. However, Kitty needed to eat when she was an outside lost kitty and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Tweed No. He's an extraordinarily sweet little being. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War > Sometimes he is so lovely it makes me feel emotional. Is that > stupid? Not at all. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Sometimes he is so lovely it makes me feel emotional. > Is that stupid? > > Tweed Stupid? Heck, no! You go Boyfie. You're quite the man of the house aren't you? Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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