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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2004Boyfriend's first rat
Boyfriend has been playing around with being a hunter. Some mousies and voles, some easy birds, like the tiny wren, some bigger collared doves "can do, can eat eventually" and a larger woodpigeon that he wasn't quite sure what to do with once he had it in his mouth. (Had to get a neighbour in on that one, to do the necessary.) Yesterday, I had a turkey drumstrick to roast for myself, with rosemary.. Mmmmm. When I had finished with it, there was still some meat on it, and as it was a big bone I wasn't worried about the cats rasping off the remaining meat with their tongues. So I put in down, in the roasting dish, on the kitchen floor. Boyfriend examined it first, but thought it was too much trouble to get the meat off himself, too much work. Kitty found it, ten minutes later, dragged it out of the tin, and got down to eating it. I left them to it and went to bed. When I got up this morning, there was a big turkey bone on the kitchen floor, and lying only 3 inches away, and parallel to it, was a young rat. A very small one, but definitely a rat. I'm not sure what he's trying to say ;-) Was this a present for me for providing the turkey? Tweed >Boyfriend has been playing around with being a hunter. Some mousies and >voles, some easy birds, like the tiny wren, some bigger collared doves "can [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Tweed A *rat*! Whoa! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>Boyfriend has been playing around with being a hunter. Some mousies and >>voles, some easy birds, like the tiny wren, some bigger collared doves [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Theresa Yes! it was really a rat!! A very young one though, hardly bigger than a big, big mouse. I picked it up and examined it closely, in case he was just showing off. No, not a mousie, it was a baby rat, which will save it growing up into a big one after all. I praised him for it and he was thrilled. I'm hoping praising him for mice and rats will keep him away from the birds. Bell on collar? He's has more success with it on! [I am a fierce cat and I can kill anything. Boyfriend] In his dreams, yet, but he's definitely doing good. He's a much bigger cat than Kitty and it would be great if he felt brave enough to catch the big rats. They are enormous and have teeth like chisels. I'd quite understand if he ducked out though. Tweed >When I got up this morning, there was a big turkey bone on the kitchen >floor, and lying only 3 inches away, and parallel to it, was a young rat. A >very small one, but definitely a rat. Consider yourself lucky, I've had a fully grown male rat dropped at my feet - a good 14-15 inches nose to tail... I didn't know it was there until my toe brushed against it... helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > >When I got up this morning, there was a big turkey bone on the kitchen >>floor, and lying only 3 inches away, and parallel to it, was a young rat. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > helen s I hope BF will graduate to big rats. I'd be very happy if he would. I'm not squeamish. I wasn't complaining, I was boasting! He done good. Far cry from the summer when he was heaving his heart up having caught a shrew, learning to hunt, he's got wise to that. Leave the shrews alone, they make you vomit. He can now catch voles, mousies and small rats. And birds if his meowmie doesn't know but if she does he gets into trouble. Tweed > >When I got up this morning, there was a big turkey bone on the kitchen > >floor, and lying only 3 inches away, and parallel to it, was a young rat. A [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > helen s My cat Fuzzbox lived with my parents and grandmother for a while. He brought in a full grown LIVE rat. Jeanette "Jeanette" <vertgyn@hotmail.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Boyfriend's first rat: >My cat Fuzzbox lived with my parents and grandmother for a while. He brought >in a full grown LIVE rat. I once had a cat bring in a live snake and turn it loose. Problem is that I'm very snake-phobic. My grandfather caught Smokey's little "gift" and tossed it back outside, then coaxed me down off the back of the couch. :-)  Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > Boyfriend has been playing around with being a hunter. Some mousies and > voles, some easy birds, like the tiny wren, some bigger collared doves "can [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Tweed My belief regarding the "gifts" that we receive is that they really aren't gifts -- they are training aids. Our cats are trying to teach us to hunt. Lesson #1 is to provide the food, dead, which we happily eat. Lesson #2 will be to provide partly dead food that we will finish the job, then eat. Finally we're ready to begin hunting on our own. But we humans are soooo stupid that we never get past lesson #1-- we fail totally, and instead either go "ewww!" and dump the treat in the garbage, or so "awww, how sweet!" and STILL dump the treat! >. >> When I got up this morning, there was a big turkey bone on the kitchen [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > fail totally, and instead either go "ewww!" and dump the treat in the > garbage, or so "awww, how sweet!" and STILL dump the treat! LOL! I'm of the latter persuasion. Seeing the post about the Klub reminded me of a funny story my German friend made up about BF's very first gift. I think I still have it stored somewhere, I'll try and find it and post it, if any of you would like to read it. It's about BF telling yarns down at the tomcat club. Tweed >>. >>> When I got up this morning, there was a big turkey bone on the kitchen [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >Tweed I'm already laughing. The rat is how many times its original size when BF tell the story? ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >" <spamfree@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message >> I'll try and find it and post it, if >>any of you would like to read it. It's about BF telling yarns down at the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I'm already laughing. The rat is how many times its original size > when BF tell the story? ;) Here it is: "well, you see, guys" <at the local tom club, sitting around, relaxed atmosphere, smoking cigars> "...you know I look after that little lady up there on Colby Drive. Now I always thought she was pretty rich, she always had too much food for herself, and so she put it outside on plates to get rid of it. Well, you know, I always aim to please! But something bad must have happened to her, she suddenly didn't have any more food, she didn't put anything out for days and she didn't even have any on her plate in her kitchen! Isn't that awful, guys? And imagine, as soon as she had a little bit for herself again, she shared it with me, giving it to me from her own hand! Now that broke my heart. I felt I just had to go and get some rats for her, so that she has something decent for herself." <murmurs, nodding heads in the audience> " This was when I stopped feeding BF outside so I could trap him, but I gave up as he could back in and out of the trap without setting it off and he was hungrier than I was comfortable with. I just had to wait until he got brave enough to come inside., which he did in the end. It reminds me a bit about what Howard said about Ding. Ding obviously feels much safer when Howard is unconscious ;-) BF used to come in when I was at the computer and sit in my armchair, behind me. If I turned round and saw him, he'd get up and go outside immediately. It can take such a long while before a shy cat trusts you. Ding is obviously on the way to this. My lad will now miaow for me to open the door, come in to eat and sometimes spend some of the day with me. Often he chooses to be on the bed in the conservatory, but evenings/night are "in the house times" unless he's out hunting, which he is at the moment. But still, like this morning, when he was eating his breakfast and I came into the kitchen, he startled, and went to run out until he realised it was me. I'll always wonder if someone did anything nasty to him. He's just so fabulous and gentle I can't imagine why anyone would. Tweed >>" <spamfree@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > >Tweed I know. I found my Stinky in conditions I hate to recall, or talk about. And he is just the sweetest, most trusting creature, always has been. I hate to think that his sweet nature might have got him into trouble in the first place, trusting bad people. Well, they don't have to worry about that any more, do they. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >">>It reminds me a bit about what Howard said about Ding. Ding obviously >feels [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > into trouble in the first place, trusting bad people. > Well, they don't have to worry about that any more, do they. No ;-) but Kitty FC does *not* have a sweet nature, and should feel lucky that I took her in at all. But she doesn't, of course, feel lucky. She has huge self-esteem. It's exactly what she expected. Tweed > Here it is: > "well, you see, guys" <at the local tom club, sitting around, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > <murmurs, nodding heads in the audience> " What a nice story. Do you think your German friend would be interested in joining rpca? SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Here it is: >> "well, you see, guys" <at the local tom club, sitting around, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > What a nice story. Do you think your German friend would be interested in > joining rpca? She leads a very busy life, I don't think she'd be able to keep up with the posts. I forward her the occasional link or story I think she might like, anyway. She's on a couple of groups and doesn't get time to read them very often as it is. Tweed > >> But we humans are soooo stupid that we never get past lesson #1-- we > >> fail totally, and instead either go "ewww!" and dump the treat in the > >> garbage, or so "awww, how sweet!" and STILL dump the treat! My dad's cats, once praised and thanked, were happy to eat the treat if we offered it back to them. One of my dad's cats was known to bring home rats almost as big as she was, and another could take down rabbits LARGER than she was. --Fil "Christina Websell" <spamfree@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Boyfriend's first rat: >LOL! I'm of the latter persuasion. Seeing the post about the Klub reminded >me of a funny story my German friend made up about BF's very first gift. I >think I still have it stored somewhere, I'll try and find it and post it, if >any of you would like to read it. It's about BF telling yarns down at the >tomcat club. Please? :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >My belief regarding the "gifts" that we receive is that they really >aren't gifts -- they are training aids. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >fail totally, and instead either go "ewww!" and dump the treat in the >garbage, or so "awww, how sweet!" and STILL dump the treat! What a great observation. I had never occurred to me to look at it that way. When I mentioned it to DH, she was equally struck by it. Now, how shall we test this theory -- it certainly would explain a lot. Regards and Purrs, O J >>My belief regarding the "gifts" that we receive is that they really >>aren't gifts -- they are training aids. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Regards and Purrs, >O J Eat the rat, OJ, eat the rat! <repeat incessantly, a la hockey game> Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com On Fri, 08 Oct, Theresa wrote: >>>My belief regarding the "gifts" that we receive is that they really >>>aren't gifts -- they are training aids. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Eat the rat, OJ, eat the rat! ><repeat incessantly, a la hockey game> Hmmmm!! That would sort of lead to the next step if there was one. Unfortunately, all my current kitties are strictly indoor cats. Come to think of it, your cats go outdoors don't they? -- Regards and Purrs, O J (Old John) Gritmon -- TBFTE <snippage> > When I got up this morning, there was a big turkey bone on the kitchen > floor, and lying only 3 inches away, and parallel to it, was a young rat. A > very small one, but definitely a rat. > I'm not sure what he's trying to say ;-) > Was this a present for me for providing the turkey? Or maybe he was demonstrating what *real* food looks like? ;o) Way to go, Boyfriend! SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > <snippage> >> When I got up this morning, there was a big turkey bone on the kitchen [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Or maybe he was demonstrating what *real* food looks like? ;o) Way to go, > Boyfriend! It was the juxtaposition between the turkey bone and the rat that was so hilarious, he had lined it up exactly. It seemed to say exactly what you suggest! Tweed >Boyfriend has been playing around with being a hunter. Some mousies and >voles, some easy birds, like the tiny wren, some bigger collared doves "can [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Tweed Way to go Boyfriend! My Antonio brought in a mouse once. I didn't know about it until I heard some crunching noises from the kitchen. About an half hour later I heard some coughing and vomiting noises from the dining room. I investigated and found some leftover fur and partially digested insides. I have a backwards cat; eats in the kitchen throws up in the dining room. :) > Way to go Boyfriend! > My Antonio brought in a mouse once. I didn't know about it until I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > partially digested insides. I have a backwards cat; eats in the > kitchen throws up in the dining room. :) Is your dining room carpeted? Maybe this is a case that fits the broader rule followed by my cats: Always vomit on carpets, even (or especially) if you first start making those hurking noises while standing on the more easily cleaned kitchen or bathroom floor. There are extra points if you get under something into some inaccessible SignatureCheryl >> Way to go Boyfriend! >> My Antonio brought in a mouse once. I didn't know about it until I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >you first start making those hurking noises while standing on the more >easily cleaned kitchen or bathroom floor. When I hear those, I try to quickly transfer Stinky to an uncarpeted floor. ;0 Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >> Way to go Boyfriend! >> My Antonio brought in a mouse once. I didn't know about it until I [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >There are extra points if you get under something into some inaccessible Yep, it was pink. Now it is pink with faded spots. At least it was not on the Oriental rug. ( I shouldn't have said that, he'll wait until he is on it next time). > Boyfriend has been playing around with being a hunter. Some mousies > and voles, some easy birds, like the tiny wren, some bigger collared [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Tweed Congratulations, BF SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. |
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