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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2005The Kitties Caught the Mouse!
I think I wrote here last week about getting out some pasta to cook and finding a corner of the bag nibbled, and finding bags of dried chickpeas and other beans with the same sized hole in them. Then of course I found tiny droppings in the cabinet, and then I thought, oh no, now I have to clean out the whole cabinet, find the hole to the outside, and set a trap. I was set on a havahart trap because I don't like killing little creatures. However, the whole thing was going to be a hassle at this busy time. So: last night I was looking for the kitties and found them in the dining room in the dark. Oh!, said I to my husband, they are playing together! (Little did I know it may have been much more sinister than that.) This morning they were both scarce after breakfast from 6 am until probably 2 pm. At one point I went to the kitchen for something and Cheeks scared me to death by bursting out of the cabinet under the stove. I had never seen her in there, but you all know how cats are! She may have just taken a fancy to go in there today. Anyway, tonight after Joan of Arcadia I went into the dining room to get something and there he was: dead, unfortunately, but the cutest little field mouse with big ears and a long tail. There was not a mark on him so I imagine my darlings tormented him until he died of fright. I am sad for him--but happy for my pantry--and I know this is irrational but I am very proud of my girls! I don't know who caught him or when--but Cheeks has been tuckered all afternoon and evening. What I am thankful for: that I did not wake up from my nap this afternoon to the sight of the dead mouse hanging from her mouth! She brings me the rubber snake, but did not bring me the mouse. Lucky me! Just wanted to share my great hunter's first kill. ( I really am sorry for the mousie, but it is the natural thing for them to do.) > proud of my girls! I don't know who caught him or when--but Cheeks has been > tuckered all afternoon and evening. Good girl, Cheeks! You saved meowmy's food stores and saved meowmy from possible disease carried by a fearsome rodent! Extra scritches for you tonight, I hope! > What I am thankful for: that I did not > wake up from my nap this afternoon to the sight of the dead mouse hanging > from her mouth! She brings me the rubber snake, but did not bring me the > mouse. Lucky me! Just wanted to share my great hunter's first kill. ( I > really am sorry for the mousie, but it is the natural thing for them to do.) Prissy Sissy With the Sassy Tail (RB) once left the hind half of a mouse in my slipper (which I discovered when my foot was halfway into it!!). After I got over the shuddering I had to thank her for leaving me the tastiest part!!! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > Prissy Sissy With the Sassy Tail (RB) once left the hind half of a mouse in > my slipper (which I discovered when my foot was halfway into it!!). After I > got over the shuddering I had to thank her for leaving me the tastiest > part!!! ;> Only you could summon the wisdom to do this! I'd STILL be stuck to the ceiling! > Only you could summon the wisdom to do this! I'd STILL be > stuck to the ceiling! Heh, where would you be if you'd woken up in the middle of the night because your foot hit something cold and wet and you sat up and looked and saw a half-eaten vole at your foot in your bed? Or if you woke up in the morning with a vole dangling in your face? 'Interesting' experiences from my life, courtesy of Frank. OTOH, we always had cats since I was born, and our cats when I grew up were inside/outside cats, so I got used to seeing dead and partly disembowelled small rodents from infancy. So I must admit I don't get very upset when I see a dead rodent. They're just natural catfood to me.  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 > > Only you could summon the wisdom to do this! I'd STILL be > > stuck to the ceiling! [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > disembowelled small rodents from infancy. So I must admit I don't get > very upset when I see a dead rodent. They're just natural catfood to me. That's the spirit! I think .... (but eeeyuuuuuu!) Congrats to the kitties! I feel sorry for the mouse, too. But on the other hand, they just did EXACTLY the thing that brought humans to domesticate the first wild cats thousands of years ago. They killed a mouse that was, without question, helping itself to your food stores. That's what cats' job description was, for centuries: neutralizing rodents. And in some cases, it's still some cats' job today. Kudos to the felines for a job well done. Donna, and the kitties who kill TOY mice very well, Captain and Stanley > Congrats to the kitties! > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Donna, and the kitties who kill TOY mice very well, Captain and Stanley Yup... ANd despite decades of domesticity, they haven't forgotten about it. They're still little predators, at heart. The girls gave you an admirable example of their skill, to show they were ready to earn their keep, if necessary. Poor little Mr. Mousie, though... =o( Or Mrs. Mousie. He probably thought he had it made when he discovered a nice, dry pantry full of food. Instead, he gets chased and scared to death by two cats. Melissa > Yup... ANd despite decades of domesticity, they haven't forgotten about it. > They're still little predators, at heart. The girls gave you an admirable > example of their skill, to show they were ready to earn their keep, if > necessary. I know! I have gazed at them all day, as they slept in the sunshine, thinking, "OMG, you are useful!! Who KNEW?" Incredibly beautiful, funny and interesting, warm and fuzzy and now, handy. Can it get any better than that? :) Ooops, sure it can. They could have come with a trust fund!! ;) > Poor little Mr. Mousie, though... =o( Or Mrs. Mousie. He probably thought > he had it made when he discovered a nice, dry pantry full of food. Instead, > he gets chased and scared to death by two cats. > > Melissa > Congrats to the kitties! > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Donna, and the kitties who kill TOY mice very well, Captain and Stanley You are right, Donna. And I should be thankful in a way that they just played with it until it had a heart attack (or whatever happens to the poor mousies) because there was no blood at all. Cheeks has been so pleased with herself all day! And slept very deeply last night. My great hunter, all tuckered out. :) > I think I wrote here last week about getting out some pasta to cook > and finding a corner of the bag nibbled, and finding bags of dried [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > Just wanted to share my great hunter's first kill. ( I really am > sorry for the mousie, but it is the natural thing for them to do.) I always felt sorry for the mice too, but, hey..........your kids did their job and they had fun doing it. I think it's time for treats! :~) kili ( I really am > > sorry for the mousie, but it is the natural thing for them to do.) > > I always felt sorry for the mice too, but, hey..........your kids did their > job and they had fun doing it. I think it's time for treats! :~) Yes, Kili, I thought so too! It was Pounce and fresh catnip on the Alpine Scratchers for everyone! > I think I wrote here last week about getting out some pasta to cook and > finding a corner of the bag nibbled, and finding bags of dried chickpeas and [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > mouse. Lucky me! Just wanted to share my great hunter's first kill. ( I > really am sorry for the mousie, but it is the natural thing for them to do.) Congratulations to the mousers! I'm sorry for the little mousie, too, but you're right...that is their job. > Congratulations to the mousers! I'm sorry for the little mousie, too, but > you're right...that is their job. Would you happen to know what kills them when there is not a mark on them? Kind of a macabre question, I know. But I wonder. > Would you happen to know what kills them when there is not a > mark on them? Kind of a macabre question, I know. But I wonder. Probably a broken neck. Cats generally go for the neck when they're tired of playing with their prey. Hugs, CatNipped > > Would you happen to know what kills them when there is not a > > mark on them? Kind of a macabre question, I know. But I wonder. > > Probably a broken neck. Cats generally go for the neck when they're tired > of playing with their prey. Ooooo. My dad always said the creatures had a heart attack when they looked untouched. That sounded too easy. Well, they are predators, after all. But poor mousie. Both cats have been hanging out in the dining room today while I worked, so there might be more. > Ooooo. My dad always said the creatures had a heart > attack when they looked untouched. That sounded too > easy. Well, they are predators, after all. But poor mousie. > Both cats have been hanging out in the dining room > today while I worked, so there might be more. Oh yeah, there's *never* only one! When we lived next to the levee outside of New Orleans we once had a river rat who made his home in our house. We go worried when we saw the hole he gnawed in the back wall of the pantry - it was *TWO FEET IN DIAMETER*!!! We bought a *HUGE* rat trap and caught him but it was hard to get him through the hole he was so big! That sucker was a good 3 or 4 feet long from head to tail tip, and *FAT*. The cats didn't even try get a sniff of him when we were taking him out, they just high-tailed it to parts unknown. Smart cats!!! Hugs, CatNipped > When we lived next to the levee outside of New Orleans we once had a river > rat who made his home in our house. We go worried when we saw the hole he [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > were taking him out, they just high-tailed it to parts unknown. Smart > cats!!! I am completely fascinated by New Orleans. Ever read author Robert Girardi? His first book was set there and in Brooklyn NY. It is called "______'s Ghost." Can't remember the rest of it. And I read some Anne Rice until I got fed up with the sinister stuff. > I am completely fascinated by New Orleans. Ever read author Robert Girardi? > His first book was set there and in Brooklyn NY. It is called "______'s > Ghost." > Can't remember the rest of it. And I read some Anne Rice until I got fed up > with the sinister stuff. "Madeleine's Ghost". Yeah, but I like "The Pirate's Daughter" better. Anne Rice for the first say 3 or 4 vampire books, but then got bored. I read mostly science fiction - *hard* science science fiction, I don't like fantasy. New Orleans is a *great* place to visit, but you really *don't* want to live there. It's called "The City that Care Forgot", but in reality it's the city that forgot to care. Hugs, CatNipped > > Congratulations to the mousers! I'm sorry for the little mousie, too, but > > you're right...that is their job. > > Would you happen to know what kills them when there is not a > mark on them? Kind of a macabre question, I know. But I wonder. I wonder about internal damage from being pinged around by felines. We can't see bruising, but perhaps that is what does it. > > > Congratulations to the mousers! I'm sorry for the little mousie, too, > but [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I wonder about internal damage from being pinged around by felines. We > can't see bruising, but perhaps that is what does it. Could be. He looked perfect. But they say that the "chattering" that cats do when they see birds is like a practice run for what they do when they catch little creatures--they break their necks. Poor mousie. Good girls. I used to occasionally find just the mouse head, in a bunched-up throw rug. Eww. Katz > Poor mousie. Good girls. I used to occasionally find just the mouse > head, in a bunched-up throw rug. Eww. Eeeyuuuu! >"Katz" wrote in message > >> Poor mousie. Good girls. I used to occasionally find just the mouse >> head, in a bunched-up throw rug. Eww. > >Eeeyuuuu! At least there wasn't a line of them across the pillow on the bed. That's what my DH's cat Puss Puss used to do while she was at school. It made coming home every day an adventure. Regards and Purrs, O J > >"Katz" wrote in message > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Regards and Purrs, > O J Oh NO!!! lol!
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