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Old October 8th 14, 01:07 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
obsidianjg
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Default Mouse toy gift

On Sunday, October 5, 2014 6:28:57 AM UTC-4, Mark Carroll wrote:
My wife crocheted our cat a large mouse and he rather likes to keep it

with him. One thing he likes to do, especially when everybody goes to

bed, is walk around with it in his mouth, meowing loudly. Another thing

he likes to do is to bring the mouse and deposit it in front of us.



What isn't clear is what the next step is supposed to be once he's

brought it. It doesn't appear to be a game of fetch. If we wiggle the

mouse around for him a bit he might bat at the tail some. I've wondered

if he's simply giving us the mouse as a token of esteem, but of course

we don't want to then just take it from him and deprive him of his toy.



Maybe there is some other way we are meant to respond?



-- Mark


When my cat brings in a mouse, we usually trade for a treat.
In this case, why don't you take the mouse and then put ii back where he can see it after a while? I don't think he will mind.