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Goofy brought in a present last night.
I came home last night a little bit after 11pm. Asked where the cat was.
Brother doesn't know. So i sit down in the recyliner and a few minutes later he comes squeezing in the cat door with what looks like a mouse in his mouth. He goes parading past and we are yelling at him no! Then i had to chase him to get him to drop what actually was a very small baby rabbit. So then im trying to pick this rabbit up to put him outside and it is very much alive and jumping and kicking. It went into the closet and I finally was able to grab him. I brought him outside and dropped him in the neighbors yard. Hopefully Goofy wont find him again but who knows. Few years ago we found a dead baby rabbit underneath an entertainment center that we had back then, I know he likes to bring presents but I just cringe at the thought of anything cute dying. Are other readers cats showing off their presents? lol Matt |
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Goofy brought in a present last night.
On Sunday, June 3, 2012 7:35:43 AM UTC-6, Matt Ferrari wrote:
I came home last night a little bit after 11pm. Asked where the cat was. Brother doesn't know. So i sit down in the recyliner and a few minutes later he comes squeezing in the cat door with what looks like a mouse in his mouth. He goes parading past and we are yelling at him no! Then i had to chase him to get him to drop what actually was a very small baby rabbit. So then im trying to pick this rabbit up to put him outside and it is very much alive and jumping and kicking. It went into the closet and I finally was able to grab him. I brought him outside and dropped him in the neighbors yard. Hopefully Goofy wont find him again but who knows. Few years ago we found a dead baby rabbit underneath an entertainment center that we had back then, I know he likes to bring presents but I just cringe at the thought of anything cute dying. Are other readers cats showing off their presents? lol Matt The "insiders" like to bring me the legs or wings of their "kills", to show they are doing their jobs (apparently bug legs and moth wings don't taste very good). The "outsiders" often leave me gifts for when I'm bringing out breakfast or dinner. I thank them profusely, and usually take the offering (after a song for the spirit, which we tend to sing together, lol) and place it in the field for the more shy cats). |
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Goofy brought in a present last night.
Judith Latham wrote:
After the time Sootie brought in a live mouse through the bedroom window at 11.30pm one hot Sunday night, she's given a chop (mouth) check before she's let inside. Oh, that reminds me of when Smudge used to go out for hours, and then bang on the door to be let in. There was a particular meow she would do when she had prey in her mouth, but after the time when she waltzed in with a live mouse (which she dropped on the floor, after which it ran under the couch), she was not allowed inside until I gave her a mouth check. My front door has a screen door, so I'd open the door and talk to her through the screen. I'd say, "Mouth check!" and she'd stand up with her paws on the screen and show me her mouth. And then she'd be admitted inside. When she *did* have something in her mouth, I used to say, "Forget it! You are *not* coming in here with *that* in your mouth!" She would just sit there and meow at me. One day it occured to me that she probably wanted some praise, so I said, "Good girl! What a great catch!" She got all excited and started tossing the mouse up in the air with her mouth, and then she proceeded to tuck in. Apparently, my praise was a signal to her that it was time for dinner. There were two cats next door (now only one) the girl cat used to catch mice and leave them in a line on their patio. The boy cat couldn't be bothered to chase mice. One morning when the neighbour went out onto the patio there was a dead mouse but it was in a trap. The boy cat was very proud of it. They didn't feel they could ask around if anyone had lost a mouse trap and so the mystery where it came from remained for years. Until I mentioned it to my neighbours the other side when we talking about Sootie catching mice.Tthey said that they had lost a mouse trap from their garden years ago and had wondered what had happened to it. They hadn't wanted to ask around as it's not a nice thing to have a mouse problem. Now both sides have their mysteries solved. Except for this: *how did it get moved*? -- Joyce Whenever you feel anger, you should say, "May I be free of this anger!" This rarely works, but talking to yourself in public will encourage others to leave you alone. |
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Goofy brought in a present last night.
"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... Except for this: *how did it get moved*? It was Jacob, the little boy cat. His pride at it was the give away. Judith -- Judith Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK. Well lil bunny rabbit didn't learn its lesson. When I left the house last night around 7pm it was playing on the sidewalk on the side of my house. We decided to keep Goofy in for 2 days to give lil rabbit a chance to decide if it wants to relocate. |
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Goofy brought in a present last night.
In article , "Matt Ferrari" wrote:
Are other readers cats showing off their presents? lol Alas, yes. Just a week or two ago, I was doing the usual nightime futility of calling for Giovanni, who would really prefer to live outside. By total coincidence, as calling generally does nothing, he came around the corner with something in his mouth. It looked like a mouse, but was totally black. As my first goal was to get him inside, I grabbed him and he dropped the whatever-it-was. I put him inside and went to check on the fate of the poor creature, hoping it was dead and not maimed. To my astonishment, it was gone! He also came home with a lizard once that was pretty much a foot long. It too was none the worse for wear and scurried off when Giovanni dropped it. Considering his bite is approximately equivalent to that of a large bench vise, I really don't understand how these guys survived unscathed. Art |
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Goofy brought in a present last night.
On 06/04/2012 10:58 AM, Arthur Shapiro wrote:
In , "Matt wrote: Are other readers cats showing off their presents? lol Alas, yes. Just a week or two ago, I was doing the usual nightime futility of calling for Giovanni, who would really prefer to live outside. By total coincidence, as calling generally does nothing, he came around the corner with something in his mouth. It looked like a mouse, but was totally black. As my first goal was to get him inside, I grabbed him and he dropped the whatever-it-was. I put him inside and went to check on the fate of the poor creature, hoping it was dead and not maimed. To my astonishment, it was gone! He also came home with a lizard once that was pretty much a foot long. It too was none the worse for wear and scurried off when Giovanni dropped it. Considering his bite is approximately equivalent to that of a large bench vise, I really don't understand how these guys survived unscathed. Art Perhaps he has a "soft" bite like bird dogs do. It sounds like he wanted to bring you some dinner in return for you feeding him. How are the other kitties faring this summer? Best wishes. MLB |
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Goofy brought in a present last night.
Judith Latham wrote:
Bastette wrote: Judith Latham wrote: There were two cats next door (now only one) the girl cat used to catch mice and leave them in a line on their patio. The boy cat couldn't be bothered to chase mice. One morning when the neighbour went out onto the patio there was a dead mouse but it was in a trap. The boy cat was very proud of it. They didn't feel they could ask around if anyone had lost a mouse trap and so the mystery where it came from remained for years. Until I mentioned it to my neighbours the other side when we talking about Sootie catching mice.Tthey said that they had lost a mouse trap from their garden years ago and had wondered what had happened to it. They hadn't wanted to ask around as it's not a nice thing to have a mouse problem. Now both sides have their mysteries solved. Except for this: *how did it get moved*? It was Jacob, the little boy cat. His pride at it was the give away. That's hilarious! And then he tried to pass it off as his catch? -- Joyce Cats' hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other. -- Stephen Baker |
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Goofy brought in a present last night.
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Goofy brought in a present last night.
In article , MLB wrote:
How are the other kitties faring this summer? Best wishes. MLB Nothing remarkable to report. Giovanni is still fascinatingly aloof and obnoxious. The middle-of-the-night howling and clawing at all the doors and windows to get outside gets old after a while. I think he actually likes me, but wouldn't condescend to show it. Niobe is still hyperactive and still torments all the others. She can be a really nice kitty when she wants to be. Emma rarely leaves the living room and is instantly in my lap when I sit down in that room. I just can't figure out why she won't hop on the bed at night. She despises all the others. Watermelon is like a comfortable old shoe. He woke me up this morning, an hour earlier than I'd hoped, by licking my mouth. Yecch. He spends most of the nights braced against me and grooming himself or me. Jostle, jostle, jostle. All night long, night after night. When one of them finally kicks the proverbial bucket, hopefully not for a while, it looks like I have a replacement waiting for me. My frequent cycling partner has two kitties that wandered into her home. She has never really warmed up to one of them, a longhaired tabby-ish kitty that strongly prefers men. The cat really likes me, the few times a year I'm over there, so I agreed to take her once a slot opens up. Art |
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Goofy brought in a present last night.
On 6/3/2012 8:35 AM, Matt Ferrari wrote:
Are other readers cats showing off their presents? lol Matt Rabbits have been a favorite of my cats for many years. Most recently, Custer bought in two baby rabbits on consecutive nights, but the Mojo was the real wabbit hunter. Mojo was 21LB in his prime, so he didn't confine himself to baby rabbits, and he also made sure they were very dead by the time I found them. I came home one night to find the living room looking like a scene from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre with bits of rabbit everywhere and a very satisfied Mojo sleeping amongst the remains. -- Nik Simpson |
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