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@EMZo03 (213)
January 24, 2008 12:13am CST
did my cat bring a dead mouse up to my room?
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15 responses
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
24 Jan 08
Kitten - Buddy the Kitten
Cats are hunters (just like Lions, Tigers, etc...) and the cat was just doing its job (thinking it was doing a GOOD job). If taught that this is inappropriate behavior the cat will stop. I had a Beagle that would bring birds back to the house alive, bring them in the house and then kill them and lay them on my feet... again a hunter instinct... great if I was hunting birds... not so great for a pet.
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
25 Jan 08
Not really that is what they were bred to do. If you watch a nature channel you will see dogs (usually larger dogs but still in the hunting category) being used to retrieve ducks that were shot out of the sky.
@EMZo03 (213)
25 Jan 08
oh damn, that mustve sucked. so they have the hunting instinct, but they dont eat them? thats pretty weird, thanks for your response!
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
25 Jan 08
your cat loves you and brought you a present
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• Philippines
24 Jan 08
Does your cat sleep in your room?Maybe she thinks it's her territory so she brought some food in it.Cats used to do that when they were still in the wild.Talk about animal instincts.
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@EMZo03 (213)
25 Jan 08
yeah thats pretty interesting.. she does sleep in my room thanks for the response
@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
24 Jan 08
House cats, while independent and often don't get along extreamly well with their own, are actually the only other cats besides the lion to have some "pack" mentality. Not that they hunt in a pack like a lion, but that they do bring their food back to the group to share. So, your cat is bring food back to share with his/her group, you. I know its not something WE enjoy, but still, praise your cat for keeping your house vermin free, and take the rodent away so he/she won't eat it.
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@EMZo03 (213)
25 Jan 08
ahh thats pretty neat.. didnt know they had pack instincts, but now that i think of it, it makes sense. ive seen wild cats outside before n they tend to stay in groups, or atleast close together. thanks for ur reply: )
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@aconites (768)
• United States
24 Jan 08
omg... you poor thing maybe he wanted to impress you by showing you that she hunted it ..
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@EMZo03 (213)
25 Jan 08
i think that might be it.. not sure though thanks for the response
25 Jan 08
Hi She's just tring to show you how clever she is...and also give it to you as a prezzie..I had a cat that did this a lot...
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@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
21 Apr 08
That so cool , clever cat isn't it , i have seen lazy cats that dosen't catch mouse and only know how to sleep in his comfortable basket covered with blankets yea.
@HAYAM78 (44)
• Indonesia
25 Mar 08
maybe your room is best place for eat have you make room for your cat? don't you ever hear that she said "i wanna finish my lunch here....."
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
31 Jan 08
It's pretty obvious that your cat loves you and is bringing you a gift. Accept it and make sure you give your cat the love it wants back.
@youless (112496)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Jan 08
It is very obvious that your cat needs your praise. Did you praise it?:)
@EMZo03 (213)
24 Jan 08
i yelled at her: ( but then i apologized
@jezzmay (1845)
• United States
25 Jan 08
I know this was said,but it was her instinct to do this.She wants to share with you.You should praise her and throw it a way.Cats can be very loving and sharing,she accepts you as her family.
@yuki84 (159)
• Hungary
25 Jan 08
Is your cat a female? ._. I think female cats do that pretty often, because they want to shar ood with you. (You feed them too, so they think of you as family)
• United States
26 Jan 08
This is the way of cats showing that they apperciate you and they are bringing you a "gift" by giving you the mouse
@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
maybe he wants to show off with you so you can be proud of him and you can love him more
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
25 Jan 08
Because your cat loves you, that's why! Better than putting pooh in your shoe !