Have Cats Changed?

Oh is that so my friend. I thought rats are afraid of cats because they will be eaten by it.

i think in reality it is not true that cats go after rats or a mouse because i have never seen a cat chase them in person. we used to have pet cats at home and a lot of rats but they never catch them..ever since i have never seen it..maybe it is just on cartoons that the cats chase rats or mouse.

I think it is just up to the cats, i have never seen a cat eat a rat or attack it though.. Maybe it just wants to play with it, and playing for them is a bit brutal.. They'd prefer fish..

My cat is entirely different from this. He is doing his duties quite well. He just used to catch all the rats and other small creatures very easily. After catching the pray he just kills them and later he just used to play with it. My cat doesn’t like to eat the rat’s flesh. I don’t know why he does not eat it but he eats the flesh of birds, squirrels and other creatures

Cats all have their own individual personality. Some of them are more inclined to hunt than others. A big rat can injure a cat so if there is an easier meal around they will play it safe. Sounds like your cats don't have very strong hunting instincts and are getting plenty of food somewhere else. Even if you don't see them do it they are still controlling the rat population some. They will pick off the little ones, the sick and the injured. I grew up with a couple of cats that were awesome hunters and we never had any rats. One of them was nothing less than incredible. I saw her see, attack and kill a mouse in the blink of an eye. I also saw her make an unbelievable leap and catch a low flying bird. Last of all I saw her beat up the local German shepherd when he thought to have some fun cornering her. He never tried that again.

I think human discard too much food, so that cats become lazy, they can alive without doing anyting. Mice no longer is food but become toy. DNA of a population takes a very long time before they change. hum, so they just too full and did not changed, but they will...

Those rats must have a secret pact with cats. I just wonder how they could compromise cats to such an extent. Maybe they share food with cats? :))

Oh my cats are not like that. They'll catch rats or even birds and squirrels too. But recently I didn't see them do any 'cause there are no rats in my house or near,, I'm not sure if I have rat disturbance at night.. anyway i didn't hear my mother tell about it..

i had a dog once that killed rats and he was very efficient at it like 1 average a week, big or small he once caught one almost as big as an adult cat (cats in my country are not that big) and i think times have changed before our cats catches mouse as food or toys but now i think rats scare the hell out of cats even the street cats i never see one trying to catch rats.

I thought all cats had an instinct to hunt. My cat chases goffers down their holes in the yard but she's just a kitten still 10 months. She also climbs the tree n gets on the roof chasing Idk what.