The easy answer would be keep them indoors. Lets say that I am not willing to do this.
2006-06-28 11:53:00 · 22 answers · asked by ape54321 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Cats learn the "swift neck snap" technique when mama cat teaches her kittens how to hunt. Cats who don't receive their predator training from mama will probably never learn the technique. Their instict tells them they should be "doing something" with little wiggling critters, but they have never really learned that the something is "kill it and eat it".
2006-06-28 12:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should keep him inside the house anyway and get him some toys to play with. Outside cats are literally at any human's mercy. There's no telling some things cruel people will do. Also, there could be a big dog or another wild animal that could hurt him. There could also be other cats that have fatal diseases or fleas, and you wouldn't know if he had them. The best thing to do for his safety and health would be to keep him inside.
2006-06-28 12:00:00 · answer #2 · answered by The one and only 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats actual think they are playing. They are not torturing them. I have 7 cats and they love the fake mice I buy for them. Be greatful the cats are keeping the pests out of your house because mice can cause lots of diseases and eat through you stuff.
2006-06-28 11:58:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some cats do, some cats do not. you do not say how previous he's - if he's not mature yet he would no longer be bodily sturdy adequate - as you comprehend rats will be very vicious. he's for sure in touch - possibly he receives braver. A month isn't very lengthy, pretty if he hasn't considered any rats earlier.Cats study searching skills from their moms, so possibly he in person-friendly words realized birds? yet there is not any way i have ever heard of that could want to practice a cat to seek one element and under no circumstances yet another. And contained in the nation-state there are consistently rats round - merely ascertain there aren't any foodstuffs outside to tempt them. As for feeding, cats clearly opt to eat little and in many circumstances, so one large meal an afternoon would no longer be a strong plan.
2016-10-13 22:31:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simple fact is, you can't. Its in the cat's nature to behave this way, and unless you are willing to watch him 24/7 to take away anything he catches, its impossible.
2006-06-28 11:57:41 · answer #5 · answered by Audrey A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat used to do the same thing, and I think he was curious to see what a mouse looks like on the inside. he stopped being a mouser when he was like two, so maybe your cat will get bored, too.
2006-06-28 12:25:38 · answer #6 · answered by purplefreak24_7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way is to take it away from the cat. It is an instinct for them to do that. They are hunters and that is how they prolong the hunt.
2006-06-28 11:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a cat's nature..no way of stopping unless you do keep it inside.
2006-06-28 11:56:34 · answer #8 · answered by miss_chrissy_dawn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
House cat is the wrong term, for a cat that is not kept indoors.
As for his/her hunting techniques, you cannot change that, as long as they are outdoors unattended.
2006-06-28 11:56:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just thinck of the mice as cheap toys that replace themselves.
2006-06-28 13:38:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋