We have 2 cats, both use the catflap, but one has now started bringing in mice, playing with them and then killing them, sometimes he eats them. My wife is going MAD!!!
2006-07-26 22:54:07 · 29 answers · asked by chalkie 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
You can buy special collars for them. It means that when the cat jumps or makes sudden movements an alarm (not too loud for humans) goes off and warns the mice. My mum got one for her cat and it worked!
2006-07-26 22:57:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't talk to him for a while, ignore him he will soon get the message.
It is the hunting season by the way so unless you lock him either in or out you will have to put up with it. My cat brought six mice in once, well the heads anyway. Now I lock his catflap as I cannot be done with coming down in the morning to find peices of mices on the kitchen floor, enough to put you off your breakfast. Do not forget to worm you cats regularly this time of year.
2006-07-26 23:24:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They bring you mice in your house because is their house too . And because they want to show you that hey I'm a good hunter , you see ?!!! Is trying to impress you. For them is a sign of affection (I know it's hard to believe, since most humans think
dead mice are disgusting...) Particularly in female cats, it is a sign of caring and nurturing . Cats are hunters when they go outside (some better than others) . The best thing you can do, if presented with another bloody, squealing mass of flesh, is praise and stroke your cat generously and see what happens.
You also might try playing indoor hunting games with her,
through toy mice (if you can put it on a string, it sounds like she'd
love to chase it!) .
And lastly just keep her up-to-date on her vaccines, and make sure the vet knows, if he/she doesn't already, that she is an outdoor cat. Yours cats just sound like a really good, natural hunter, and the hunting behavior is unlikely to stop (but the bringing things home might!) You can't "unteach" her to hunt (hunting is a natural instinct for most of them), and if you don't like keeping her as an indoor cat just protect her the best you can through vaccinations. And try to take mice and put them outside the door and be sure the cats are seing you doing this . With this you show them that you don't like their "gifts" and you don't want anymore mouse in your house ...
Good luck !
2006-07-26 23:17:30 · answer #3 · answered by Viviana DanielaD 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not a lot ya can do really...accept try putting a bell on its collar...Often cats will bring mice or birds ect back for u as a gift. My cat once fetched a frog in. It is their way of saying thankx to u, or showing u affection :)
2006-07-27 06:26:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you look at it from the cat's point of view, you would be very flattered. They are showing you what good hunters they are and recognizing your position as the Alpha creature by bringing you food, returning the favor you have done them by providing them with food. (They might also be thinking that you are not that good of a mouser, yourself, since you have never presented them with a live or dead mouse). My cats did this also with their cat door, which they absolutely loved. They finally stopped when I went to put on my shoe and screamed when I found the live baby mouse they had left there for me. OMG, what if I had put my shoe on and squished it? One time, they went so far as to bring a live bird in through their cat door and let it go for me to, I suppose, practice my bird catching skills on and feed on it. They could not understand why I opened the door and let it out! One favor they did was not to present me with the dead moles inside the house. They left them out in the yard. They must not be too tasty. People don't really understand that our cats are trying to make it easier for us to hunt when they do things like this. They really must be laughing at our hunting skills all the time.
2006-07-26 23:15:33 · answer #5 · answered by 420Linda 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is natural for them to catch,play with, and eat mice. When they bring them into the house they are giving you the kitty version of a kids test paper with an "A" on it. They are saying "Mom, Dad, look what I did, aren't I a good kitty?".
2006-07-27 03:21:02 · answer #6 · answered by Maechell D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i feel for you as i have the same problem with my cat bringing in mice and birds its disgusting and my kitty hides them in the house so we dont realise where they are till we smell them- a good bell will help but if your cat is fast then theres not a lot u can do- believe me ive tried lots of things-its natural to them so telling them off wont help either-maybe every time u see her with one u give her a squirt from a filled water bottle this might annoy her so much she may think twice in the future-good luck
2006-07-27 01:08:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a note on the catflap NO MICE ALLOWED
2006-07-26 23:01:33 · answer #8 · answered by tezzainia 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your cat must love you-mine bring in all sorts of small creatures which can be quite disturbing but they definitely think they are bringining you a gift.One of mine left a bird under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning-nice pressie!
2006-07-27 06:31:27 · answer #9 · answered by mensa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is normal cat behaviour, especially if the one bringing in the mice is a queen (female). There's not a lot you can do.
2006-07-26 22:57:54 · answer #10 · answered by Sarah (31/UK) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋