why does my cat bring birds/mice in + just drop em on the floor?

Question

please dont tell me it's a gift for me. the cat only thinks of itself. so why doesn't it just eat the damn thing+ save me a job of getting rid of it?

Answer 1

hes showing off,
saying 'look arent I clever@

Answer 2

While you may not appreciate it and seem to incorrectly believe that a cat's world is totally egocentric; it is a gift, one of high esteem. Yes, sometimes there is a little bit of, "Look what I caught for you! Isn't it cool!" Sort of like a kid showing off for his mother.

I knew a person who took care of a bunch of feral outside cats, catching them when she could to have them fixed to try to stop the population explosion and returning them to her property if the vet deems them not adoptable because of the feral aspect (which, btw, a generation or two of being feral does cause the whole 'domestic gene' to regress).

The most feral cat she had at the time, about who it was often jokingly stated, as the rest of the cats would occasionally allow a pat or stroke, "Yeah, the day she lets somebody touch her is the day we know she's going to crawl off somewhere and die."

Apparently despite the cat's feralness and fear of being touched or approached too closely, the cat felt a certain gratitude for all the free food. There was a week or so of instances where the person would come outside and suddenly see this cat actually running toward her with a dead something in her mouth.

In slightly hysterical fashion, then would proceed the rather odd sight of the person turning tail and trying to get away from the cat bearing gift. They would circle the house a few times, the person going, "Oh, ick, argh!" and the cat trying to make the equivalent of 'hey, come on, I have something for you' meow around the dead gift.

Despite being told to just let the cat drop it at her feet, thank her, and then dispose of it once the cat left, the circling of the house continued a few days. Then the cat started leaving them on the welcome mat and waited from some distance to see how the gift was received - which was not well. The cat almost got depressive about the whole thing. Finally the person listened to me, looked at the dead gift, looked over to the cat, and managed to grind out, "Why, thank you, what a lovely dead thing. So kind of you to think of me."

And the cat happily trotted away. There were a few more of these attempts, but finally the cat seemed to get the message that the person really had enough dead things, so the cat not need add to the collection.

Answer 3

Sorry, but it IS a gift. Where do you get the idea that cats only think of themselves? Whether or not you accept the idea that a cat can love you (and I do), your cat knows that you provide the food and protection and that you're the boss. So a cat's way of paying tribute is to bring a little offering in return. Kind of like when you fill out your tax return every year. Try a bell, though, if it's becoming a problem.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Unwanted Home Delivery


My cat takes great pleasure in decorating our porch with dead (sometimes half-dead) field mice. Does she expect me to cook them? Stuff and mount them? Give her a medal for "certified kills"? How can I stop this?
It's well-known that a cat in the wild state will bring home dead mice and other goodies for its litter to eat. When the kittens are older, Momma also brings home injured critters so their little ones can practice the pounce-and-pin routine they'll need to survive on their own. Momma cats often "provision" for the whole group they live with, including their people. The only problem is, tom cats may also go into the Feline Unwanted Home Delivery business. And tom cats, being the original deadbeat dads, never bring home any rodent bacon for the kids. So the instinctual basis for this behavior is unclear. Our best guess is that yes, your cat does want you to cook and serve her groceries.

And no, there is no realistic way to stop this business except to keep your cat inside.

its just an instinct in some cats good luck maybe you could make yourself a mouse fur coat lol eeewwww gross

Answer 6

Your pet is a cat, the essence of cats is that of a predatory hunter that has done one of the smartest things in nature by allowing humans to take care of them.

But hunting is still in their nature. Cats bring home their prey because they are contributing to the household. Contrary to belief, cats are actually quite social and can and will do things for the community.

Your cat doesn't eat the dead mice and birds because you fed him.... he or she is returning the favor.

The only way you can curb this behavior is to keep your cat indoors. I would advise against the bell because warning your cat's prey will give it time to run... if it runs, your cat will chase it to the exclusion of its own safety which includes running out into traffic to chase down the fleeing animal.

Understand that the predator instinct causes intense focus to the point that cats ignore everything else, like a car coming down the road.

Answer 7

Cats are natural hunters. They continue to hunt, no matter how well fed they may be. It's instinct. They bring it back to show it off, for lack of a better phrase. Cats are proud animals, and they show it. The only way to really stop it is to keep the cat inside. Bells are effective to some degree, but many cats figure out how to move so the bell doesn't ring.

Answer 8

When cats were domesticated some of their instincts got cross wired. In the wild the near relatives of the cat, small wild cats and feral cats bring home dead and dying prey to feed kittens and to teach the kittens to hunt. Big Cats do this too. I saw a nature show where a mother lion had brought home a wounded cape buffalo calf for her cubs and they were fumbling all over it and she looked like "I'm going to have to hunt for these two losers until they are old."
But back to your cat.
Some instinct in her brain is telling her to catch something and bring it back to the den. She doesn't have the brain power to overcome her instinct to think--"Hey I've been spayed and there is a big bowl of kibble waiting for me. To hell with this hunting crap. I'm going to watch TV."
Cats were the last animal domesticated and they have not lost all their wild stuff. If you are really interested in cat behavior and how it comes out of being a wild cat I would suggest reading a book called The character of cats : the origins, intelligence, behavior, and stratagems of Felis silvestris catus by Stephen.Budiansky,
Is it that hard to get a dust pan and toss the poor mouse in the garbage?
Also if you make her an indoor cat you wont have these problems.

Answer 9

Actually, it is a gift for you, selfish as your cat may be. Think of it as the only peace offering it can give (cuz its a cat) for being a selfish brat. If ur cat drops outside, just move it away, maybe near a place the cat 'hangs out'. This will tell ur cat thank you, but you can have it, and then it will eat it.

Answer 10

My cats are always bringing birds and mice in, they bring them in as a gift for you, i do tell them often i would rather have a box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers but they do not listen at all.

Answer 11

they are basically presents for you on my birtday my can bought me back a song bird or a thursh he dropped rioght at my feet looked up at me and left and it was like his present for me so really it is his present to you and shopws he appreciates what you have done my cat used to do it all the time he once bought back 2 dead pigeons sevarl mice whioch i found under the caprts alive and behind my old grandfather cklock he doesn't do it anymore . the best thing you8 can do is to get rid of the cat flap and npot have one so he will miawo when wnats to come in that way if he has solmething in his moputh you can see it do not let him ion that might make lkife easy. as he gets older he will get vbored and not do it again.