Do all cats do this? Or is mine an evil breed?!
2006-09-15 03:44:36 · 42 answers · asked by alldres 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
When you were little, and you were given a box of animal crackers, I'll bet the first thing you did was to bite their heads off.
All kids do that.
So why be judgemental towards your little kittycat.
2006-09-15 03:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
He bites the head off because that's the best bit. Nice and juicy. The rest he's not really interested in so he leaves and goes out to get another.
The reality is that because you feed him, he is only catching mice for the hunt. If he was hungry he would eat it all and you would be left with a tail (maybe).
2006-09-15 04:05:34 · answer #2 · answered by Henry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I don't have mice at my home area coz my cat never caught any... But he has caught a few birds... He doesn't bite its heads off... He just throwing it up in the air & plays with it (until its dead & lifeless)... He never eats 'em... Yeah, he does bring his catches home to show it to me & yeah lucky me... LOL...
Actually, the reason why he brings it home is to show it to you on how he is doing, his performances of catching its prey... Just give him a pat & praise him & tell him that he is a good catcher... Cat is also like us... We also sometimes want to be praised for something we've done... Don't call him evil... It is just their nature... So be proud of your cat... He is a good hunter! ;-)
2006-09-15 04:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by nurfarizah1979 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a cat that ive had for a while now and he did exactly the same... most people say they leave it as a present for the owner... even though it seams evil to us, its normal for all cats of a certain age and im sure ur cat is lovely
2006-09-15 03:50:39 · answer #4 · answered by check_my_empire 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a cat who does this. The cats who do this for their human perceive the human as a Merely a larger member of their family and when they hunt mice, birds and such bringing them home to the "lair" to share with the "cats" they perceive us as. They think that we don't "hunt" for our food as such they bring food to the lair as an instinct so treat the mice as the gift they are presented to us as, act grateful for it. I treat these mice and what not dead stuff as gifts within the friendship that all of us here seem to share with our pet cat's. As for how to Get rid of the useless (to us anyway) corpse privately away from kitty dispose of properly.
2006-09-15 05:04:42 · answer #5 · answered by demonicunicorn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever see "The Godfather"? I think this is an omen, your cat is sending you a message. No really, my cat used to bring in frogs and bite thier front legs off. Frog legs all over the basement floor. It thinks you can't hunt for your self so it will take care of you. You are loved.
2006-09-15 03:50:33 · answer #6 · answered by cricket 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cats like to contribute to the household, so he brings you offerings. Taking the heads off is the fastest way of killing them. You're lucky, my cat brought live ones in! He's not hungry, so he doesn't eat the bodies.
Try playing with him late at night, as this is when his hunting instinct is at its highest.
2006-09-15 04:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taurine. He eats the heads for the taurine in the brains.
He leaves the rest for you because he loves you and wants you to have the fruits of his hunts as his gifts to you, and because he wants to show off what a mighty hunter he is.
My Scooter used to do that, and for years I'd find headless mouse carcasses on my front step. Then he learned how to open up the back of the skulls and get the brains out. After that I'd find headless mouse carcasses with their empty heads next to them. Clever Scooter! (Yuck)
2006-09-15 04:08:54 · answer #8 · answered by Mick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as i understand it the head part is the most nutritious. but the rest hes bringing back as a prezzie he loves the pack and unless a bell will stop him catching them theres nothing you can do. some cats can still catch with bells on so its not fool proof i have seen cats that i think could catch even if you attached a cow bell to their collar
2006-09-15 04:15:21 · answer #9 · answered by jenny n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he just wants you to know that he loves you, and what better way to say that than with a headless mouse??? Teach him to shop online and he might buy you a statue of a headless mouse!
Actually there is some truth in what I said up there, but I was mostly being a smart @ss! Cats think they are sharing their food with you and want you to know they love you.
Your cat isn't evil by any means. However, mine may be. My Siamese brought me a headless mouse one night I looked at it and realized IT WAS OUR PET MOUSE!!!! We'd had him for a year!
Chanda
2006-09-15 04:47:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's just using a little more force than is absolutely necessary.
I once treated a stray cat to most of my pub lunch, and he was so grateful that he slipped off into the bushes and came back with a mouse which he dropped on my plate
Mmmm warm salad! lucky me
2006-09-15 03:49:49 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋