2006-10-08 06:48:59 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
They are presents! Really!
I like the site I've linked to below. They have lots of cool answers on why cats do the many crazy things they do!
In addition to the "presents" answer, they offer 3 other possibilities:
- Your cat realizes you are a totally incompetent mouser and is trying to educate you.
- The cat is bringing her prey home to where it is safe, where she usually eats.
- The cat is simply trying to make sure you have fresh food.
2006-10-08 06:49:56 · answer #1 · answered by I ♥ AUG 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Owners of outdoor cats will eventually be presented with gifts of dead creatures, such as mice and birds. For the cat, this is perfectly natural - this behaviour should never be punished in any way. A Queen will bring prey home to her kittens to introduce them to hunting. For this reason, the behaviour is most often seen in female cats. Neutered cats that have no kittens of their own and male cats will also bring gifts home.
2006-10-08 06:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The dead mice are gifts of appreciation you really love your cat, if they bring creatures that are still alive these are play toys the cat will always catch them
2006-10-10 02:57:23 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Arsenal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your cats mind works like this... your are the owner and because you feed it, it thinks that your are its parent also. so by bringing in dead mice and other creatures it thinks it's bringing you food to feed you also. so you see how sweet it is. just shows it loves you
2006-10-10 23:38:33 · answer #4 · answered by malibu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although domestic cats are not running in the "wild", they are still hunters by divine nature. If cats were free in the wild, such as tigers, lions etc..they would hunt their prey and bring it home as an offering of their good work. So, in other words, domestic cats do the same thing. They bring it home as an offering to their masters..yummyy..eat it with BBQ sauce. LOL
2006-10-08 06:52:11 · answer #5 · answered by lottaspyce 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your cat sees you as its family and bringing in dead creatures is meant as a gift for you. If they are still alive then your cat was probably not shown how to kill properly by its mother as a kitten.
2006-10-08 06:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. one of our girl tabbies brings in dead mince through the cat flap and another time she brought a live one in,but thats what cats do
2006-10-08 08:02:40 · answer #7 · answered by shirley m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Telling you the food you feed it, isn't right and goes against nature to give a carnivore dry little bits of Kibble and wet nasty slop with no heartbeat.
I agree with the girl who said that they are trying to teach you how to hunt and feed them. as animals learn and teach by example.
I never met a cat that actually gave a sh*it enough to bring a gift to anyone. Cat's are all about "Me"
2006-10-08 06:58:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read this in a book once, they think their owners suck at hunting so they bring their owners "food" to show them what they should actually be feeding them, not the hard dry cat food or the soft cat food in a can.
2006-10-08 06:54:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont know but imagine a cat trying to drag a pony through a cat flap.
2006-10-08 06:57:02 · answer #10 · answered by Rich S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋