i found my (dead) cat in the bonnet of my car today- i'm sure it took some difficulty to crawl up into it from the underside (the hood was not opened). what motivates animals to go out of their way to die in such a lonely way?
2006-11-01 12:22:59 · 14 answers · asked by ylanger ylanger 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
It didn't know it was going to die. It knew it was very ill so went to hide for protection.
I notice our sheep do this as well, they go into the hedgerows.
2006-11-02 02:56:59 · answer #1 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the wild the animals die alone when a cat his wounded or about to die even though though they are now domestic they will revert back to the wild and die alone - I'm sorry you found your cat that way but in another way it is a kindness because when my cat was hit by a car he picked himself up and went into hiding even though he was hit outside our home - we never found him again but he is presumed dead because he was just 8 months and hit by a land rover
2006-11-02 12:17:32 · answer #2 · answered by honey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instinct tells a cat to hide where a predator can't find them. When a cat is ill, it may think it is being stalked - so it hides. Dogs do the same. Cats are notorious for this behavior.
2006-11-01 20:37:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a holdover from when most animals were pack animals. They had an awareness of death being near, and didn't want scavenger animals drawn to where the pack was looking for the dead animal. So to maintain the secrecy of the location of their den - the animal would leave to keep the pack safe.
2006-11-01 20:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by kids and cats 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they don't want people watching them in pain and staring while it is slowly dying. Your poor cat.... It wants a queit and loenly place to die, a place where no one can stare at it, talk about it, or point at it. The poor animal will do that... I am so sorry. Also, they don't want you to worry about him/her while she is in pain, that will make you in misery as well... i hope you feel better,
2006-11-01 20:30:33 · answer #5 · answered by miajj16 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that's a good question. I think they just want to be alone and on their own so as not to bother anyone. just like puppies when they're born the mother tries to find a place where no one will bother them
2006-11-01 20:33:46 · answer #6 · answered by mysticways2u2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, like most animals including some people, cats don't want to be seen by other creatures when there at there weakest, if they get attacked when weak they won't be able to defend themselves.
2006-11-02 05:39:34 · answer #7 · answered by wartorious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol because they know they are going to die and want to make it more difficult for us. We have to find where the smell is coming from, move every furniture there is in the area to find it rotting away and more stinking then we have to place it in the garbage --sorry about ur cat hope he rest in peace
2006-11-01 20:33:49 · answer #8 · answered by Lexi_Corp213 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe they don't want to be exposed to predators. I mean, if they are dying it would be horrible to be eaten alive while your dying anyway. I wouldn't want to be exposed to the world when I die either!
2006-11-02 03:16:42 · answer #9 · answered by Trina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is because they do not want to see their masters upset before they enter the pearly gates they just want to remember you with a warm smile and all of the love that you gave them here on earth
2006-11-01 20:27:02 · answer #10 · answered by kristikay1965 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋