My kitten brought me his first pressie last night. We ended up taking it out and keeping the cat in, it clearly wasn't going to survive but should you really put them out of their misery and can you do that?
2006-11-08 07:45:25 · 23 answers · asked by emily_jane2379 5 in Pets ➔ Cats
depends on the state they are in:
alive, unharmed (a bit moist from saliva) - keep cat in, put creature in shoebox with lid for 1/2 an hour to calm the poor wee timorous beastie. Take box outside, well away from house, open, leave, keep cat in for rest of day/night.
alive, unharmed (but running rampant around the house and getting behind skirting boards etc) - set the cat back on it, you are never gonna get this one!
alive, injured (bleeding, not badly) - ditto the above with shoebox but check before releasing incase has died. If dead either parcel up and put in bin or bury (deeply) in garden. (cat pressies make excellent plant fertilizer when buried near the roots of shrubs like camelias, roses etc.)
alive, injured (badly) - give back to cat to finish off (preferably outside) or put it out of its misery yourself. ditto the above for dead.
dead (in one piece) pick up & dispose - see above
dead (in 10000000 tiny peices all over the house) get the hoover out (and a new hoover bag - if you use a dyson this is not recommended.)
N.B. most released animals either die from shock or are recaptured within 48hours - however often, in my misguided efforts to try and help, I normally find the same creature dead in the next day or so. (normally in one of the latter states and presented in my slippers.)
2006-11-08 08:01:32 · answer #1 · answered by George B 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You probably already know that this is natural for cats. My suggestion is this, if its obvious that the little thing won't survive, take the pressie, pet the kitty, tell him/her what a good baby s/he is and then dispose of it out of sight of the kitty. If you think it might survive, let it back outside, or call animal control for it. If its a baby bird, and it is still raising its head for worms, feed it soggy cat food every hour. Also call animal control about further care. In all honesty, s/he will probably not bring you something that isn't 78% dead. Lastly, always check the pressie - make sure it doesn't look unhealthy in any way that can't be explained by kitty.
2006-11-08 07:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by Timberwolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine brings all kinds, half eaten birds, mice, a vole once and even a big frog lol
Once I had a mouse that was heavily bleeding but still breathing, I wanted to do the right thing but I was a coward, so I put it in a sandwich bag and zipped it up with no air, seemed nice at the time, but now I worry about what dying in a sandwich bag would feel like!
I'd get a man to deal with it, I know all about this age of feminism but men are good for stuff like that = )
2006-11-08 08:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by Fairy Nuff 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would first recommend keeping your cat inside. Some of those things he's catching could pass on diseases or parasites to him. But I, once upon a time let my cats outside, too and would receive little "gifts". Most of the time I took it to a vet, any vet, and say that I had found it and they'd put it down humanely. I was never charged as I was a good samaritan bringing in a hurt bunny or bird or even a mouse.
2006-11-08 08:06:36 · answer #4 · answered by Didi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cats are known hunters and predators. Try putting a bell on your cats collar to alert possible prey. If the small animals your cat brings in are not going to survive, definitely euthanize them. And don't blame the cat; it's his nature.
2006-11-08 07:51:23 · answer #5 · answered by lisainkentucky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Normally I first accept the present, otherwise your cat will be quite sad seeing as its a present from the animal I love. :) Then I put the animal free when shes not looking. After that you just have to let nature take its course. Its natures way and you should accept it.
2006-11-08 09:51:28 · answer #6 · answered by Targaryen Mermaid 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The worms she brings in after the rain are usually still alive (or at least half alive), so they go back out. The birds go in the bin and I'm collecting the mouse parts. She tends to eat different bits every time & I'll try to make a new, whole one again. :)
2006-11-08 07:55:02 · answer #7 · answered by Hipira 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's still alive i usually give them a drop of rescue remedy (even on their feathers or fur, whatever the creature may be) and put them outside. A lot of little creatures can seem to be near death when they are actually just stunned, a little bird my cat brought in recovered enough to fly away recently. If the little thing is so badly injured that it seems inevitable they will die, I think if you were to kill it, albeit through wanting to kindly end it's pain, it might bother you afterwards? i don't know, it would me I think. Make sure your cat has a jingly bell on its collar!
2006-11-08 08:49:02 · answer #8 · answered by rachel 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
even as a cat brings you a lifeless animal, now and again alive, that is really a modern-day to you, their 'carry close.' i'm not confident ordinary a thanks to give up it, I mean cats will be cats, there's no thanks to give up them from searching, my cat did an similar with a toddler fowl :( thankfully it replaced into high-quality. i might want to assert do purely not save the window open and they received't convey you stuff.
2016-11-28 22:28:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure they are dead, then bury them in the garden - deep!
Try putting a bell or 2 on your cat's collar so that potential prey can hear it coming. Cats are notorious killers of garden birds.
2006-11-08 07:55:04 · answer #10 · answered by Rozzy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋