it would be a good idea to bring me a dead mouse near my bed?
2007-01-12 01:26:23 · 12 answers · asked by RT 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I agree, he thinks he brought you a gift. Praise him, tell him " that's a good boy" seems silly but it'll make him happy. Years ago when we had an out-door cat, he would do the same, he'd come running up the stairs with a sparrow in his mouth, I wasn't very happy but that's their instinct, the only way to make you proud of him. Tey to discourage him, how? don't really know but don't be angry with him.
2007-01-12 01:44:20 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats, historically, entered into their partnership with people because they kept the mice away from the grain. He shows you his "prizes" to tell you that he is a good hunter and still worth his keep.
Alternately, when my sister and brother in law were overloaded with work, and not feeling well, their cats would be hunting double-time, as if working to bring food home to their tired humans.
2007-01-12 15:56:55 · answer #2 · answered by allronix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol He is giving you a gift for being a good owner!!! i rember we had a cat and it brought home a litle field mouse we told him off and the next day there was a huge rat on our doorstep! it was like he thought he had not done good enough with the small mouse so he got us a rat! just ignore it for the moment dont scold him or praise him if he is showing you his gift but if it becomes a problem ask your vet?
2007-01-12 09:33:09 · answer #3 · answered by SEXY CHIC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are lucky it was only a mouse...
I live in the bush... two months ago... I was woken up in the middle of night by a crunching sound.
My cat was under my bed... eating a rabbit!
2007-01-12 10:47:22 · answer #4 · answered by Aussies-Online 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a formerly-outdoor cat who is indoors now. Whenever i do laundry and leave the folded laundry out she brings me rolls of socks! And once she dragged a full-sized bath towel halfway up the stairs.
2007-01-12 09:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by Gypsy Doctor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cat see's you as a peer or loved one, therefore this is what he/she would do for another cat.
2007-01-12 09:35:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anthony Timberlake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is his way of thanking you-it's a good thing, believe it or not. It's his only way of giving you a "gift".
2007-01-12 10:24:26 · answer #7 · answered by Happy Wife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should be very flattered... your cat has given you an offering out of his most sincere and deep regard for you... oh cat god
2007-01-12 15:51:59 · answer #8 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aww he loves you!!! my cat does the same thing. its nothing to worry about just dont touch them with your bare hands
2007-01-12 11:45:56 · answer #9 · answered by Carly-Bear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like a child, they do something they're proud of and they want to show you and want you to be proud of them too!
2007-01-12 10:19:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋