mouse i mean i'm all for her playing with it butt dont you think eating it is over the line
2007-02-08 15:45:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
it ate half and left the rest on my couch
2007-02-08 15:53:25 · update #1
If a kitten is not weaned by its mother to eat mice as food they usually won't see them as such when they are adults. That is the cat's natural food and supplies them with a completely nutritional diet. They will still hunt, kill and may partially consume the mice. The problem nowadays is that many people put out poison for mice and a cat who eats one can get a secondary poisoning and die from eating one.
2007-02-08 16:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parasites are probably your only concern if your cat actually ingests a mouse. Otherwise, fresh food, (mouse, bird, gopher, rabbit, etc.) are it's normal prey, especially if it were an outdoor cat.
They actually learn to kill from their mother. If they are taken from their mother before she teaches them, the cat will probably not kill, just play with the mouse.
Kev
2007-02-09 03:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by Hobgoblin Kev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um..it's a cat. Eating mice is what they do. Be happy it's not dropping the mouse in your bed as a present.
2007-02-08 23:48:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cats are actually known for eating mice and other small animals.
That is why my cat is fat even though I don't feed her a lot.
She's a predator, just like a panther.
2007-02-09 01:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is natural. No, it is not healthy. Mice can carry diseases and parasites and depending on where she gets it from, could have injested poison. She will probably be fine if she eats them but I wouldn't encourage the behavior.
2007-02-08 23:49:15 · answer #5 · answered by talon 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What do you think cats ate before Friskies were invented?
2007-02-08 23:48:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's ACTUALLY in that wild part of their nature which just can't be tamed. I would have taken it away from her.
2007-02-09 08:43:48 · answer #7 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah totally you cant just let your cat eat a mouse like that. the mouse might have rabies or somin'. its bad for your cat thats all i know................so dont let your cat eat rats............okay!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-08 23:59:26 · answer #8 · answered by melissy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its normal. Not the tail though
2007-02-08 23:48:54 · answer #9 · answered by Chloe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that's very normal for cats
2007-02-09 14:55:34 · answer #10 · answered by MommyCaleb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋