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My porch kitties brought me a token of their love (Original Post) Danmel May 2016 OP
This thread is useless without pics. A HERETIC I AM May 2016 #1
Mine brought me a prize yesterday. And was kind enough MissB May 2016 #2
My Cats Don't Chase Squirrels. Wolf Frankula May 2016 #3
Which half? LiberalElite May 2016 #4
Bottom. Danmel May 2016 #10
I just got bells for two of mine. rug May 2016 #5
Walking Dead Aaaaaaalvin! pinboy3niner May 2016 #6
What would their zombie voices sound like? rug May 2016 #7
Just put it on the barbie. Sure it tastes like chicken. bigwillq May 2016 #8
considerate cat..... IcyPeas May 2016 #9
Great photo! red dog 1 May 2016 #11
My last kitty 2naSalit May 2016 #12
Uhhhh shenmue May 2016 #13
A gift jrandom421 May 2016 #14
That is incredible Danmel May 2016 #15

MissB

(15,805 posts)
2. Mine brought me a prize yesterday. And was kind enough
Sat May 21, 2016, 05:37 PM
May 2016

to drape the carcass with a flower (columbine). Oddest thing ever.

Wolf Frankula

(3,600 posts)
3. My Cats Don't Chase Squirrels.
Sat May 21, 2016, 06:16 PM
May 2016

We used to have a large black cat with a fluffy tail. He would not chase squirrels and would chase any cat who chased squirrels. He said, "Squirrels have fluffy tails. You should never chase anyone with a fluffy tail."

Besides, mice taste better.

Wolf

 

rug

(82,333 posts)
5. I just got bells for two of mine.
Sat May 21, 2016, 06:30 PM
May 2016

One brought a chipmunk back in her mouth and dropped it, the other one went over and put it in her own mouth. I went over, the cat dropped it. I reached down to check on it and it ran up my arm across my shoulders, jumped down and ran away.

Scared the crap out of me. I hope it survives.

Damn Walking Dead threads.

2naSalit

(86,502 posts)
12. My last kitty
Sat May 21, 2016, 10:39 PM
May 2016

was friends with the squirrels in the yard/trees. They played tag with each other, she mourned when one died and would come in and tell me if there was a dead one anywhere on our block so I could go and bury it. They taught her to run full scream ahead on a hurricane fence rail and dash up a tree at lightning speed. But when she caught something, whether still alive or not, she would bring it in and set it down in front of the kitchen trash receptacle.

When she decided to stop killing things after she was attacked by an owl and recovered from the shock, she killed one junco and buried it, brought me out to show it to me and that was the end of her killing things outside. After that she only caught the occasional mouse who made the fatal error of coming in the house.

Still miss her after all these years.

Kitties who bring presents to their humans really do love their humans.

jrandom421

(1,003 posts)
14. A gift
Sun May 22, 2016, 01:52 AM
May 2016

to the hunting impaired humans they love. Someone needs to hunt for them, so they don't starve.

We had a mama cat who would line up her kittens and demonstrate with a dead mouse the proper stalking, pouncing and killing techniques, and have them practice in turn. Then she would bring the dead mouse over to us and demonstrate all the techniques again in slow motion, just to make sure us slow humans would be able to grasp the basics. We would praise her as a great huntress and good mama kitty, then quietly dispose of the generous "gift".

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