That was a first
04-02-22, 08:42 AM
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That was a first
Come home from work yesterday and there was a dead shrew laying in the kitchen sink. It was curled up in the strainer, thought it was asleep. Its fur was clean, no sign of anything happening to it and no idea how it got there. It was one of those 'has somebody been here' type moments. Really weird.
Can't say that has ever happened before.
Can't say that has ever happened before.
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04-02-22, 02:38 PM
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I wake up with a shrew fairly often.
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04-02-22, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Juan Foote
a dead shrew laying in the kitchen sink.
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04-02-22, 07:39 PM
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Pretty common for people with cats. I've lived with many cats during my 70+ years and they all loved showing off to their human roommates.
I've had everything from rats, mice, lizards, snakes, birds and squirrels left for me on the porch and around the house.
I've had everything from rats, mice, lizards, snakes, birds and squirrels left for me on the porch and around the house.
04-02-22, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DiabloScott
This sounds like some kind of message. Have you pissed off any Mafia Dons recently?
We have a dachshund who is a member of the family. He demands 10% of any food opened in the house and a bit higher tribute when it's cheese. Thankfully not a horse head, so probably still safe enough.
04-03-22, 05:02 AM
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I'm gettin' weepy here. Nothing says true love like my dear departed house cat bringing large crickets or sprickets up from the basement still alive, but with rear legs properly removed and gifting them directly to me in exchange for pets and lap time.
Edit: Oh, and getting to laugh at the ticked off spouse as well. She thinks what happened in the basement should stay in the basement.
Edit: Oh, and getting to laugh at the ticked off spouse as well. She thinks what happened in the basement should stay in the basement.
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Originally Posted by FBOATSB
I'm gettin' weepy here. Nothing says true love like my dear departed house cat bringing large crickets or sprickets up from the basement still alive, but with rear legs properly removed and gifting them directly to me in exchange for pets and lap time.
Edit: Oh, and getting to laugh at the ticked off spouse as well. She thinks what happened in the basement should stay in the basement.
Edit: Oh, and getting to laugh at the ticked off spouse as well. She thinks what happened in the basement should stay in the basement.
04-03-22, 10:06 AM
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It is astounding to me the propensity for topics in Foo to turn cat related. This is cat forum?
04-03-22, 10:10 AM
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That’s one shrew that got tamed and then some. See what I did there?
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04-03-22, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
That’s one shrew that got tamed and then some. See what I did there?
Large hook from stage left and gong sounding....
04-03-22, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Kat12
At my mom's former house, the cats did the opposite-- ate everything BUT the legs (too crunchy, maybe-- guess they weren't the "drumstick" types). Left piles of creepy cricket legs lying around.
One house cat we had was absolutely relentless with any flying insect that got indoors and would not stop chasing/jumping/swatting until it was caught and eaten wings and all. Only if it was some venomous stinging thing would I intervene.
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Originally Posted by Juan Foote
It is astounding to me the propensity for topics in Foo to turn cat related. This is cat forum?
Sorry, No shrews here that I'm aware of, but here we do have voles that are known to seek indoor accomodations in the Spring and since we are now a catless home I fully expect to see one and if caught alive will be sure to post a pic in this very thread.
04-03-22, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by FBOATSB
Voracious bug eaters they can be, especially ferals.
One house cat we had was absolutely relentless with any flying insect that got indoors and would not stop chasing/jumping/swatting until it was caught and eaten wings and all. Only if it was some venomous stinging thing would I intervene.
One house cat we had was absolutely relentless with any flying insect that got indoors and would not stop chasing/jumping/swatting until it was caught and eaten wings and all. Only if it was some venomous stinging thing would I intervene.
04-03-22, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Juan Foote
It is astounding to me the propensity for topics in Foo to turn cat related. This is cat forum?
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Now that we've moved on to the cat photo portion of this thread, here's Cashmere.
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Originally Posted by FBOATSB
Voracious bug eaters they can be, especially ferals.
One house cat we had was absolutely relentless with any flying insect that got indoors and would not stop chasing/jumping/swatting until it was caught and eaten wings and all. Only if it was some venomous stinging thing would I intervene.
One house cat we had was absolutely relentless with any flying insect that got indoors and would not stop chasing/jumping/swatting until it was caught and eaten wings and all. Only if it was some venomous stinging thing would I intervene.
A former cat, however, once nabbed a fly out of midair...
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Originally Posted by Kat12
My cat is interested in bugs but I'm not sure he wants to eat, maybe just play. I once rescued a house centipede from him, and when I took it away to take it outside, he gave me the most plaintive look, like "but that's my friend!" I call him my bug-hunter because he tends to notice bugs in the house, and I catch them and take them out.
A former cat, however, once nabbed a fly out of midair...
A former cat, however, once nabbed a fly out of midair...
04-03-22, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Kat12
A former cat, however, once nabbed a fly out of midair...
Pixie caught a squirrel once, and made it look easy. She was living outside at the time, she refused to be an indoor cat until she had kittens. Now she gets rabbit stew. She's been spayed and we're hoping she'll stay inside after most of the kittens have gone to their forever homes.
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Lol ggpepper and Seattle Forrest , no issue with cats. I have owned and loved many of them. We opted after buying real grown up furniture, part of which is leather, that cats weren't in the program any longer. I think declawing is unethical, and otherwise don't want my current couch used as a scratching post.
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
Now that we've moved on to the cat photo portion of this thread,
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Originally Posted by FBOATSB
One house cat we had was absolutely relentless with any flying insect that got indoors and would not stop chasing/jumping/swatting until it was caught and eaten wings and all.
Cat who catches fly in midair accomplish anything.
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Originally Posted by jack pot
...evacuate NOW 
Woke up one morning from our Big Yellow Tabby giving a low meeoowww in the hall. There on the floor tiles was a medium sized disemboweled opossum with it's face and tail chewed off and its guts and blood spread over the floor 5 feet square. It was a crime scene! Our cat was pretty torn up too but did not suffer a long recovery and ended up with only a few scars.
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
That's pretty impressive!
Pixie caught a squirrel once, and made it look easy. She was living outside at the time, she refused to be an indoor cat until she had kittens. Now she gets rabbit stew. She's been spayed and we're hoping she'll stay inside after most of the kittens have gone to their forever homes.
Pixie caught a squirrel once, and made it look easy. She was living outside at the time, she refused to be an indoor cat until she had kittens. Now she gets rabbit stew. She's been spayed and we're hoping she'll stay inside after most of the kittens have gone to their forever homes.
Pixie's a pretty kitty. I have a soft spot for black cats... I've had some nice ones.
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