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Kitten or leopard?
#1
Dear Auntie Agness,

I bought the kids a lovely kitten, and she's now three months old. She came from a stable household, and she's the most perfect little thing. Problem being she has always been very playful, and has (in my view) an over-developed 'hunter instinct'.

From a very early age, she excelled in catching insects, spiders, and stalked us around the house.

This morning, she left a little 'gift' in the hallway: A half-eaten bird! Sick feathers gallore....Considering she's only three months old, is this normal? Being a 'British' cat, I would have expected her to be more docile than a leopard. See, I dont want her to offer us more substantial prey, like kids for example Rolleyes

How can I train her not to catch birds, or otherwise prevent it?

- concerned mozzie.
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#2
I'm afraid just cause they are british cats the hunting business is perfectly normal. Our kitten is almost a year old and ever since we've let him from about 8 weeks, we have had presents on a regular basis. Not much you can do about it I'm afraid. They do grow out of it a bit but not much.
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#3
Dear Concerned Mozzie
Be very thankful that there are no lizards aroud...

far messier to clean up

Sick Sick
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#4
Yuck! Lizzards for breakfast!

This little kitten still has milk teeth! I was thinking of putting amuzzle on her, or a bell or something....
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#5
Quote:Originally posted by MissQtoe
Yuck! Lizzards for breakfast!

This little kitten still has milk teeth! I was thinking of putting amuzzle on her, or a bell or something....


A bell might work but remember that cats normally are only able to catch the weak or ill birds that would normally die anyway Smile
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#6
Dear Mozzie

It sounds like you have a purrrrfectly real cat! I strongly recommend you visit this site or, better still, invest in Terry Pratchett's The Unadulterated Cat. Big Grin

Auntie Venus
Former Slave to Several Real Cats



PS: Collars with bells can be a strangling hazard for cats when they climb trees.
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#7
I thought I'd share this with you about my cat.

She's 18 months old now & also forever chasing birds.
Well, the other day there was a bird on the swimming pool hose & the next thing I hear is "Splash". She had actually jumped into the pool to try & get to the bird. (Silly thing).

Boy, did she jump out of the pool fast.

:haha: :haha:
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#8
Quote:Originally posted by Curio
I thought I'd share this with you about my cat.

She's 18 months old now & also forever chasing birds.
Well, the other day there was a bird on the swimming pool hose & the next thing I hear is "Splash". She had actually jumped into the pool to try & get to the bird. (Silly thing).

Boy, did she jump out of the pool fast.

:haha: :haha:



I've seen a cat of mine do that years ago! Isn't it amazing how they manage to reverse their leap so quickly? :crylol:
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Quote:Originally posted by Venus
I've seen a cat of mine do that years ago! Isn't it amazing how they manage to reverse their leap so quickly? :crylol:


I had a cat that use to enjoy bathing with me!!!
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#10
Quote:Originally posted by lols
I had a cat that use to enjoy bathing with me!!!




What a very unusual cat! :haha:
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