Yep. Our pally Jodi is always thinking of ways to entertain you all, even when she has a perfectly entertaining blog of her own. That's how giving she is. And I like that about her.
So, this week, while we were all making up excuses for Hobbes and why he is not really a mouse killer (but we secretly know that he is), Jodi went out and found a blogger who loves that killer instinct in a cat. Go here and see the Ode to a Killer. I'll wait for you to come back.
(whistling)
See? That nice lady thinks it is super that this kitty has a mouse dangling from its mouth. Me? Not so much. Because I know that the kitty is bringing his mousie home for his mother to clean up. And that is not so nice. I'm getting a little tired of walking out into the yard and nearly stepping on some poor wee thing that I'm thinking is dead from a heart attack, but Sharky tells me is probably more like internal injuries. Sigh. That just makes me feel bad.And sorta queasy.
I am tired of mouse carcasses, Hobbes. Please leave the mice where you found them. Thank you.
And thank you, Jodi, for always thinking of the pallies here at the Duck and Wheel. Go forth and find more stories for us!!
19 comments:
HAHA! Too funny! :)
My cat, Oreo, went into my basement with a bird. Bird was still alive. Bird escaped and flew into a hole in the basement ceiling. Hole went up through the bathroom wall. Bird died up there. First maggots appeared on my bathroom floor (only about 5, but 5 too many!) then yesterday, flies started appearing. Lots of them. All over bathroom wall.
*sigh*
Now if I could only train dumb cat to sit in bathroom with a fly swatter.
LOL
Well... one less mouse in the world never hurt anyone! :)
xo Catherine
Our mom cannot stop Harley from chasing and catching the little lizards that get inside the house. He has learned that they will be taken away, so he snaps them up and swallows them in one big gulp! The hunting instinct is strongly wired in our brains! One time, I did a post showing me playing with a lizard, and someone got really mad at me and said I was cruel. Even though there was a photo at the end showing the lizard safe outside in the end. She even did a whole post about "this cat, who has lots of toys to play with" who tortured the poor lizard.
Actually, it's the lizards we DON'T find that have the worst fate. They can never find their way back out of the house, so they end up starving to death and we find them behind furniture all dried up.
Just keep saying over and over in your mind ...it could be worse, it could be worse... Our kitty brings home giant field rats and wild rabbits and what was even more stomach churning when she had kittens she would bring them home and feed them to her babies..I know she was just being a good kitty momma but..ewwwww!
LIN,,, tanks for introducing me to Jodi.... and I think Hobbes is just bringing you prizes because she loves you!!!
That's too funny! My cat thinks he wants outside so he can catch the bats that fly by the windows at night. Really, I ask him, and waht would you DO with said bat when you caught it? I don't think he's figured it out that far.
Cheers!
Jen
So you think those are "gifts" that Hobbes leaves for you? Have you considered the alternative theory that they are, in fact, warnings?
Sorry it grosses you out, Lin. But I am with Nellie and Hobbes on this one. Go get 'em, Mouser!
That is a great photo - cats do what cats do - as much as we like to anthropomorphize our pets they are still animals with animal instincts...
(word verification: hetoo - some days they are just better than others)
YOu must remember that cats were domesticated. They were once wild and some instincts stay with them. I get presented with "gifts" daily. Unless the chickens get to them first. Then THEY fight over the carcass.
*sigh*
My life has fallen into such a pit I fear I will never come out of it.
Soon it will be winter, and those micies will be hiding somewhere warm, out of Hobbes sight! Sorry I haven't stopped by lately, it has been crazy hectic here!
A. Marie--EWWWWW! After that whole story, I just wanna know how you counted the maggots??? :)
Catherine--Yeah, but does it have to be in MY yard??
Daisy--Oh, Daisy, you get hate mail too??! Sheesh. There are cat haters??? That's so silly. I get the hunting thing, but I just don't like that he brings them to our yard to dispose of them. Why not leave them there??? And I'm with you--I'd rather have a live one than a Flat Stanley any day!
Melodie--Yuck! We city folks can hardly handle cat barf--how are we gonna handle THAT??!
Natalee--I think Jodi's blog is way underrated. She does it for her family, but I do enjoy her posts. She's got a snappy way of writing. Hobbes can keep his presents! Ick.
Jen--I always ask Hobbes that, but now I know that he does nothing with them. He brings them to our yard for disposal and that is it. Ugh. And I think the whole bat thing would really creep me out.
Chuck--Hee! Hee! Ohhhh, I'm scared. Very scared! Here, let me open a can of yummy food for you, Hobbes. ;)
Grace--I know, I get it. I try not to expect more from him, but I do hate cleaning up the bodies. Poor little things. Sigh.
Pricilla--I can't believe what chickens will eat! Just keep moving--so the chickens don't eat you! ;)
Hot Rocks--Aw, we all take turns coming and going on the blogs. I was super busy for the last 3 months, so now I can finally catch up on everyone. You always get a mulligan at my place. :) Come when you can. Fortunately, those mice are in the neighbors garage and shed and NOT in mine! Go Hobbes!
It's always more entertaining and thrilling when it's someone elses cat doing the hunting. I had a cat that used to bring them home injured and then play with them in the yard. YUCK
oh Hobbes....He's SO worth it though!!! At least he doesn't ROLL his body in other creature's poo. And then jump in your bed. At least there's THAT
Okay, if it's absolutely true that Hobbes is catching those mice than we'll look at it like he's a mighty Mancat hunter! He is just so adorable he can do no wrong.
Angel brings me her toy mice and drops them at my feet then takes off to where the treats are. She has me trained very well!
Lin- Now if you were Nellie and Jonathan living in a fifth wheel (camper)that had mice chewing up your traveling castle on wheels the sight of a mouse catching cat might make you click your heels too. Just saying.
As for Hobbes, I say he should drop the mouse carcass at the driveway of the nasty neighbors next door. Just an idea --said with an evil laugh.
I'm not fond of mice at all but seeing a dead one dangling from a kitty's mouth is disgusting. Time to go rinse Hobbes mouth out with Listerine.
I need Hobbes here. Can you come visit? I have a mouse in the laundry room.
Ann--Yeah, and you don't have to mop up the carnage.
peewee--When we dogsit Sammy the Weiner Dog, we have to put up the kitty litter box or he snarfs up the "lovin' from the oven" as I so eloquently put it. Dude stands there chomping away with kitty litter stuck all over his nose. Animals can be so gross!
Beaded Tail--I like Angel's style! Hobbes just brings the dead things home, leaves them for me, and goes back for more adventures. If I ask him about them, he acts like he has NO idea where it came from.
Jodi--Oh, but which neighbors?? I have so many evil ones that surround me! I totally get Nellie's gripe, but (whispering) I had to write something here, Jodi. Go along with me, okay??? Thank you, Jodi, for another fine report at the Duck and Wheel.
Chocolate--Hobbes does that! He comes over the fence with the little body in his mouth! I have to look really carefully before I let him in the house so that he doesn't bring his friends in.
Sharky--We would LOVE to come. But somehow I think you'd just distract him with smoochies. ;)
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