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69. Really? I've heard of animal control being called for bats...

Reply to GreenStormCloud (Reply #66)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 10:54 AM

Oct 2013

but not rats, eh?

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Our cat loves my wife so much he brought her a present - a live rat. [View all] GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 OP

my daughters cat brought one in to play with Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #1

Oy. n/t Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 #2

Awwww. Cats are the best. dkf Oct 2013 #3

I got 5 cats so the mice don't come to my apartment. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #4

All's well. Unless you're a rat. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #5

You went to bed with an uncaught rat in your home? WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #6

+1 ..nt TeeYiYi Oct 2013 #7

OMFG. Seriously. Brickbat Oct 2013 #8

It's not like they eat people. NutmegYankee Oct 2013 #10

We were tired. Had to get up for work the next morning. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #11

Every square inch could have been covered in glue traps... WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #23

Animal control would laugh and tell you to buy traps. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #66

Really? I've heard of animal control being called for bats... WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #69

In our community they wouldn't come out for bats either. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #73

Seems they went to bed with a caught yet released rat in the house. flvegan Oct 2013 #16

I have two cats and wouldn't do it. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Oct 2013 #54

Not just in the home. Mariana Oct 2013 #25

LOL WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #27

The poor thing in the photo looks injured. Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #33

I agree. Glue traps are cruel. n/t FSogol Oct 2013 #48

I wasn't familiar with them... WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #68

Well the brick is quick and merciful. The other if not tended to is a slow Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #85

No, the real story is that they named their cat "Benji" Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #38

I wanted to name the cat Bob. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #47

I think it's cute. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #67

You were being funny. That's OK. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #72

you're scared of Templeton snooper2 Oct 2013 #64

Not afraid, I just don't want rodents under the covers with me. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #71

I used to have a rabbit that slept under the covers with me. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #75

That is why I have conures nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #9

We used to have one. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #13

Conures are loud yes nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #14

I have an African Grey. Trust me; the girl is smart as hell. nolabear Oct 2013 #94

These two have a running commentary nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #95

Our mama cat brought a live baby rattlesnake tularetom Oct 2013 #12

That cat was lucky nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #19

I once watched my cats fight a rattler. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #20

Wow....I once saw a habu get killed by a mongoose! nt MADem Oct 2013 #36

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi intaglio Oct 2013 #45

Not nearly so romanticized! It was at a (rather brutal) nature show in Okinawa, actually! MADem Oct 2013 #88

yikes! tillikum Oct 2013 #35

My dog catches rodents and quietly kills them without playing with them hollysmom Oct 2013 #15

Thankfully our red dog just eats rats. hunter Oct 2013 #17

At least you moved up the food chain. TexasTowelie Oct 2013 #18

Cat brought her a baby snake once. (Non-poisonous.) GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #21

Yes, lizards and the occassional bird Pakhet Oct 2013 #51

When I moved into a rental house (complete with large yard and fruit trees) kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #24

yup mine has done also gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26

My cat informed me that we have a mouse in residence Warpy Oct 2013 #28

Urp. Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #29

A proper thing to do. Bringing an already dead one would have been bad form. xfundy Oct 2013 #30

one of my dogs put a dead squirrel in my gym bag nashville_brook Oct 2013 #31

I had a cat who twice brought rabbits into the house. SheilaT Oct 2013 #32

My girl loves us so much... Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #34

I had a cat who would bring in live critters. applegrove Oct 2013 #37

When I lived in the country... me b zola Oct 2013 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Cronus Protagonist Oct 2013 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author polichick Oct 2013 #79

My cats used to bring me mice, birds and snakes all the time. They nature's killing machines. nt TeamPooka Oct 2013 #41

You're a very funny writer. Thanks for the laughs! n/t pnwmom Oct 2013 #42

Thank you for the compliment. I appreciate it. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #56

Maybe, in the future, you and your wife should be a little less lovable. pnwmom Oct 2013 #43

From the kitteh perspective it was a wonderful gift. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #44

Now that's a love story!! B Calm Oct 2013 #46

That happened to me once LWolf Oct 2013 #49

Composition error fixed. Thanks. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #50

In the boot get the red out Oct 2013 #52

Had mice in our old house Freddie Oct 2013 #53

The best gift I ever got from a cat Thirties Child Oct 2013 #55

my kitty brought me a baby squirrel. No hair and eyes not open. Carefully placed librechik Oct 2013 #57

You bashed its head in with a brick?! bunnies Oct 2013 #58

How should I have killed it? GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #60

Maybe you could have NOT killed it? bunnies Oct 2013 #61

It was a rat. Death sentence is automatic in my house. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #62

I cant even bring myself to kill a spider. bunnies Oct 2013 #63

P tried to be kind to a spider and got bit. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #70

lol. Yeah. I can understand that. bunnies Oct 2013 #76

Some behaviorist believe whe a cat brings you prey... Sylvarose Oct 2013 #59

A couple of years ago, our dachshund found a nest of rats. X_Digger Oct 2013 #65

"He loves to catch mice and rats and play with them until they die." Creepy. polichick Oct 2013 #74

That's what cats do. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author polichick Oct 2013 #78

This is why my cat no longer has a pet door. Cleita Oct 2013 #80

I have considered closing his pet door. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #81

I am a doorman or woman but I prefer Cleita Oct 2013 #82

If he keeps it up, I will have to do that. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #83

When I was growing up, my cat brought a jack rabbit Gothmog Oct 2013 #84

You're going to have to nip this in the bud! Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2013 #86

LOL. Good one. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #87

happens two or three times annually at our house.... mike_c Oct 2013 #89

Had a cat used to bring my dad squirrels, birds, mice, pheasants and voles. A dog brought me a bunny freshwest Oct 2013 #90

why did u kill the rat? Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #91

Because it was rat. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #93

A little video on a related subject postatomic Oct 2013 #92