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What do you do with the poor little animals your cat brings in2007-11-25 12:28:07

My kitten brought me his first pressie last night. We ended up taking it out and keeping the cat in, it clearly wasn't going to survive but should you really put them out of their misery and can you do that?

Answers:

depends on the state they are in:

alive, unharmed (a bit moist from saliva) - keep cat in, put creature in shoebox with lid for 1/2 an hour to calm the poor wee timorous beastie. Take box outside, well away from house, open, leave, keep cat in for rest of day/night.

alive, unharmed (but running rampant around the house and getting behind skirting boards etc) - set the cat back on it, you are never gonna get this one!

alive, injured (bleeding, not badly) - ditto the above with shoebox but check before releasing incase has died. If dead either parcel up and put in bin or bury (deeply) in garden. (cat pressies make excellent plant fertilizer when buried near the roots of shrubs like camelias, roses etc.)

alive, injured (badly) - give back to cat to finish off (preferably outside) or put it out of its misery yourself. ditto the above for dead.

dead (in one piece) pick up & dispose - see above

dead (in 10000000 tiny peices all over the house) get the hoover out (and a new hoover bag - if you use a dyson this is not recommended.)

N.B. most released animals either die from shock or are recaptured within 48hours - however often, in my misguided efforts to try and help, I normally find the same creature dead in the next day or so. (normally in one of the latter states and presented in my slippers.)

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well lucky for me i live next to a very busy road so i keep my cat in.

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put them all into a roasting pot and show your cat how happy you are when you eat it

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I think you should consider those "poor little animals" as free food.

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you are best to just let your cat do what they do with the bird/mouse - whatever. its natural and this way you wont feel bad, and your cat will enjoy itself!

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IF IT'S DEAD I THROW IT IN THE WOODS,IF IT'S ALIVE MY HUBBY TAKES CARE OF IT.

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Cats are known hunters and predators. Try putting a bell on your cats collar to alert possible prey. If the small animals your cat brings in are not going to survive, definitely euthanize them. And don't blame the cat; it's his nature.

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We give him a treat, pat him one the back and say "Goooood Boy"