Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Oh That Oliver

Our cat is not a hunter. Our cat is not a hunter. Our cat is not a hunter. I am hopeful that if I keep telling myself this, he'll quit depositing birds in my house.

Truly, he never did hunt before. In the last two weeks, however, he has left us two "presents" of the feathery form. I've heard that you aren't supposed to scold cats when they bring you something because that only makes them think that they ought to have brought you something bigger and better. When I discovered Tweety this morning I searched for Oliver. I fully intended to thank him profusely and show him so much attention and affection that he began to wonder why he'd felt I'd needed a present in the first place. Perhaps his next kill would have been a mouse or bug instead of a sparrow. I couldn't find him, however, so I carefully disposed of my thoughtful gift. I hope he thinks that I accepted my present with utmost appreciation and, in fact, displayed it proudly on the mantel. I hope he does not wonder where it went and leave a poodle or a small fawn in its place.

5 comments:

  1. Jenn's cat would bring in live presents to play with. Those poor birds, flying around inside the house, trying to figure out how to escape. J

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  2. It is precisely this reason that I decided against a "kitty door" and my cats must wait proudly outside with their kill for me to greet and praise them. My issue is that I have two cats, one brings me a dead bird one day - we praise him... so the other the next day will bring me one because he was jealous of the praise the day before. My other recent present was a mole, which although disgusting I'd rather have it dead than breeding and tearing up my lawn, so kill away kitties... but maybe leave the birds alone. ::shudder::

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  3. Haha, my aunt's cat used to do the same thing. :) Usually she found it in time, but one day she was doing dishes and stepped back and "popped" a squirrel. lol... can you say gross?

    ~Heather

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  4. We've had bugs, birds, snakes, lizards, ugh. One time I walked into my kitchen and a parakeet was sitting on my faucet. Yep, a blue parakeet. Thanks Lucky! Good kitty.

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  5. Our dog, Winston, does the killin and givin around here. We're very proud.

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