I love the expression on her face!
They hunted their prey and treated like I've seen many outdoor cats behave. If you feel your pets needs you see that this needed to be theirs to complete. There were four self satisfied smug cats last night.I have often told people that they ignore the nature of these small warriors at their peril. We are harboring apex predators in our homes. Pound for pound, in their weight class, nothing can touch them. But they are not wantonly vicious, as YOU well know, they simply are compelled by their instincts to hone their hunting skills. And as difficult as it sometimes is to watch, there is also a grace and beauty to it. And you know this, as well. I'm not saying anything that I think you DON'T know, sometimes it's just a pleasure to say it to someone who knows what I mean.
I am the Cat MommyThey do seem to enjoy having someone praise them, or at least notice, when they've obviously subdued such a dangerous creature!
Frog will lay on her back and get tummy rubs by the hour. Being touched by her humans is pure bliss for her."But...but...you do adore me, right? Right? RIGHT???"
She pays in purrs and cuddles and just overall unbearable cuteness.I think, being honest (and if not with you, then with whom?) that it's more accurate to say "Hekitty's house" than "my house." And I have to admit that I'm quite content that this is so. If only she paid her share of the bills, now, we'd be somewhere...
Pity me I'd probably be the mop up crew. You know like one of those cleaners the mob calls in to make things pretty again. This subject came up on POC with someone thinking we allow our cats to be cruel. Again cats don't have a concept of being cruel. When I've had to interrupt a hunt usually to keep the house intact they are agitated for hours. It's not as easy as telling them no bad kitty and then trying to divert them with treats or a toy. Right now Mook is making birds miserable by hitting the screen every time one tries to land and get some seed cake. I don't feel guilty at all. Those birds all eat because I have cats. ( because of a bear in the area this week the cakes come in at night) .I shudder for the mouse who dares poke a whisker in that house! Your guys would be ALL OVER IT!