Posted on 03/30/2006 7:51:54 AM PST by processing please hold
LOL! I suppose you're right. He sat there and cawed at me though, like he was taunting me. If I'd had a pistol, he'd be dead right now.
Used to have a cat that kept bringing dead rats to the door. Don't think he was looking for rodent ressurection.
Thanks for saying what needed to be said.
'Tis a sad time, indeed, when FReepers on FR.com have to worry about being flamed for saying that which is both factually valid and happens to be politically incorrect.
> all cats go to Valhalla.
Well, to Asgard, anyway. More likely Sessrúmnir than Valhöll. I bet the dogs go to Valhöll. Certainly the pit bulls...
> Used to have a cat that kept bringing dead rats to the door. Don't think he was looking for rodent ressurection.
Nope. He was leaving presents. "See? Look what I did! Aren't I a good cat?"
Strange. Bumping for later.
That's true. You and your husband are very sweet for trying. Many people might just have closed the door, or "disposed" of it automatically.
No, not here. These wild cats are generalional. They were here when we bought our home. We always throw scraps out to them and they eat mice.
I've had that happen before. The response is always the same. "Ewwww.....ewww...thanks, but, ewwwwwww".
> "Ewwww.....ewww...thanks, but, ewwwwwww".
The ways of Man are not the ways of Cat. The ways of Cat are not the ways of Man. Nevertheless, we can each see proper behavior in the other, and can - and should - appreciate it.
Even if it is damned icky.
Just pray it doesn't grow to dead elephants showing up with the next cig...
I feel so sorry for the mama cat. She looks at us with a scared look, if I had to call it something. I don't know if it's because we're touching her babies or because she's afraid of us. It's a pitiful sight either way.
Well, I do thank them, in between gags.
This is her third litter. She's a good mama.
I'm a tough broad but, those little kitties broke my heart.
>She looks at us with a scared look... I don't know if it's because we're touching her babies or because she's afraid of us
1) Her babies are dying.
2) She doesn't trust you, and you're touching her babies.
3) She has no other choice.
Of course she's scared. You would be too in a similar situation, I'd wager. Imagine a new mother in the hospital with a dying infant. And that doesn't even include the "delivering my baby to a scary, incomprehensible monster" aspect that mom-cat has to deal with.
She was licking the first one I found. Sad.
"This is her third litter. She's a good mama."
Let me get this straight:
This cat is dropping litters all over the place,
and you haven't whacked her yet?
Now THATS criminal.
Do these kittens still have their umbilical cord stub attached?
If so they are very young kittens (3 to 5 days old) and may have died at birth.
Are the kittens eyes still sealed shut? (if not then the kittens are about 10 days old)
Do they have any front milk teeth? (if they do then they are 2 to 3 weeks old)
Young feline mothers will accidently kill their young if they don't know how to take care of them. Most likely this feline mother is young and does not know how to deal with the kittens and is bringing them to you to deal with them.
Her litter of kittens could be small, as few as 3 kittens or as large as 8 kittens. I would keep hunting for where she has stashed them. You will hear the kittens cry.
It would be best to call animal control out to see if they can find her bedding area, they may find the surviving kittens.
Are you setting food out for the mother? (if not it might be a good idea to do so while she has kittens)
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