Are all domestic cats hunters?
Technically yes, all domestic cats are hunters but it is quite clear that many domestic cats really don’t have an urge to hunt as one might expect although they might be curious about the...
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Cat’s urine makes male mice more macho which is attractive to females
There are two parts of this page. In the first part I described the results of this study back in 2008. In the second part I have revisited the study and described it again...
What should I do if my cat brings me a mouse?
The answer to the question in the title is that you should praise your cat for her maternal generosity. You should then take the mouse from her while stroking her and complimenting her. You...
Why do cats eat mice heads?
Why do domestic cats eat the heads of mice that they catch? The answer is simple: it’s nutritious food. The domestic cat does not differentiate between different parts of the body except for one...
Removing blood from a mouse my cat ate on my bedspread
Conclusion: if you have a blood stain on your bedspread because your cat ate a mouse on it as my cat did a couple of nights ago the best way to remove the stain...
Towser, holds the record for the champion mouser of all time
It’s nice to recognise the useful hunting skills of the domestic cat and Towser (1963-1987) holds the record for the champion mouser of all time. She was a tortoiseshell cat owned by Glenturret Distillery,...
A mouse’s scrubbed and cleaned gallbladder after my cat ate the animal
Because of eons of gradually refining evolution, the domestic cat is at the pinnacle of her predatory skills. She is one of the world’s finest predators, top of their food chain, highly efficient and...
The screaming of the mice
The screaming of the mice. I can’t forget it. It’s a scream that they make at the moment of their death. It is loud enough to be heard by a person five metres away...
Mouse eye view of being chased by a domestic cat
This is not a mouse burrow or hiding place and the cat is not chasing a mouse! But it must be something like it and the point of view of the camera is very...
Is it safe for cats to eat mice?
There are two reasons why it is unhealthy for a domestic cat to eat mice despite the fact that mice are the number one prey of the domestic cat. Of all the prey animals...
Do domestic cats prefer mice or birds?
Domestic cats much prefer mice to birds no matter what source of information you refer to (including personal obesrvations by the cat owning public). In order to assess what, at a fundamental level, domestic...
Cats may have been first domesticated 14,500 years ago
A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports has come to the conclusion that the domestication of the cat may have occurred thousands of years earlier than we once imagined. They decided that...
How do cats hunt mice?
The question implicitly refers to domestic cats. Cat guardians probably know the answer through their experience of seeing their cats bring mice into their home and release them. If alive and able mice sometimes...
My cat catches a big mouse or a small rat (video)
My cat just walked in with a damned big mouse or a rat. I don’t know. I can’t tell the difference without doing some research and I haven’t got time right now for that....
How can I stop my cat hunting wildlife?
I think you can break the question down into two separate questions. In my experience, cat owners and people in general are far more concerned about domestic cats preying on birds than they are...
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