Hunting In The Ditches
I have had Cats stalk the ditches for hours. Most of the time, they were very successful and would catch a mouse or a vole. I had one Tom cat named Onyx who lived to be at least 18 years old. He would hunt the ditch in front of my place every morning, afternoon, and evening. He would catch several mice daily. He went blind in his old age but was still a successful mouser. I feed him canned food by the ditch during his golden years. I had a calico sit on a fence post for hours until a mouse emerged under cut grass. She made short work of the mouse and had an afternoon snack.
The Rabbit That Barely Got Away With Its Life
I had a Tortoiseshell calico cat named Trisha. She was an excellent Mother cat and an excellent huntress. In her old age, she wanted to eat a rather giant rabbit. She was on its tail for some time before she got utterly exhausted and had to give up on her rabbit stew, so to speak.
Cats And Birds
Some cats consider birds their friends if they grow up with birds in the house. Once, a friend’s cat came into my home and tried to kill my cat’s pet bird, as she had grown up with birds before I adopted her. My Siamese cat and her Siamese cat fought under a bed in my house, and did they ever fly? The other cat stayed away from the parakeet the rest of the afternoon. If your indoor cat gets outside and you have a bird feeder, chances are your sweet house cat will have a bird lunch. Always watch your cat. A bird may lose its life if you look the other way for a few seconds.
Skunk, Rat, And Cat Fight
One of my cats fought a skunk by the creek, and my neighbor happened to see the whole thing. The skunk ate a small hunk of my cat’s face. She made a full recovery, and thank goodness she had had a rabies shot. Cats catching rats can be dangerous for your cat as they will bite your cat on the face or body.
Garter Snakes
I had a beautiful calico cat named Blacknose. She loved to kill garter snakes and lay the deceased on our doorstep. I think she most likely killed at least 30 garter snakes in her lifetime. She figured snakes were a pest she must rid us of.
Cats And The Thrill Of The Hunt
Mother cats will train their kittens to be great hunters and huntresses if they are good hunters. A kitten not trained by its mother will not be a good hunter and will probably just let a mouse run right by them. Kittens play with the mouse for a long time until they kill it and eventually eat it. Mother cats are very patient when training their kittens, as the mouse will escape many times until they finally learn how to kill and eat the mouse. Cats never seem to give up on trying to kill the prey they are after. Excellent mousers come from mothers who teach their kittens every aspect of the hunt.
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