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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Catinahat on October 15, 2009, 17:12:50 PM

Title: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Catinahat on October 15, 2009, 17:12:50 PM
my two year old tabby is called toby has recently developed a strange habbit  -he keeps turning up on the backdoor after his lttle adventures with twigs!!!!!!

I've heard of cats bringing dead animals as gifts to their owners but twigs - im not so sure!

he's a real little charachter and is great friends with our lab -  ember, maybe he has taught him a few trciks?

has anyone else moggy brought them strange presents?
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 15, 2009, 17:17:16 PM
 :welcome: to Purrs

I think you should be grateful he prefers twigs to birds and mice  :evillaugh: Not quite the same as they get their 'prey' from inside the house but I frequently wake up with a drinking straw under the covers  :doh:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Kirst on October 15, 2009, 17:21:16 PM
All of ours are very generous with their gifts. I was particularly inpressed with Fredcats offering of a fully grown pheasant.   :evillaugh:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Christine (Blip) on October 15, 2009, 17:24:15 PM
 :welcome: to Purrs, Catinahat: glad you found us and decided to join in  ;D  I think it's sweet that Toby's little tokens of esteem are twigs.  ;)
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls on October 15, 2009, 17:33:42 PM
Yes my Macey brings me long pieces of grass  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Millys Mum on October 15, 2009, 17:37:44 PM
Lola brings me pink or red flowers, normally carnations and fuschias  :Luv2: the best thing she ever brought home was a red feather and leather tickler  :heeee heeee:

Other gifts are twigs, feathers, slugs, straws, lollipop sticks, leaves and old food, crusts, biscuits etc
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls on October 15, 2009, 17:39:17 PM
Harry has brought a sausage home before it didnt look all that nice  :sick:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Wibblechick on October 15, 2009, 17:48:09 PM


Welcome to Purrs!!

Anyone want to trade a stick for Mr Ts offering of half a daddy-long-legs ?  :sick: :evillaugh: :rofl:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: woodlandcats on October 15, 2009, 17:51:39 PM
Feliz came in last week making the typical "I have something" noise. I was terrified, was not up to facing a mouse, but no, it was a leaf  :rofl:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Christine (Blip) on October 15, 2009, 19:15:35 PM
It's an interesting question you ask, Catinahat  :)  Any specific reason you are asking it?
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on October 15, 2009, 21:40:28 PM
Zephyr reguarly brings me earth worms (alive, unhurt and still wriggling) and banana skins  :scared:  He came home the other week with an empty crisp bag!
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Starpixie on October 15, 2009, 21:56:26 PM
Pixie once came home with a gravy soaked yorkshire pudding.

Arty is the collector of strange things though. Some of his best have included the bone from a lamb roast, a pepperami, a muffin and an ever increasing collection of feathers. He tried to get a pigeon through the catflap once but he couldn't manage it!

He also likes to bring me presents in bed, from the kitchen, which have included a 2kg bag of oats, a large fruit cake, a bag of rasins and an egg.

Gotta love kitties and their funny ways  :Luv2:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: dolcetta46 on October 16, 2009, 00:53:17 AM
if I ever were to live with an outdoor cat, I would gladly take twigs over dead critters!  :evillaugh: :sick: :tired:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Bazsmum on October 16, 2009, 13:04:33 PM
I found a lovely live wiggly worm in the hall...abandoned, and enough leaves to make a nice collage!  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Cat_Crazy on October 16, 2009, 13:13:24 PM
Tilly always brings a particular toy mouse into me.. the poor mouse is completely battered, stuffing coming out, but she loves it!.

My sister's cat, Freddie is a terror, he regularly brings slow worms back to the house.. as well as the ocassional mouse  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: snarf on October 17, 2009, 21:15:11 PM
ive had half a decomposed frog... which i thought was a leaf until i picked it up  :sick:

and theres 5/6 toys that i regularly wake up to in bed
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Purrlishious on October 17, 2009, 23:25:20 PM
The other day I averaged a mouse every two hours & found two under the sofa all crisp & very dead. (Must check & clean more regularly under sofa)

A packet of screws
A rubber stopper
A rabbit
Stones
And twigs...

Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Daisymac on October 19, 2009, 13:23:25 PM
Teabag came in yesterday with a 4 foot twig attached the his tail !,  he even managed to get it through the cat flap,   :rofl:
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Catinahat on October 20, 2009, 14:48:47 PM
purrlishious, a pack of screws, a rubber stopper thats quite a haul!!!

Toby can in with a bird over the weekend, then its back to the twigs... i think he thinks hes a dog!!!!
Title: Re: look what the cat dragged in!!!!
Post by: Bazsmum on October 20, 2009, 14:58:47 PM
I came down stairs today thinking one of the cats must of been sick....When I got closer it was a leaf!  :rofl: :shocked: