Yer darn right it's reached a new level.

Congratulations!

Was the cat nearby and possibly observing your reaction?

Your cat has just demonstrated how much it appreciates you by sharing its catch (food) with you. This indicates that it considers you as a surrogate 'family' member. It may even realise that you could not have caught that dove on your own, so it is also an example of its hunting skills.

If it had not wanted to 'share', you would have never seen that dove - it would have been consumed somewhere quiet and away from any chance of interruption.

Chances are that your cat is probably female and possibly spayed. This is not unusual behaviour for such animals.

Rather than simply disposing of such 'gifts', perhaps a better course of action would be to locate your cat, give it some attention while 'accepting' the 'gift', and putting both of them outside. This would possibly have two benefits - it shows your appreciation of the 'gift', while returning the prey to the hunter so that it can be consumed in a more appropriate environment. If it happens again, continue to reinforce the training. With a little luck, such 'gifts' will not appear on your pillows.

Again, congratulations! In the cat's estimation, you have moved from 'servant' to 'family' - a big step.

Enjoy.

For years any cats on the books here have been outside cats. Too difficult managing multiple cats IN the house, as well as multiple dogs outside.

But they have been fed and then shut up in a shed at night, for their safety (including baited rats) and the safety of wildlife.

Only one left now and last night, for the first time ever, I forgot both to feed him and shut him up.
Well, the absolute confusion this morning when I went to let him out. You'd think it was the end of the world.

I love cats..they are beautiful. I am thinking of getting another one. Yes they love to leave little gifts of things they have caught- I find it very sweet, but then I guess it depends on what they bring you..a snake might not be so cute.

My girl catches a mouse and sits at the step meowing until I come take a look.

Annie Anthrax wrote on Mar 15^th, 2015 at 9:36am:


They are mostly called Lions or Tigers if they are big enough to sit on your head and bite your toes. I would recommend a quick count of said toes.

This Time-Lapse Proves That Cats Are Solar-Powered

Annie Anthrax wrote on Mar 15^th, 2015 at 1:50pm:


It won't be long before you become his slave. Cats can read your mind and instead of making your life easier when you need it most - they find ways to stress you out further. The first thing he'll do is demand you change his food and you'll find yourself wasting time at the supermarket trying to select a variety of different foods hoping that one will appeal to him. He'll either decide on chicken or fish for a wet food and then comes the biscuits. The smaller, more expensive packets he will love and the large cheaper ones - he'll reject.

He'll also want to come and go at whim and if you don't open the door quick enough - he'll destroy your screen door or deafen you with his whinging.

They are incredibly demanding animals if they spot a weakness in the human they've chosen to adopt.

Agnes wrote on Mar 17^th, 2015 at 11:26am:


I've found the opposite. Mine are spoiled for choice, but they are excellent rodent catchers. They've cleaned up my place and have started working on the homes next door. The young male brings the corpses to the front or back door step and leaves them quietly, but intact. The female makes a big song and dance of a catch though and tends to play with them a bit before crushing their skulls and eating them.