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Do all cats bring you “gifts”

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Aple · 19/11/2025 11:07

Friend is finding a home for her neighbour’s (who has died) cat. I like animals but my only hesitation is coming across a half eaten rodent in my home. It is a huge fear of mine. Do all cats do this?

There is another family who can take the cat (already have one) but my friend is offering him to us first. DD (10) has been wanting a cat for ages but we’ve just never got around to it

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Fionasapples · 19/11/2025 11:12

We have always had cats, always neutered toms. All hunters, but none have ever brought anything home. Actually that's not true, our Pads once brought home a plastic bag containing a fish fillet 😳

Medicimama · 19/11/2025 11:11

Hmmm female cats are more likely to hunt and bring gifts. We put a collar and bell on our cat but she still comes home with some surprises. This is why I refuse to get a cat door! A live rodent is even worse. My coping mechanism is to (much to my shame) scream and barricade myself in another room until a child or someone more mature than me has dealt with it. I love our cat (not that she reciprocates much - she’s not the cuddliest) but if you travel often or live near a main road, it’s also yet another thing to worry about. I. Saying that, cats are comparatively low effort pets.

Octavia64 · 19/11/2025 11:10

No.

i have three.

one does it.

one brings me plastic.

one brings me nothing

Thedevilhasfinallycaughtupwithhim · 19/11/2025 11:09

One of mine does in the summer. The other outgrew it.