Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Mumsnet classics

Relive the funniest, most unforgettable threads. For a daily dose of Mumsnet’s best bits, sign up for Mumsnet's daily newsletter.

Original poster

Can I make ice cream from shrews?

287 replies

Bwix · 08/08/2022 18:39

The cats need a treat on a day like this. My boy cat looks very hot and bothered. Girl cat has brought us 4 shrews already and I found a mouse corpse behind the bin, which smells relatively fresh.

Do you think the cats would like it if I froze them, perhaps mixed with a bit of cream? I know they can't taste sugar, so I was thinking of boiling cream and leaving the shrews to infuse at that stage, then making a sugar-free traditional custard (albeit shrew flavoured) and putting that in the ice cream maker.

The shrews are already dead so I'm assuming IANBU.

OP posts:
Thread gallery
5
EarringsandLipstick · 08/08/2022 19:24

IDontDrinkTea · 08/08/2022 18:42

God, I thought penis beaker would be the most disgusting thing I’d ever read on mumsnet. Shrew ice cream 🤮

😂😂😂

Georgyporky · 08/08/2022 19:21

Wasn't Kat the main character in The Taming of the Shrew?

SquareButt · 08/08/2022 19:18

Why do people say girl cat and boy cat? I don't hear this about dogs??
I would say female or male cat.

I dread to think you got your nose close to that mouse to ascertain that it smelt fresh. Just yuck.

butterpuffed · 08/08/2022 19:18

Make them a tasty tiramashrew instead , less fiddly .

WorkshyHorsefly · 08/08/2022 19:17

There's cat slaves and there's Cat Slaves. You, op, are the capitalised version.

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 08/08/2022 19:17

Ratonastick. 😟🤢

Yourearealboy · 08/08/2022 19:14

cats are lactose intolerant so can't eat mice cream

mice cream 🤣

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 08/08/2022 19:12

Shrew ice cream with a pilchard sorbet amuse bouche? OP you are a genius and my cats want to move in with you.
I really should have flambeed the recently murdered goldcrest and served it on top if a crepe for them...

JaninaDuszejko · 08/08/2022 19:09

Ice cubes to lick would surely be easier but liking the fish sorbet ideas. And this thread is mumsnet gold.

edenhills · 08/08/2022 19:06

Shrews taste terrible. That's why the cats didn't eat them.

GaslitlikeaVictorianparlour · 08/08/2022 19:04

Not poisonous, just minging then 🤣

lancsgirl85 · 08/08/2022 19:04

Am I the only person who just feeds my cat Whiskers cat food? 🤷‍♀️😂

(And perhaps the occasional tin of tuna when I'm feeling generous)

mintlimerum · 08/08/2022 19:04

Yy to the pp who suggests just chucking a few frozen shrimps at them. Simple, but classic.

alapdi · 08/08/2022 19:03

Please can you post pictures of the results OP 😁

GaslitlikeaVictorianparlour · 08/08/2022 19:03

Aren't shrews poisonous to cats? I seem to remember someone saying it to me years ago. My Granny had a team of wee homicidal feline maniacs and they tore all the other birds and small mammals to shreds but always left the shrews whole so maybe there is something in it?

TheOnlyAletheia · 08/08/2022 19:02

Shrews emit a musty secretion which tastes unpleasant to cats that’s why they don’t eat them

Dashel · 08/08/2022 19:02

My last cat used to eat most of his kills apart from rats and shrews and a quick Google says cats don’t usually eat them as they smell and taste vile.

You can get cooling mats for pets which would probably be easier than home made ice cream for cats

Original poster
Bwix · 08/08/2022 19:02

Thank you woq I was getting lactose mixed up with lactase. It's a long time since I did biology GCSE.

Good point about the cats not eating the shrews. My girl cat does seem to like biting the heads off but leaves both bits, so you're right, it might not go down well. It seemed like such a good idea at the time.

I still have the mouse though, and some pilchards in the cupboard, and a jar of anchovies, so plenty of treat potential. Mouse anchovy-chip ice cream perhaps.

OP posts:
Candleabra · 08/08/2022 19:02

This is the most bizarre thread!
I was expecting a typo.

Jubaju · 08/08/2022 19:02

😂

Can I make ice cream from shrews?
EBearhug · 08/08/2022 19:01

Cats don't like shrews. They'll kill them, but not eat them. And if you go for mice, you need to get rid of the greeny purple stomachy bit they always leave.

You're setting yourself up for a lot of fiddly prep.

Neverplayleapfrogwithaunicorn · 08/08/2022 19:01

A Vole sorbet would be delightful!

girlmom21 · 08/08/2022 19:00

Yddraigoldragon · 08/08/2022 18:58

I would just chuck some frozen prawns at them if they are hot.. surely they are the original cat ice pops?

I never expected to read a thread debating whether cats would prefer frozen prawns or shrew ice cream Grin

Vapeyvapevape · 08/08/2022 19:00

My cat never ate the shrews she caught, frozen or otherwise

Mochacino · 08/08/2022 19:00

Jubaju · 08/08/2022 18:41

Like micepops 😂

😂😂😂😂