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Original poster

To tell the little fucker she has to take her Christmas present back?

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Hurr1cane · 26/12/2014 08:04

Took in a litter of orphaned feral kittens in May, hand reared them, kept one and rehomed the rest to lovely friends.

I am a strict vegetarian and hate even cooking meat for DS and DP.

Feral kitten though it appropriate to bring me a dead mouse on Christmas Day and leave it on my doorstep.

I have to wait for DP to bin it because I can't stand dead things.

I saved the fuckers life and this is what she does to repay me? Well, that and tip over the heist as tree Grin

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PekeandPollicle · 26/12/2014 08:05

She's trying to help you by teaching you to hunt. She just thinks you're incompetent.

I think you're rude.

wheresthelight · 26/12/2014 08:06

yabu she is showing she is grateful!!

at least she left it at the doorstep!! my old cat used to bring them in and drop then at the side of the bed

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Hurr1cane · 26/12/2014 08:07

DP agrees with you. He thinks I'm a spoilt ingrate. I bought all the cats dreamies and posh cat food and to be fair she is the only one who got me anything, but still. It's horrid.

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tobysmum77 · 26/12/2014 08:07

yabu and very rude/ ungrateful. have you never practised the wooden 'it's what I've always wanted' smile?

have a Biscuit , not least because there is a weird implication in your post that if you werent veggie it would somehow be ok Grin

juneybean · 26/12/2014 08:08

...its a gift

superbagpuss · 26/12/2014 08:09

I'm veggie

my little girl bought me a bird and left it on the mat

dh had to deal with it Envy.

XmasEveDallas · 26/12/2014 08:09

Oh God, as a child I would regularly wake up to a headless/chewed mouse on my pillow. I'd lie there stiff as a board shouting "Dad, daaaaad, help me" until he'd come in and bravely scoop it up.

I love and hate cats in equal measures.

KatieKaye · 26/12/2014 08:09

She could at least have made an effort and wrapped it.

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Hurr1cane · 26/12/2014 08:10

It was unwrapped. Just dumped on the doorstep.

I've never had a hunting cat before. The rest of them are lazy and a bit thick.

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Sandthorn · 26/12/2014 08:13

You keep a cat, you take the consequences.

Are you saying you do cook meat for your family? I don't understand why, as you hate it so much.

CinnabarRed · 26/12/2014 08:13

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without miniature sets of innards to add colour.

GlitzAndGigglesx · 26/12/2014 08:14

When I was younger one of my cats brought me a half dead bird. It was flapping about on my living room floor aiming for the window. I think my reaction deafened the whole street

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Hurr1cane · 26/12/2014 08:15

Yeah I cook meat for them. They like it, it's their choice but I do hate it. It's usually just me and DS and he chose not to be a vegetarian age 2 by saying "mmmm dead sheep, my wants eat it"

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ThomasMaraJrsSubpoena · 26/12/2014 08:17

You can eat the green wobbly bit; it's suitable for vegetarians. Some guy down the pub told me that, so it must be right.

BathshebaDarkstone · 26/12/2014 08:17

Xmas Grinat Peke

Shockers · 26/12/2014 08:18

I think you're extremely ungrateful. Our cat regularly brings me half chewed furries, but yesterday... nothing.

Too busy lying around being stroked to consider his mum.

And me slaving over a hot stove too...

CatCushion · 26/12/2014 08:18

My cat regularly brings live baby mice in for me to play with. I do manage to catch them under a glass (with her help) and take them outside. She has to stay inside for a couple of weeks and every evening she has been crying loudly to go out and play (so she can bring me a fresh Christmas present!) Xmas Grin

Bohemond · 26/12/2014 08:20

I get about 6 either half or regurgitated ones per day. He loves me very much....

tobysmum77 · 26/12/2014 08:20

so can't ds deal with the dead mouse?

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Hurr1cane · 26/12/2014 08:21

She brought in a live one the other week and gave it to ragdoll cat to play with, just as I came in from w very rare night out quite drunk.

I ended up standing with it in my hand for ages while DP tried to convince me that it would be fine outside in the cold and we are not finding it a warm box to sleep in at 4am

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Themindboggles2014 · 26/12/2014 08:23

It's pretty standard cat behaviour yes? I wouldn't touch it either unfortunately, unless absolutley unnecessary. You do feed the cat meat, right? Cats require meat in their diet to survive. Whether from biscuits or wet food.

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Hurr1cane · 26/12/2014 08:23

No DS can't. He's 8 with severe learning disabilities and autism. I have to wait for DP to get out of bed, but he's working till 3am today so j can't even drag him up.

Although, this is the only problem I've had over Christmas so I'm pretty lucky really.

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Hurr1cane · 26/12/2014 08:24

Yeah the cats get meat, and treats, and DSs table scraps as soon as I turn my back. She didn't need the mouse to eat, she just wanted to bring a present.

Ok IABU and totally ungrateful.

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angelicjen · 26/12/2014 08:29

I thought my DP was acting a bit weird on Xmas evening. He kept smelling his presents and looking confused. He then whispered 'I can smell something rank. I thought it was your brother but now I'm not sure.' On closer inspection we found a very flat mouse down the side of the sofa. My mouse-hating house-proud mum was in the room. So were the in laws. :( I don't know who is feeling more outraged - them, me (I'm pregnant and v queasy too) or the cat who can't believe we were so ungrateful.
This is the story they will all now repeat about the day. Never mind my amazing lunch and beautifully wrapped gifts. Thanks cat.

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Hurr1cane · 26/12/2014 08:32

Oh no! I feel quite lucky that my present was just on my doorstep now!

So am I to expect more presents from now on then? Never had a cat that hunts before and I have 4 of them.

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