Please help me sort out my cat...

[FrayedKnot]

Before I kill her..

And before your read this, PLEASE DON'T, if you are of a sensitive disposition...

And yes before anyone says it I know cats are horrible creatures who kill things for fun etc etc.

Dead mice on the doormat - I can cope with
Half dead birds with feathers all over the house - I can just about cope with
Jumping on the worktops at night with muddy feet so I have to hose them down with bleach every morning - I can just about cope with

But this morning I came down to find the kitchen covered in blood. I mean bloodbath. It was all over the floor, with ehr footprints in, all over the worktop (the bit where I do all the food prep), up the wall, over the window etc.

It took me about an hour of scrubbing with disinfectant to sort it.

I don;t know whetehr it was from a poor victim or even if another cat had been in and they were fighting (I assume the victim tbh).

I don;t know what to do..feeling very pathetic about it.

I really want her to become an outdoor cat but not if it means she gets run over or dies of frostbite.

i would say cats don't calm down till they reach 8yrs old or slightly older so I think you a few more years of dead birds/mice etc. We have 2 cats and I find beheaded mice out on the patio and its the youngest that does it (caught her once stalking a little mouse tried in vain to get her away from it but she caught it in her teeth and raced away with it)

lock the cat flap! with all of my cats i've worked on the principal that if they're in they stay in , if they're out they stay out. they don't mind and it means you can inspect them as they come in to see if they have anything dirty/dead on/with them.

would never have a cat flap tbh, anything could come in. i know plenty of people who kick the cat out every night, and if i'm in the process of domesticating a stray i do too as they can't be trusted. guarenteed they'll be sitting at the door in the morning with no hard feelings.

Lol the cat chalet would probably be cheaper than a shed!

But we need a shed anyway.