My RB kitty Mysti used to hunt mice but she would torture them and then kill them. Never ever would she offend her delicater palette with such a nasty thing. She would never even put it in her mouth. If she couldn't do what she had to do with her paws then she would find another way. The eater of mice at our house was our akita RB Shadow. Mytsi would kill them and if you weren't quick enough to get to the dead mouse before Shadow then he would eat them. They were quite a team. LOL