Huh. Was it already dead? It looks pretty dead to me. Did you try to take it away? It looks like a fairly good sized mouse though. Ours around here don't seem to get that big. Good thing she didn't eat it. YUCK! They carry so many intestinal parasites like tapeworms and whipworms. Everytime Cheetah brings me a "present" I take it from her immediately. I don't want to risk the chance of her eating one of them. I mean, they are pretty disgusting in the wild. Although my Fred is a nice mouse, I wouldn't want her eating any of the others.


Do you think cats can catch Hanta virus if they eat an infected mouse, or do only humans and mice get it? Everytime they bring me a mousie, I take pictures. In fact, it seems like Cheetah brought me the same mouse twice! Kinda interesting.

I know it's in their instinct and they would do it in the wild, but my cats aren't wild anymore, and they have toys to satisfy their prey drive, and I would never let them eat, catch, or torture one if I could help it. It's still sad. RIP BIG Mousie. She seems pretty proud of her catch. It's good to have a cat like that in a barn, to chase everything away.

You know, she reminds me of my best friends Rainbow Bridge cat Gideon. She didn't use to catch things but she looked a lot like this kitty. She passed away a few years ago when she was really old. She was a very sweet cat.

Is that a white patch on her stomach? Funny, seems that is the only white on her? Or is it a reflection?