heebiejeebies
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Just lighthearted pondering really...
My cat is just over a year old, a month ago we moved house and on his second day outside (had been kept in for a week prior) he was hit by a car and very nearly died.
In the old house he never had any problems, was a brave wee cat, not a care in the world and now he is a lot more nervous - understandably.
My question is... in the old house, he used to catch and kill prey and leave it on my doorstep, he NEVER brought them in. No idea why, as I wouldn't have bothered if he did. But now, he catches live prey and brings it in to the house and sets it free, so I've got to usher whatever it is back outside again!
I know cats catch prey as a means of teaching us how to hunt. It's not a 'reward' for their 'masters', it's because more dominant cats see us as their young and we have to be taught how to catch prey, so this is how they show us, the same way they would show their young.
So, is he
a) so traumatised by the new house which he hates (and keeps running away for a couple of nights at a time) to the point this is maybe a form of punishment to me for moving house lol
or
b) maybe he feels I am getting smarter in my old age and can now be trusted to catch my own prey so he is bringing it live to me, to catch myself? Might explain the look of disgust/disappointment in his face when I shoo it out the door haha
What's everyones thoughts?
My cat is just over a year old, a month ago we moved house and on his second day outside (had been kept in for a week prior) he was hit by a car and very nearly died.
In the old house he never had any problems, was a brave wee cat, not a care in the world and now he is a lot more nervous - understandably.
My question is... in the old house, he used to catch and kill prey and leave it on my doorstep, he NEVER brought them in. No idea why, as I wouldn't have bothered if he did. But now, he catches live prey and brings it in to the house and sets it free, so I've got to usher whatever it is back outside again!
I know cats catch prey as a means of teaching us how to hunt. It's not a 'reward' for their 'masters', it's because more dominant cats see us as their young and we have to be taught how to catch prey, so this is how they show us, the same way they would show their young.
So, is he
a) so traumatised by the new house which he hates (and keeps running away for a couple of nights at a time) to the point this is maybe a form of punishment to me for moving house lol
or
b) maybe he feels I am getting smarter in my old age and can now be trusted to catch my own prey so he is bringing it live to me, to catch myself? Might explain the look of disgust/disappointment in his face when I shoo it out the door haha
What's everyones thoughts?