Conference misery::feline_v1

    MB sounds like my Spunks.  It reminds me of the time....
    
    My husband and I and Spunks and Zildjian moved in with my mother after
    my father passed away.  We were working outside and around the corner
    comes Spunks with a live Purple Finch in her mouth.  We tried to run
    after her but it became apparent she would not give it up.  Michael
    then turned the hose on her and she let go of the bird and it flew
    away.  Poor Spunks, needless to say she looked at us as if to say "Hey,
    that was my toy!  What'd you do that for?"
    
    I hoped that bird learned a lesson - beware of the four legged,
    whiskered felines that like to prey on birds!
    
    Anna/Zildjian/Spunks_who_now_settles_for_moths
    
    

    It wasn't a bird, but it was funny.  My first Korat had been out in 
    the back yard with my mom while she was gardening.  They both came 
    in for lunch together, but "Whiskey" had his head hanging really low 
    as he came towards me.  I immediately, of course, thought he was ill
    and grabbed him to see what was the matter.  I came face to face
    with the garter snake he had all coiled up in his mouth!!!!!
    Just then, it got away from him and dropped onto the floor.  It
    scooted away across the kitchen floor, and slid under the fridge.
    Whiskey patiently waited for that snake to stick out its head from
    its safe spot for OVER TWO HOURS!  His patience was rewarded, and
    he brought me his "Treasure" again.  I took him outside and got
    the snake out of his mouth.  A kitty treat and much praise for the 
    "Great Silver Gray Hunter"!
                              
    
    
    L- & the gang

    RE .2
    
    
    		YUK!!!!!YECH!!!!!!PTOUIE!!!!!ARGHHHH!!!!!!
    
    If one of my cats had done that to me, I would have had a heart attack.
    
    I have a terrible fear of snakes and that would have definitely done me
    in.
    
    Cute story though
    
    Sandi and 5 furry friends
    
    

    This didn't happen to me but to a good friend of mine.  
    
    Marsha was nursing a cold and had been taking a long nap during
    the afternoon.  While she was in dream land Mongo the "pink nosed
    mouser" went on a field trip and came home with his prize - a mouse
    which he dropped on her chest just as she was waking up.  Well,
    the only thing her feet touched was air as she flew off the bed,
    flung herself across the room and landed in the hall crasing into
    her daughters bike which came down on her foot and caused a hair-
    line fracture.  Jim, her husband, came running to rescue and found
    Mongo presenting the mouse at the FOOT of her crumpled form and
    Marsha in a total hysterical state.  Poor Mongo just could figure
    out what was wrong and why mom screeeeeeeeemed all the way to the
    hospital - After all mom - I just wanted to show you "how good I
    done".
    
    
    
    Giudi 

    I love it!  If you guys would catch your own food like proper cats,
    all these baby cats wouldn't have to do it for you!
    

    
    For lack of birds to catch indoors, my cat catches spiders.  
    I live in a townhouse.  The very bottom floor has a garage and an
    entrance, which spiders use alot.  My boy cat, (Spike who looks like
    Morris), will sit down there for HOURS looking at the ceiling waiting
    for a spider to appear.  When he sees one, he starts to cry, (as he
    can't reach it), and he continues to cry until he hears me coming. 
    Then I lift him up, supporting only under his back legs, and he catches
    the spider, eats it, and walks around proudly for about 10 minutes!
    
    Weird cat, huh?
    
    Rachael
    

   
    Can I borrow Spike?
    
    See there's this HUGE spider that's living in my bathroom, and
    my cat's seem to have joined the local chapter of the SPCS (Society
    for the prevention of creulty to spiders).
    
    -maureen
    

    You can send him to Candia any time soon - we have lots of things
    that fly or crawl or walk.  My gang could use more help - some of
    them just like to tease and play with them.  They are too lazy
    to eat them up!

    Some spiders are poisonous.