Do most cats bring their "gifts" in live?? I have an enclosed screen room out back that I let the girls hang out in at night. We have a ton of lizards in Florida so thy have plenty of entertainment. They haven't caught any yet. I leave the slider open when they go out so they can come back in as they please. I've had live lizards come in before and they are hard to catch. Sophie's more interested in the lizards than Lilith. She just likes to be nosy and watch everything go by. She's also a supreme diva and I think that she believes that hunting is beneath her.
I always accept my cat's 'gifts' and then turn them loose outside, if it makes them feel good, why not?
Live prey are "extra special". For a cat to resist stomping and shredding the poor thing to death, only to present it to her favorite human, is an "extra special" serving of love. Cats, unlike dogs, don't normally share -- none of the pack mentality and all. Live prey means she's sharing her kill with her favorite human.
Do most cats bring their "gifts" in live??