Yes, I know cats kill mice and other small vermin. Yes, I've witnessed it growing up - half-eaten frogs, squirrels, birds, even a couple snakes. But those were OUTSIDE, killed by my OUTSIDE cats. Now, I live in a small detached apartment and I've only seen a dozen bugs in the 15 months I've been here, including moths and spiders. The cats chase moths and flies but NEVER eat or even catch them, really. Tonight I saw the cats playing with something small and dark and when I investigated it was a tiny baby mouse! It was one of the saddest things I've ever seen! I picked him up with a tissue and his body was so soft and his feet were so small and pink... I was so upset! Not AT the cats, but upset about the poor baby mousey.
I put him outside in the bushes where he'll either decompose or serve as dinner for somebody bigger tonight, either choice preferable to being toyed with for hours and then abandoned behind my couch to decompose,
Once I got over my "ew!" reflex, which was pretty darn quick actually, I was so sad about the little mouse, with his little pink feet. Now, I can't lie... if he had been a BIG, UGLY mouse, with dirty brown feet and dirty fur, I would feel totally differently haha. But he was a tiny, clean, soft little thing. I felt so bad I actually teared up! Am I just a big weird softie, or has anyone else experienced this?
Once I got over my "ew!" reflex, which was pretty darn quick actually, I was so sad about the little mouse, with his little pink feet. Now, I can't lie... if he had been a BIG, UGLY mouse, with dirty brown feet and dirty fur, I would feel totally differently haha. But he was a tiny, clean, soft little thing. I felt so bad I actually teared up! Am I just a big weird softie, or has anyone else experienced this?