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28 avril

I thought I raised my kids to be better. I always gave them love and affection. But I raised some monsters... murderous monsters with blood lust. Granted, it's encoded in their genome, and you can't overcome thousands of years of evolution. But I thought I raised better kids than that.

It all started out innocently. The orange-tabby tub-of-guts has been going outside lately, and on Sunday, he returned from the back yard with a live lizard. Unfortunately, the lizard didn't bother to try and escape until *after* it was in the house. Jon and I looked all over for the thing, and finally resigned ourselves to the fact that we'd be experiencing some nasty lizard-stink in a few days when the poor thing died. Or maybe the cat would finish the job it started - the lizard was just a "doggie-bag", a snack for later in the day. Well, neither of these scenarios came to pass, and on Tuesday, Jon opened the back door, and a lizard ran out of the house and into the yard. It was the lucky one.

A few days ago, we found a dead baby possum by Jon's motocycle - and no, he did not run it over. Poor little thing was kinda cute, but I'm not about to autopsy a dead possum to determine cause of death.

Yesterday evening, I went to let the dogs outside, and discovered a "gift" on the back step - a large, dead,rat (yes, there are rats out here - disgusting, huh?) Of course, I had to have Jon remove the thing. Later in the evening, enraged orange-tabby was sitting in the back yard with a "snack" - yep, another dead rat. Again, Jon had to get the thing away from the cat to dispose of it. At this point, I have to state something - I have cleaned up vomit, feces, and urine. I have seen TB-laden sputum samples, and oozing, pus-filled wounds. I have seen blood and guts and all sorts of other things that would make a normal person pass out. I also had a non-formaldehyde cadaver that made a lot of my classmates sick from the smell. I can handle every one of these things without blinking an eye, but a cat chewing on a dead rat makes me gag - a lot.

The murderous tendancies don't stop with the orange-tabby. The halloween kitty (a beautiful, affectionate black short-hair with yellow eyes) brings his toys into the back yard and plays with them. I've had to have Jon get near-dead rats away from him (although this is slightly humorous - the cat growls loudly if you try and pry the limp rodent out of his jaws-o-death.) He also plays with half-dead lizards. And the German Shorthaired Pointer (one of the in-law's dogs) has brought us little bunnies that she had run down - she actually chases and catches them... she can also clear a 6-foot fence in a single bound. Today, I found some bunny-bits out in the yard.(*edit* on closer inspection, it's not some bunny bits, it's the lower half of a squirrel... and when I went to get laundry, the dog ran over to grab it, tossed it happily in the air, and was *playing* with it.)

Can I be mad at the critters? Not really - it's their instinct to hunt, and you can't punish an animal for doing what comes instinctively. Can I barf? You betcha!

The Rogue's Gallery!

Orange Tub-O-Guts and Wolfman Halloween Kitty

Tomorrow's Coachella, and Monday I have my psych final, so I'll talk to everyone next week!

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	Dr Caraa écrit : Aynde - hahahaahah!!! They're cute, but EVIL, I say! ;) Sue!! We haven't had them puke up animal bits yet (they barf up hairballs and MeowMix) - I'm so hoping they don't start! Julie!! I wish they only went for bugs! They can eat all the bugs they like! :) AuntTea! Haven't found anything with bare feet... yet. And speaking of dogs and smelly things - I had a Scottie mix (she was the bestest dog ever!) and she had a thing for rolling in smelly things - dead squirrels... cow poop.... I hear you loud and clear! Lish! Yeah, we have a petting zoo - we have our pets, and the in-laws pets (we live in their guest house) - luckily, we're also on a very large piece of land. ;) Libby! I'd keep them indoors, but they enjoy exploring outside and are in a safe area. I just don't have the heart to lock them up! Chris - Poor Patches!!!! And I don't worry too much about them getting me - they like me because I dispense meowmix and small saucers of milk. ;) WHW!!! hahaahah!!! yeah, that's why I keep the food bowls full! kadrin! We had a bell on the orange one for a long time - then he escaped from his harness (we've never been able to find it.) They'd figure out a way to disable the bell. ;) ShinyOmnipotentGodess, hello and welcome! That's a great story!! Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of rodents - back home in wyoming, they'd invade homes in the winter (my folks live on the outskirts of town and have a huge field in their back yard.) Here, we're in a fairly rural part of CA, and I guess rotents are par for the course all over here. At least they haven't gotten into the house! 1 Mai
	...And The Little Miniona écrit : I had a cat several years ago named O'Malley. One Saturday morning before I was up, O'Malley started racing around our apartment (including the bedroom) making too much noise for that time of day. I got up out of bed to have a "chat" with the cat. My plan was to suggest a new home if she could not respect the apartment hours. Racing and jumping around the house shortly after sunrise was simply not acceptable! Certainly not on a Saturday morning! When I found the cat, I discovered that she had corned a mouse that had found its way into our apartment! Preferring a noisy cat to a mouse, I apologized to O'Malley for jumping to conclusions. I got a plastic bag and the cat chased the mouse right into the bag. When my husband got up later, he took the bad to the apartment managers and loudly complained (in front of the perspective residence) about the mouse in our apartment. The quickly apologized and promised to take care of the matter. I wonder if any of the perspective residence signed a lease that day... 1 Mai
	Kadrina écrit : Yup, its their nature, you could always put a breakaway bell collar on the kitties to make the game more fair though for their victims? cute cats : ) Blabby 30 Avr.
	Billa écrit : I have to agree with Chris. Looking into the eyes of those two is like looking into the eyes of panthers...or maybe pumas. They seem to be saying....give me a reason....just give me a reason :) 29 Avr.
	Chrisa écrit : Lance has a penchant for birds and bunnies. Em (our youngest) is almost in tears when she hears about it. The Boy thinks its cool. I just don't want to clean up barf in the house after it happens. But the worst was last year when we had a hamster, Patches. Emphasis on HAD. It was the most friendly one I've ever seen. It was Panda's for her 10th birthday. She would put it in an exercise ball and let it run in a locked up in basement room. Lance would stand guard outside waiting for the door to crack open and he could make his move. One time during a family movie night (with lights down low), Panda had Patches in the room. She thought the door was closed securely, but Lance made his way in and captured the poor thing from the ball. He's a silent killer. We heard nothing until he came to us during the movie with the "prize" in his mouth. Then I heard the thud as he dropped it at my feet. Much wailing ensued. The thing I'd be worried about is that you're outnumbered. It's only a matter of time before they get the idea to try it on you. If it were my house, I'd start sleeping in shifts.... Good luck this week on finals! 29 Avr.
	Caffeinated Librariana écrit : Yup...my mom's cats used to do the same thing. But now they've lost their outdoor privileges and will have to content themselves with attacking marauding couches and vicious electrical cords. 29 Avr.
	Lish a écrit : Sounds like you have a bit of a menagerie going at your place! Good luck with the exam x 29 Avr.
	Aunta écrit : ahh yess....my cats bring lovely dead and dying things to us for presents too. blech. and leaves the heads of mice/field rats on our door mat. fun to find with bare feet. our dog once ate our pet bird. and....likes to role around on things that have been dead for a.w.h.i.l.e. pets are great eh? 28 Avr.
	Juliea écrit : My kitty catches bugs. She'll dive headfirst into a wall if a spider is on it. We'll just be quietly enjoying our evening when suddenly there will be a loud "thunk" against a wall. Usually it's my little Mischief's head hitting the wall as she dives after a spider. 28 Avr.
	Sue Ablesa écrit : LOL! My cats do the same thing and they are completely declawed! The lizards are like little cat toys to them! I hate it when they eat too much of it and then puke it in the house. Then it's OUT with them for the rest of the day. Have a great weekend and good luck with psych final. Sue 28 Avr.
	Ayndea écrit : Awwwwww KITTY!!! :) (isabella says - look mom a kitty...oh...it's a baby!...look mom! a baby kitty so cute.....) I hate to tell her that the cute kitties are homicidal maniacs...LOL!! 28 Avr.

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