Draw blood!

[lizblackdog]

Dead day-old chick gets the Cassie seal of approval

Best cat toy EVAR!!!(Don't click the link if small dead things will bother you, 'kay? Though the second pic also contains small live fascinated fuzzy baby predators

Comments

[mcsassypants]

odd...that's the second reminder today that cats are predators.

One of the strays that hangs out in my neighbor's back yard caught a grackle today and was boisterously playing with it outside my kitchen window. It was still alive, but just barely (the bird, not the cat). It was both fun and slightly disturbing to watch.

[lizblackdog]

Yes. There are sound physical reasons why cats kill things gradually (it's all about not being damaged themselves) but it is disturbing to watch.

ah well, at least this bird was dead and defrosted already...

[mcsassypants]

I never thought of it before, but that makes sense. Although someone should mention it to this stray, he managed to get bit...
He did look like he was having a blast though. As does Cassie.

[lizblackdog]

They have to get their faces very close in for the killing bite - something like a rat or mouse could do a lot of damage if there was much fight left in it at that point.

Hope the stray's OK.

[captain_ice]

Ya know - that makes a lot of sense. I once had a cat die after getting into a fight. The other cat had done some damage to his lip, and the doc put him under anethesia (sp) to do surgery. Poor cat never woke up. He was allergic to the anesthetic.