Cat pyschology

[Muley]

We seem to have been adopted, on a part-time basis, by a neighbours cat who now regards our back garden as his own personal territory. We're not remotely 'cat people' but the kids make a fuss of him, and even I've patted him on the odd occasion.

BUT- this morning there was a god-awful row coming from the back of the house as a pair of blackbirds (who also regard our garden as theirs)sat on the fence squawking loudly at the cat as he lurked in the bushes. After 20 minutes the noise was so insistant and annoying that I went out and chased the cat away- three times, the third time with some cold water flung at him to emphasise the point, the obstinate little sod!

Then, some 20 minutes later I go out the front to empty the bin, and there is the body of a female blackbird, still warm, placed very deliberately on the doormat right outside our front door.

So, I don't know if this was a massive F*CK YOU! by the cat for preferring the birds over him, or an attempt to regain favour by bringing a 'present' (and if so, why?- he knows he doesn't live here and has a perfectly good, caring home of his own).

In other words, next time he shows his furry little face around here should I just hoy a slipper at him or reach for a heavy blunt object...?

[El Pibe]

Is this some ironic meme i missed out on or is the weather driving everyone insane?

Either way I think a cat section for the forum may be the only way.

[woodrot]

kill it.

[woodrot]

btw, some drooling idiot will pop along in a minute, slag me off for suggesting it should be killed, and then try explain that the killing of the bird was a love token from and adoring cat or some other such nonsensical shite.

[Muley]

Mmm, but since they closed that Target place on Lordship Lane it's so hard to get weapons of cat destruction

[woodrot]

hammers are cheap and freely available

[El Pibe]

The recipe for napalm is freely available on various sites on the internet, though some sort of distant proxy server might be advisable before heading to google.

[woodrot]

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