DerbyDad03 wrote:
On May 23, 2:22 pm, dpb wrote:
Val Gal wrote:
Leaving only the guts didn't appear to be cat like to me, but I bow to
the greater collective knowledge/experience. Thanks.
Doesn't get any more cat-like than prototypical cat behavior...

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Having had outdoor cats for a few decades, I gotta agree with ValGal
to some extent.

Our cats usually enjoy the fruits of their labor in private and the
leftovers are found in the back corner of the garage or under a bush,
depending on where they decided to have their picnic.

The "front-door gifts" have been fully intact, albeit demised,
creatures in the form of birds, chipmunks, mice, etc.

I don't recall every having been gifted just pieces and parts.

I'll agree that it *sounds* like a cat, but the pieces and parts is
not prototypical in my experience.

I have to agree...the original post made it sound as if separate, intact
organs were being left. That would seem very peculiar...cats don't
dissect their prey.

In article ,
" wrote:

DerbyDad03 wrote:
On May 23, 2:22 pm, dpb wrote:
Val Gal wrote:
Leaving only the guts didn't appear to be cat like to me, but I bow to
the greater collective knowledge/experience. Thanks.
Doesn't get any more cat-like than prototypical cat behavior...

--

Having had outdoor cats for a few decades, I gotta agree with ValGal
to some extent.

Our cats usually enjoy the fruits of their labor in private and the
leftovers are found in the back corner of the garage or under a bush,
depending on where they decided to have their picnic.

The "front-door gifts" have been fully intact, albeit demised,
creatures in the form of birds, chipmunks, mice, etc.

I don't recall every having been gifted just pieces and parts.

I'll agree that it *sounds* like a cat, but the pieces and parts is
not prototypical in my experience.

I have to agree...the original post made it sound as if separate, intact
organs were being left. That would seem very peculiar...cats don't
dissect their prey.

I've had many cats, and separate, intact organs are very common. They do
indeed dissect their prey, at least to the point of eating around organs
they don't care to consume.

On May 25, 3:49*pm, "
wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On May 23, 2:22 pm, dpb wrote:
Val Gal wrote:
Leaving only the guts didn't appear to be cat like to me, but I bow to
the greater collective knowledge/experience. *Thanks.
Doesn't get any more cat-like than prototypical cat behavior...

--

Having had outdoor cats for a few decades, I gotta agree with ValGal
to some extent.

Our cats usually enjoy the fruits of their labor in private and the
leftovers are found in the back corner of the garage or under a bush,
depending on where they decided to have their picnic.

The "front-door gifts" have been fully intact, albeit demised,
creatures in the form of birds, chipmunks, mice, etc.

I don't recall every having been gifted just pieces and parts.

I'll agree that it *sounds* like a cat, but the pieces and parts is
not prototypical in my experience.

I have to agree...the original post made it sound as if separate, intact
organs were being left. *That would seem very peculiar...cats don't
dissect their prey.- Hide quoted text -

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I had a cat that would do that. It was always the gall bladder
(intact) with a bit of attached tissue and always on the front step.

Harry K

On May 25, 8:45*pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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" wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
On May 23, 2:22 pm, dpb wrote:
Val Gal wrote:
Leaving only the guts didn't appear to be cat like to me, but I bow to
the greater collective knowledge/experience. *Thanks.
Doesn't get any more cat-like than prototypical cat behavior...

--

Having had outdoor cats for a few decades, I gotta agree with ValGal
to some extent.

Our cats usually enjoy the fruits of their labor in private and the
leftovers are found in the back corner of the garage or under a bush,
depending on where they decided to have their picnic.

The "front-door gifts" have been fully intact, albeit demised,
creatures in the form of birds, chipmunks, mice, etc.

I don't recall every having been gifted just pieces and parts.

I'll agree that it *sounds* like a cat, but the pieces and parts is
not prototypical in my experience.

I have to agree...the original post made it sound as if separate, intact
organs were being left. *That would seem very peculiar...cats don't
dissect their prey.

I've had many cats, and separate, intact organs are very common. They do
indeed dissect their prey, at least to the point of eating around organs
they don't care to consume.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

After thinking about my post above for a minute, it dawned on me that
my cat's leavings weren't a "gift". That cat just like to dine on his
victim at that location.

Harry K

"ktos" wrote in message
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I have to agree...the original post made it sound as if separate, intact
organs were being left. That would seem very peculiar...cats don't
dissect their prey.


Maybe not your cats, but all my formerly-feral cats left all sorts of intact
organs and various pieces (paws, tails, ears) for us every morning. I've
only had one cat who ate everything and didn't leave us the "bits".

Val Gal wrote:
Five times in the past two weeks, "something" has left parts of small
animals at my front door. The items range from liver, kidneys,
intestines, and once a small paw like a squirrel's, but very little/no
blood. I dispose of the items and hose the area down (I removed the
front door mat after the first time). I've also tried spraying the
area - one time with citrus air freshener and one time with lysol
spray (got a "present" the next morning). My front door is sheltered
and a little secluded. What might be doing this and how do I
discourage it?

It's a cat, probably abandoned, trying to get in your good graces.

The cat's just doing the best it can, but doesn't have a lot of tools to
work with.

Kitty doesn't know you'd prefer an Ipod.

wrote:
....
...there is a coyote living somewhere on a golf course
not far from where I live and I suspect it is well fed with outdoor cats.

Send him over this-here way; ours haven't been doing their job and
keeping up...

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h wrote:
"ktos" wrote in message
...

I have to agree...the original post made it sound as if separate, intact
organs were being left. That would seem very peculiar...cats don't
dissect their prey.

Maybe not your cats, but all my formerly-feral cats left all sorts of intact
organs and various pieces (paws, tails, ears) for us every morning. I've
only had one cat who ate everything and didn't leave us the "bits".


My only cat was acquired with my husband and trained by me ) Kitty
was an indoor cat...there is a coyote living somewhere on a golf course
not far from where I live and I suspect it is well fed with outdoor cats.

On Wed, 26 May 2010 06:44:14 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

Val Gal wrote:
Five times in the past two weeks, "something" has left parts of small
animals at my front door. The items range from liver, kidneys,
intestines, and once a small paw like a squirrel's, but very little/no
blood. I dispose of the items and hose the area down (I removed the
front door mat after the first time). I've also tried spraying the
area - one time with citrus air freshener and one time with lysol
spray (got a "present" the next morning). My front door is sheltered
and a little secluded. What might be doing this and how do I
discourage it?

It's a cat, probably abandoned, trying to get in your good graces.

The cat's just doing the best it can, but doesn't have a lot of tools to
work with.

Kitty doesn't know you'd prefer an Ipod.


hehe-- But they must listen a little. Our outside cat used to leave
us little bits from time to time. Hearts, gallbladders- a foot or
two.

But one Mother's Day it left an entire intact mink on the stoop. Mommy
wasn't too impressed with the 'rat' the cat left at the door until I
told her it wasn't a rat, but a mink.

Great hunter outside-- but it apparently thought we had dibs on the
inside mice. When she died & we tossed 'her' chair- we found it full
of cat food in places that cats could never get to.

Jim

On May 25, 5:54*pm, The Daring Dufas
wrote:
Val Gal wrote:
Five times in the past two weeks, "something" has left parts of small
animals at my front door. *The items range from liver, kidneys,
intestines, and once a small paw like a squirrel's, but very little/no
blood. *I dispose of the items and hose the area down (I removed the
front door mat after the first time). *I've also tried spraying the
area - one time with citrus air freshener and one time with lysol
spray (got a "present" the next morning). *My front door is sheltered
and a little secluded. *What might be doing this and how do I
discourage it?

I returned home from work and my Weimaraner was chewing on something.
It turned out to be a deer leg and I had a vision of a three legged deer
hobbling around in the woods. I suppose some hunter tossed it out some
where but I never did figure out where my dog got the darn thing. He
sure was proud of that leg, it kept him occupied for quite a while.

TDD

"I returned home from work and my Weimaraner was chewing on
something. It turned out to be a deer leg "

I was doing stuff in the front yard the other day and noticed my dog
chewing on something. I thought it was one of his Dingos or rawhide
bones, so I didn't bother myself with it. After he went inside I walk
past where he was playing and found out it was a chipmunk.

I suspect my cat had killed it and left behind the bushes and the dog
pulled it out. It was all slimy, but intact.

Yesterday, my wife was in the backyard with the dog and asked me to
please remove the dead rabbit so the dog would stop playing with it.

My cat has obviously been busy!

On Tue, 25 May 2010 18:49:14 -0400, "
wrote:

[snip]

I have to agree...the original post made it sound as if separate, intact
organs were being left. That would seem very peculiar...cats don't
dissect their prey.

"Nibbles", one of my cats brought a small rabbit in one evening. In
the morning, I found a patch of fur and a kidney on the floor. He
often leaves bird feathers in the bathroom.
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"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message
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On Tue, 25 May 2010 18:49:14 -0400, "
wrote:

[snip]

I have to agree...the original post made it sound as if separate, intact
organs were being left. That would seem very peculiar...cats don't
dissect their prey.

"Nibbles", one of my cats brought a small rabbit in one evening. In
the morning, I found a patch of fur and a kidney on the floor. He
often leaves bird feathers in the bathroom.
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Yup. Normal cat behavior. Back when I had many outdoor formerly-feral cats
we called the roof above our basement walk-out the "wall of carnage". That's
where everyone would leave their "gifts". Many mornings we would find 5 or
six livers, kidneys, etc., several ears (from different types of critters),
a rabbit tail, a few paws from mice or moles, etc., and doG knows what else.
All laid out very neatly and in orderly fashion. Yeah, cats are "dumb"
animals. Umm, yeah, right. When I see bumper stickers saying, "My cat is
smarter than your honor student", I have to smile, because it's true. Yes, I
currently have the dumbest cat to ever draw breath (she's alive because
she's cute), but I've had the privilege of living with cats smarter than
some of my former co-workers. Seriously.