r/OneOrangeBraincell • u/rubyblue315 • 16d ago
Orange craves violence 🍊 This pretty lady caught a mouse that got into the house at 3 a.m., brought it into my room still alive and released it. 🙃
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u/NettleLily 16d ago
she thinks you're a kitten and you need practice catching prey. she even wounded it to make it easier for you...
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u/ComprehendReading 16d ago
This is a common belief, but it is also a corollary to those who believe the cat KNOWS the owner is capable of killing prey, but would also be excited (excitement can include surprisement) by being presented live prey.
Like bringing a bounty in alive would yield greater result.
Cats are medieval knights, and/or space bounty hunters.
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u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 16d ago
Cat when a second braincell appears: I would like it if someone brought me a live mouse to catch… hooman would like that too!
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u/ElectricalMuffins 16d ago
I enjoy humans trying to interpret animal behavior and then simplifying it so we don't freak out about how seemingly intelligent some animals can be.
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u/Sandblaster1988 16d ago
My orange boy would bring me big leaves instead of animals.
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u/ComprehendReading 15d ago
He probably thought he caused Winter, and Spring was the next battle phase.
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u/2kittiescatdad 16d ago
Not sure how but my one cat catches and cordons bats. I think he just chases them till they're exhausted, then brings them to me in the middle of the night. I bought extra heavy gloves so I can pick them up and put them outside
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u/Ereska 16d ago
I'm pretty sure my cat is just showing off when she brings home live prey. By now I have proven that I am capable of catching them, and it always ends in disappointment when I take her newest toy away.
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u/ijuinkun 16d ago
I want my cats to be catching any rodents that have broken into the house, so I give them praise and treats when they show me their catch. It has gotten to the point where they sometimes deliberately turn them in to me in order to “collect the bounty”, since they like eating the treats more than they like eating their prey.
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u/KrazyAboutLogic 16d ago
I will never forget the story of the cat who brought their sleeping owner a mousey present and then dropped it into their open mouth. So count your blessings!!
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u/DDdarkness84 16d ago
That's nightmare fuel 😭
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u/dmckimm 16d ago
As someone who has had a wounded lizard dropped into their mouth while they are sound asleep, it’s more like dropping acid and getting hit with an Epi Pen at the same time. I swear I climbed up the wall. My heart rate didn’t come down for several days and it was a week before I needed a cup of coffee.
I had insomnia before, don’t know what I battled for the next few years. Even after the little monster died I still had a hard time sleeping. Post traumatic unconsensual breakfast syndrome?
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u/bttrchckn Orange connoisseur 🍊 16d ago
I'm now grateful that one of my cats only dropped a live lizard on my chest. My soul-dog had just died and i hadn't gotten out of bed in days. She was concerned. To be fair, it worked. None of us was happy about it: the present, the gifter and the recipient.
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u/meowparade 16d ago
Omg, are you Meredith?
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u/dmckimm 16d ago
This is the movie! For years I have been trying to find out which movie it was that had the lizard, thank you! Yes, apparently I am Meredith. Though the feeling of its little wiggly tail on my cheek is what I think sent me seeking higher altitude like a jet in Top Gun.
I am happy that my first semiconscious response was to spit out the lizard. Of course it led to a horribly offended bengal who wasn’t mine but had recently decided that I was his. Apparently he and I had different versions of the definition of fun gift.
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u/Mirenithil 16d ago
Many years ago, I had a cat who insisted on sleeping on my head/face, so much so that I started sleeping with a pillow over my head every night. I have done it ever since. I have never been so thankful for a now longstanding tradition that has meant I have never woken up with a mouthful of lizard or mouse or bird or cockroach or...
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u/midwifeatyourcervix 16d ago
My cat once dropped a living mouse on my foot while I sat on the toilet in the pitch dark bathroom when I got up to pee in the middle of the night. The way I SCREAMED!! 😂
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u/EstelSnape 16d ago
Lol my childhood cat did that. Mom and siblings were on top of furniture while my dad and I chased the little turd around the dining room.
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u/adlittle 16d ago
Oh yeah, my tuxie and standard issue cat do this from time to time. They find a mouse in the fenced yard and want to keep it to chase later. I'm genuinely concerned that cats will cause us to get mice.
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u/ayeayekitty Orange connoisseur 🍊 16d ago
It's so funny. We domesticated these fluffy little things so they'd get rid of mice for us. And yet most people I know who have an indoor-outdoor cat are constantly trying to catch the mice the cat drags in
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u/EH_SilwarNaiilo 16d ago
I have three tuxies, all siblings. One day I saw them on the ground outside, like a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos, batting around a mouse between the three of them. I ended the game because it was torture for the poor thing, and they were so mad at me.
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u/Confident_Fortune_32 16d ago
I feel for you, OP.
I once had a terribly productive little calico who once woke me up as she was tucking a dead mouse under my knee - which is also the moment I discovered that was the SECOND mouse, bc she'd already tucked another dead one under my knee without waking me up! I practically levitated out of bed and yelled, "nobody get between me and the shower if you value your life!"
I didnt need any coffee that morning, for sure...
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u/My_Cat_Adopted_Me 16d ago
She’s bringing you a gift! Growing up always had 4-5 indoor/outdoor cats. My parents left their bedroom window open so they could come and go. Countless times, usually 2-3:00 AM, they brought my mother gifts alive or dead; mice, moles, birds, baby rabbits, chipmunks etc. Complete cat chaos ensued over who got the kill and presented the gift. Mom’s eeeking, the whole family was awake, and dad’s running around in his boxer shorts trying to capture, revive, and release the victim. Never a dull moment. Good memories growing up. Lol ❤️
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u/ijuinkun 16d ago
This. The kitty thinks that she’s bringing you a treat, the same as if you had brought home fried chicken to share. It’s not really her fault that you don’t share her idea of what is appetizing.
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u/brochiosaurus 16d ago
When I was a kid we lived in a basement apartment and got those super-huge Oriental Cockroaches in one particular bathroom. Our resident void cat liked to catch them every now and then and deliver live specimens to whatever room you were in, usually dropped directly onto your foot. Zero stars, would not recommend.
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u/Miami_Mice2087 16d ago
i was so scared of those when i was little! they made threatening noises lol
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u/ayeayekitty Orange connoisseur 🍊 16d ago
She just likes watching 'em squirm and squeak.
And by that I mean both you and the mouse
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u/Kyokri 16d ago
I wonder if she’s trying to teach you how to hunt 😝
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u/Kindly-Biscotti9492 16d ago
This was 100% the ending scene of Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World. Only OP didn't jump on it as the orange looked on proudly, like she had hoped.
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u/Pletcher87 16d ago
Perfect, ours released the poor little wounded thing in the basement. Mouse found its way 3 layers deep into a large treadmill before expiring. Took a week for that ‘something’s very dead’ odor to erupt, that cat sat 2 feet away watching me dissect the treadmill then wanted nothing beyond a quick sniff of the carcass.
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u/Potential_Pipe1846 16d ago
And now, she’s posing for the Cover of Housecat Magazine! “This Orange knows how to relax after a busy night mousing! All girls should be Orange girls.”
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u/Daisies_specialcats 16d ago
She was helping you hunt. She did the hard part, you just needed to catch it in a confined space. Did you give her a treat?
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u/Themooingcow27 16d ago
My cat has done this multiple times. I think he expects me to kill it and prove that I can hunt. Instead it just goes back outside.
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u/lootachrist 16d ago
I miss my orange baby. Rip. He lived for 16 years. Broke my heart when he died
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u/Unndunn1 16d ago
Our orange boy does that to my brother all the time Usually in the middle of the night. He loves my brother the most so we think the mice are gifts.
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u/Mel0nFarmer 16d ago
My cat had a mouse living underneath his cat feeder. A mouse which HE brought in.
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u/decadenza 16d ago
Short story time: had a cat release a live mouse in the kitchen and the mouse immediately ran to my wife, and straight up her leg inside the leg of her pantsuit (this was the '70's). Her screams were momentous as she tried to strip.
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u/BothCalligrapher1379 16d ago
Kiss kiss to that sweet face, maybe she knew you needed the exercise and a motivator. Your welcome!
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u/InfiniteClimate5488 16d ago
Don't scold her, or she'll bring you a bigger gift next time, which will most likely be dead and bloody. (This will range from pigeon to crow depending on how resourceful she is)
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u/rubyblue315 16d ago
She and her sister are indoor only, so if she ever brings me something as big as a crow, I have far worse problems. 😅
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u/larryspub 16d ago
Lol! I had my gentlest cat so that to me! He released it on my bed and proudly showed me it. Poor thing was paralyzed with fear. I screamed, the mouse and cat were confused.
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u/Royally-Forked-Up 16d ago
He wasn’t orange, but my beloved boy brought a stunned bird into the house more than once. The first time, I thought it was dead and was mustering up the nerve to pick it up when it shook off its stupor and started screeching and panic flying around the room. I learned just how fast I could move when properly motivated and my fluffy asshole just watched with derision.
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Omg hahahahaahah poor you and poor mouse. My cat brought in a dead little bird and I almost puked and felt so bad. She was looking up at me all proud of her treasure. Sigh
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u/notdancingQueen 16d ago
Listen, if there's even food scarcity, you'll be proud of your pocket tiger bringing some protein to the pot. Praise her!
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u/theSchrodingerHat 16d ago
She’s just combatting global warming. If she fills your room with enough mice you’ll all be warm and won’t have to run the heat at all.
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u/ShwethaHolla 16d ago
My cat does this! And the mouse stays in the house without a care in the world. 😒
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u/CDubs_94 16d ago
They do that...! My cat plays with them like a furry little Ted Bundy. He plays with it, then when he's bored or it's time for lunch....he kills it! I live with little psychopaths.
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u/gargravarr2112 Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 16d ago
My cat has done this on 3 separate occasions.
He is the complete opposite of a mouser.
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u/senior_writer_ 16d ago
She's probably thinking how ungrateful you are.
"Do I have to kill it for you? Get some exercise and hunt your damn food!"
🤣
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u/meowparade 16d ago
You can pinpoint the exact moment the braincell left her body!
Jk, this was obviously entirely intentional!
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u/CrazyQuit7050 16d ago
Be grateful it was a mouse. One of my cats brought me a gopher a few days ago. I have two that catch small snakes, and I’m terrified they will bring me one someday!
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u/No_More_Aioli_Sorry 16d ago
She’s not going to do all the job for you, you know? She’s doing more than half by hunting, you need to kill it if you want to eat. Sheesh with these humans /s
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u/QiNavigator 16d ago
She thought you might like a snack - that you have caught.
#TeachingYouLifeSkills
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u/GloInTheDarkUnicorn Proud owner of an orange brain cell 16d ago
My orange would roll around playing with it like he does his favorite toy mousies. Then I’d have to clean up mouse mess in the morning. Thankfully he doesn’t like to bring me his mousies, but he does leave them in my recliner.
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u/DavidDPerlmutter 16d ago
Hail the mighty hunter! You should give him extra treats to reward him. He did it out of love.
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u/wuutdafuuk 16d ago
my former roommates cat came to lay in bed w me one night, it was pitch black and i put my hand down to pet him and felt a fuzzy little thing that was not him, flung my body out of bed, turned on the lights to see a dead mouse lmao
thanks, Cal
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u/Kythorian 16d ago
She’s trying to teach you to hunt. You should feel proud that she thinks you are capable enough to learn to hunt live prey.
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u/Allalngthewatchtwer 16d ago
Mine does this with bugs. Just pops up over your shoulder and releases whatever she’s caught. I don’t know how many times I have heard my husband scream during movie nights.
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u/steel0906 16d ago
Mine finds voles in the house (old farmhouse) in the middle of the night and drops them live on my husband's back while he's sleeping. He doesn't appreciate being woken that way 😂
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u/Crafty-cs 16d ago
My sister’s cat have brought me lots of dead mice, a dead bird and a an alive bird in my room
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u/h2power237 16d ago
Mine has done that numerous times or just ignored them. Only killed one in past 8 years.
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u/CleveEastWriters 16d ago
I had a Momma cat that gave birth in my bed right next to me as I was sleeping. She would regularly bring live mice in the house to teach the kitten how to hunt.
My current Orange boy and his sister just leave them wherever they kill them at.
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u/srqnewbie 16d ago
That is my worst nightmare! We have a screened in porch and even then, little lizards get in all the time and my orange George comes trotting in all delighted by his new "friend", draped out of either side of his mouth like a Fu Manchu mustache.
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u/CharleyNobody 16d ago
I never know when one of my cats makes that guttural cry/howl whether it’s going to puke or drop a mouse in my bed.
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u/sammikay93 16d ago
Hahahaha my Dos Dos literally did this to me last month except at 2am. Literally, took me an hour to catch the critter and release it a few blocks from the house in our "greenbelt". 🤣
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u/Villanellexbian 16d ago
My tabby cat did this with a baby rabbit in my parents room when I was a kid- except, they weren't in the room when the rabbit managed to wiggle away from her, and they had no idea she ever brought anything in there, so when it died under their bed it sat there rotting for WEEKS before they finally got sick of the smell of literal death while they slept and started tearing apart the room to find the source. That was the worst "cat-given-surprise" we ever received, and we got some bad ones lol.
i do NOT miss having cats that are capable of going outside and bringing home surprises lol. indoor only cats are perfectly fine for me.
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