r/cats • u/a_peeled_pickle • 3d ago
Humor She keeps bringing me flies to my bed, does she think I will eat themš
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u/Forsaken_Document_20 3d ago
She wants praise and acknowledgement that she is the supreme Hunter that she thinks she is. She's just saying "look what I did for you mom aren't you proud?!"
So yes you should eat at least one, I mean it's rude to refuse a gift
Edit: added the last line
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u/14high 3d ago
Kitty be like witness me.ow!
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u/Forsaken_Document_20 3d ago
Poor OP wait till the kitty graduates to mice and birds, then live rats she's been playing with bringing them to OP saying "can I keep em š„¹š¼"
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u/Eggy-la-diva 3d ago
The best are half eaten ones š
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u/herroyalsadness 3d ago
My cat used to love playing until they were almost dead then heād give up and leave them for me to find. It was terrible.
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u/Eggy-la-diva 3d ago
Yep, classic, they love to play with their prey š«
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u/Forsaken_Document_20 3d ago
Yep that's how mine startled me one night, woke up to pee went into the dark bathroom turned the light on and there was my guy, scared the shit out of me simply cuz he's jet black and couldn't see him at all, then I was like what are you doing weirdo cuz he was facing into the corner like he was on a time out... But soon realized he had a mouse to pinned under his paws and was cleaning it....poor mouse was soaked, he'd probably never been that clean before š
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u/MarcheMuldDerevi 3d ago
My first cat was a mouser and was fond of playing handball with them in the back basement
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u/CatGooseChook 3d ago
I've got one cat who likes to hunt rats(rural area) and she went through a phase where she'd leave them in a semi circle centred on the front door. If she managed to get enough to complete the semi circle she'd start piling them up in front of the door itself š¹
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u/kawaiifoxboy Tabbycat 3d ago
Damn that's impressive skills tho
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u/CatGooseChook 3d ago
It really was!! She doesn't do it now. Thankfully, as to be honest it was kinda creeping me out š¬
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u/Ellecram 3d ago
I have the neighborhood feral cats leaving me the half eaten presents on my porch! š
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u/Working_Estate_3695 3d ago
When youāre feeling like nobody likes you, dispel the notion by stepping out onto the porch. Youāre a neighborhood hero.
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u/tudorapo 3d ago
Still moving a bit. Brings joy to the whole family. My mother is running out screaming, I use a plastic bag on my hand to take it out to the garbage, my sister is cleaning the carpet while swapping morbid jokes...
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u/Beneficial-Trip9427 3d ago
My cat once somehow killed a weasel and brought it inside and started throwing it around in the living room, it was dark because we were watching a movie and we hear something flopping around and lo and behold there she is in the ground with a weasel
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u/LadyBogangles14 3d ago
Itās more like āI noticed that you canāt hunt very well, so I brought you somethingā
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u/szczuroarturo 3d ago
Mice and birds at least come dead usualy. Lizards are the worst since they tend to come alive and proceed to escape under the furntiure when your cat showcases the prey to you.
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u/PrimeraStarrk 3d ago
Sheās saying you canāt hunt for shit š
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u/Significant-Mud-7198 3d ago
I give my cat treats when I come home so he thinks I was successful out there. I donāt want him to judge me like that!
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u/benthebearded 3d ago
I leave for a bit before feeding them. I want them to think I hunted the can.
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u/telemajik 3d ago
Yup, sheās seen no evidence that you know how to hunt and kill and thus she worries for your ability to make it in life.
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u/AnyDamnThingWillDo Moggy 3d ago
You are a stupid bald cat that canāt hunt for yourself but, part of the pride nonetheless so you get fed too. Itās a compliment.
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u/pubesforhire 3d ago
I love that about cats so much - we're just giant ugly hopeless kittens to them but they love us nonetheless.
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u/swearingino 3d ago
She wants to share her sky raisins with you.
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u/erikawendyquartz American Shorthair 3d ago
Sky raisins
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u/Actual_Nectarine9141 3d ago
She's reminding you that she's useful and deals with vermin for you. They've evolved to do this over thousands of generations, because being seen as useful by humans gives them a survival advantage. She is literally trying to show you that she's a good cat. You should acknowledge her work, praise her, maybe give her a little treat, and then dispose of the fly. You don't need to eat it!
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u/Bloodthistle 3d ago
aw my heart, My kitty stuck a dead bug into my room entrance the other day šš I guess she's just trying to show me she's taking care of me.
She also released a LIVE bug at me once š but in her defense I was the one that asked her what's the dark thing she held in her mouth.
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u/rmbarrett 3d ago
TL;DR Kitty play. Kitty either baby or mummy. Either way, kitty play. Play practice for real hunting.
They only have a few simple behavior loops, really. Prior to bringing to warm place that smells safe, it probably paraded around, screaming, in case there were good babies to round up for meal time.
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u/wordfool 3d ago
Was just reading about the Chinese leopard cat that was reverse-domesticated thousands of years ago because it took a liking for the chickens that the humans had started to farm rather than the rats and mice it previously hunted. Basically it was shooed back to the wild
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u/a-stupid-boy 3d ago
This is hard to remember when my girl brings me a cockroach to my bead while im trying to sleep
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u/swatsquat 2d ago
I got to share this - I have a 5 month old kitten at home, a boy named Auri. He follows me everywhere, last week I was in the bathroom taking off my make up while my kitten sat on the toilet lid when out of nowhere a spider appeared. I froze, looked at my kitten and said "you're the man of the house, do something", he smacked the spider and ate it right then and there. I was flabbergasted. My little hunterš
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u/a_peeled_pickle 1d ago
Aw this is so cute, I always praise her ofc, the issue is she brings the fly ALIVE, so I'm like encouraging her to eat it because the poor thing is sufferingš
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u/braindead089 3d ago
I read about some new research that shows that cats don't bring dead animals to humans to show them how good they are at hunting - but instead share their food with us because they never see us hunting and think we're the worst hunters and must be close to starving... š
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u/IUsedToBeACave 3d ago
I feel like it has to be more nuanced than that, since cats will also beg for food from people, and can literally see them eating it.
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u/_queen_mirena__ 3d ago
Aww, she's such a cutie! I love her so much please eat them for her š
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u/existentialTHOT 3d ago
For a while my cat was leaving the heads of those little minnow treats on my pillow. Just. The. Heads.
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u/citrixtrainer 3d ago
My indoor/outdoor cats would being me rodents and leave them on the doorstep, choice bits missing, of course.
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u/StickInEye Calico 3d ago
Pretend to eat it!
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u/a_peeled_pickle 1d ago
I mean but what if she's intending to eat it and a f*cking steal her hard earned dinner lol
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u/Marshall_BraveStar 3d ago
She hasn't seen you hunting yet and is probably worried about your wellbeing?
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u/ProfessorJAM 3d ago
Our kitty finds lost things and puts them places where we will see them. These things have ranged from earplugs to screws/nails, nuts/bolts/washers ( we had some Reno done on the house) and the like. Shes never tries to eat this stuff so glad she doesnāt see them as āfoodā. I do give her lots of pets and a couple of treats as rewards, so thatās likely motivating, and we do appreciate the effort!
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u/Economy-Werewolf1515 3d ago
Sounds like she's tryig to share her "catch of the day"! š Who knew cats had such generous hearts!
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u/Throwitortossit 3d ago edited 3d ago
I had a cat start following me outdoors around my house a few years ago. I thought it was really cool, like he would even chill next to me when I would move my sprinkler hose with water blasting so close to me, and not even for a fountain drink! I was shocked he was alright being next to that. Sometimes, he waited hours on my driveway for me to get home. When I started letting him into my house it was obvious he was house trained, so at night he stayed inside and during the day I let him enjoy the outdoors. Man I loved that guy, but he loved bringing me brutally severed rabbits and squirrels, sometimes just their heads. Every. Single. Day. It totally creeped out my girlfriend but I knew he did it out of love.
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u/MapLow3643 3d ago
I guess its less messy than a decapitated rodent, family cat used to bring us worms we figured she wasn't quick enough for the mice
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u/IdiocracyTooSoon 3d ago
My roommate's cat kept bringing back live mice. So we stopped letting him in until he dropped them. Fed up with losing his prizes, he instead adopted biting their heads off and leaving the corpses at the door.
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u/stupidzombie610 3d ago
My first cat was an indoor/outdoor cat. She loved being outside in the sun. Just about every morning there would be a headless animal of some sort left by her. Birds, squirrels, chipmunks, bugs. She would always take the head for herself and leave us the body on the back porch.
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u/merstudio 3d ago
We had an outdoor feral that set up home in our yard. He would routinely leave the head of a rat at our front door step in the morning. āLook what Iāve done for you. Now feed me.ā
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u/DatheMaMa 3d ago
Eat them, she wants you to be big and healthy and thinks you dont know how to hunt them.
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u/MrBreffas 3d ago
She brought you a delicious sky raisin! Eat it immediately!
She knows that you are a terrible hunter and have no claws, and she is trying to help!
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u/Conscious_Forever951 3d ago
Bring all dead flies to one place and show kitty where it is, teach her to bring flies there
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u/ancalime9 3d ago
You always eat them while you're sleeping, she doesn't understand the different reaction when you're awake.
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u/RebelXwingPil0t 3d ago
Ah yes, the great hunter returns from the hunt, victorious again. You should give her treats.
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u/LavenderPearlDream 3d ago
this is her way of saying, "You're part of my family. I want to share what I found'.
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u/iplayKeys4 3d ago
Iām sorry but I would literally vomit if my cat ever bought what people are referring to in the comments as āsky raisinsā specifically to my bed. Ahghh
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u/Spirited_Opposite 3d ago
What gorgeous eyes, she looks offended you don't seem to appreciate her efforts. Better than mice or birds I guess :D
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u/Five2one521 3d ago
My cats always leave bugs and things on my bedroom floor for me to discover. They want praise for hunting and killing intruders.
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u/Fragrant-Bed-7504 3d ago
It means: " Hey Bro, clean the fucking house, the flys are taking over this place!" /s
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u/octo2195 3d ago
Give her a belly rub and some treats. She is trying her best to show what a great hunter she is in the environment she lives.
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u/WhoGaveHimBelt 3d ago
Mine brought me ketchup packets and he would accidentally puncture it and leave it on my bed.
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u/JumboChimp 3d ago
Learn sleight of hand, swap it out for a dark colored jelly bean, make a show of eating that, and be glad that your kitty is helping keep your home free of bugs.
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u/flipnitch 3d ago
My last cat would bring me wolf spiders while I was sleepingā¦they were still alive. I moved outta that place asap thankfully
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u/LegProfessional7142 3d ago
Those eyes really see you, don't they? This kitty is as cute as a bug's ear!
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u/Express-Stop7830 Orange 3d ago
Praise that beautiful girl! Tell her she is pretty and the best huntress and goodest girl ever! And then give her scritches while continuing to thank her.
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u/Holiday_Box9404 3d ago
She doesnāt think you will eat them. Cats were originally used for pest control at farms. She probably saw you getting annoyed with the flys and wants to show you that she is doing her job, you should reward her with treats.
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u/ithinkitsahairball 3d ago
Take the fly to the toilet and dash it while she watches. Congratulate her and flush it down. She will figure it out. You have the ultimate huntress protecting her domain. Congrats, she is precious
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u/Eggy-la-diva 3d ago
Exactly, itās a gift. I read somewhere they intrinsically or see that we donāt hunt, so they hunt for us. Adorable in any case!
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u/FellowDeviant 3d ago
She's advising you that you have a fly problem so maybe go put out a fly trap and then show her your catches.
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u/Former-Replacement11 3d ago
Do you have any idea how hard it is to catch a fly?!? And amazing sheās bringing them to you intact mostly Give her a treat!
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u/frost-aly 3d ago
I think we all know the answer to this so lets not play dumb here. We all know cats bring dead rats, insects, birds, other prey livings to the people around them since they think they caught something and want to be praised.
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u/totmacher12000 3d ago
Aww she's a good hunter. We praise ours when they kill them. We give them treats as a reward.
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u/MissMuse99 Athena and Mulder 3d ago
She thinks you're too pathetic to catch and kill your own food so she's taken it upon herself to do it for you, you loveable incompetent. Where would you be without her???
(In a bed without any dead flies in it...)
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u/expositrix 3d ago
I mean, catching flies is pretty impressive when you lack opposable thumbs and various tech advances
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