[Oliveview]

She was nowhere to be seen this morning when I called her for her breakfast- she is normally the first in the kitchen.  After about 10 min she came into the house, I heard her scratching on her mat- I looked and there was a headless rat- a baby one- but a rat  at least we are sure it was a rat, it looked too big to be a mouse and it´s tail was thicker than a mouses tail would be.  Thank goodness it wasn´t all bleeding.  Mili is earning her keep at last  

Pamela

[maxyboo]

My cat Henry brought a headless bird in for us last week. I found the head on the garden later on when I was just about to tread on it. I really wish he wouln't do it. Never killed a rat to my knowledge, he is probably scared of them!

[joyfull]

sadly Puddle our tame feral cat just sits and watches them and never makes an attempt at all to catch rats 

[Oliveview]

The reason for getting a cat (or two) was because of the rats that we kept getting.  Our dogs (Jack Russell cross and a terrier type) both sleep outside, but do they go looking for rats at night? Nope, they sleep all night   I think their kennel is too comfy, maybe I should take out all the blankets and make them sleep on the plastic or a bit of wood like a Spanish campo dog would do.  

Pamela

[ANHBUC]

Well done Mili 

[Auntiemogs]

Clever girl (unlike my Millie, who brought a live young un in - look us ages to catch it)! 

[GrannieAnnie]

Way to go Mili!!!!     

[Oliveview]

Miki bought in a very dead baby rat yesterday too 
Miki had a 6 hour siesta in the log basket this afternoon- that seems to be his chosen spot for the siestas at the moment.


Pamela

[plum crumble]

aww, lovely puddy tat

[Auntiemogs]

That's great Pamela, what a clever boy! 

[madcat]

Just keep some antibiotic cream for cats to hand (don't know what the Spanish brand names are), rat scratches and bites go septic horribly quickly and some time they are bound to get the odd bit of damage while hunting.

[Oliveview]

My friend gave me some Deanes Tea Tree ointment for cats/dogs, that is good.  Thanks for jogging my memory about it.  Miki is still in his siesta basket, he has been there for 5 hours   He is a real Spanish cat 

Pamela

[madcat]

Just wait, he'll be propping the bar up at 1am over a brandy telling his cronies about what a hero he was ....   And you will be waiting up for him to come home......        

[Oliveview]

Just wait, he'll be propping the bar up at 1am over a brandy telling his cronies about what a hero he was ....   And you will be waiting up for him to come home......        

Don´t forget chain smoking too   

Pamela