|
|
Article: Ring changes for bird-eating kitten.(Features)
- Article from:
- Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Q Is it normal for an 11-month-old kitten to eat birds and mice, leaving a few feathers or the head? He is well fed with four pouches per day and also dry food left out.
A Cats are born predators and will still want to hunt even when they are not hungry. Your boy gets excited by the chase and kill, possibly expending a lot of energy to catch his prey which is why he is eating so much.
If you want to give the birds a fighting chance, put not one but two bells on his collar, knocking against each other as your feline assassin pounces so the feathered ones are ...