Bruce's Journal

[Bruce]

Opposites attract? Actually she isn't that much like DD1. I think a small minority of people are like DD1 I can not hope to understand where her "issues" come from. Certainly she didn't grow up with anyone, family or friends, who act similarly. And she only knows that I took it outside, she didn't see the "care" with which I tossed it out the door and didn't ask if it was alive. I'm betting she knew it wasn't.

So ponder this: It isn't OK for me to kill a predator that is killing my chickens because they are just doing what they naturally do. But the cat can't kill a mouse in the house. I guess in her mind the wild animal needs to find it's own food, the cats get fed plenty so they don't need to kill.

DW doesn't mind eating vegetarian stuff but meat is fine, especially if it is beef, fish or bacon She did let out a small shriek the other day when she was getting ready to leave for work and saw the half chewed mouse on the mudroom floor but that was surprise, not fear.

Nah

 

[RollingAcres]

I'm actually a bit surprised that you didn't mention her getting angry at you for "throwing" the mouse out the back door, vice giving mouth to mouth and CPR and ensuring viability before GENTLY releasing in an appropriate "mouse friendly" area outside... or better yet, inside, where it could stay warm and dry...

I was thinking the same. I actually made a face reading that part

 

[RollingAcres]

 

[greybeard]

the cats get fed plenty so they don't need to kill.

The cat believes differently. They kill for the fun of it thru a primordial instinct.
Cats are truly the most "off the grid" 'domesticated' animals in the world.
I've seen dogs dropped off on the side of the road and they'll sit there hungry for 2-3 days waiting for that 'owner' to come back for them. Dropped off cats don't care one bit.....they walk into the woods and start hunting immediately.

 

[Bruce]

Yeah I know that the cats do not think the same as DD1, nor do the chickens. The girls will eat anything "meat" related: muscle, fat, gristle. They'll pick bones clean.

BTW, I am NOT going to give mouth to mouse resuscitation!!

 

[Devonviolet]

Saw this video yesterday and I thought of you, not sure why since your boys normally avoid going near you
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1154090231382322&id=199098633470668

Awww! How sweet!!! Now I want a couple alpacas!!! I showed DH the video and said how cute it was. All he said was, “NO”!

 

[RollingAcres]

Awww! How sweet!!! Now I want a couple alpacas!!! I showed DH the video and said how cute it was. All he said was, “NO”!

I think my DH would say the same

 

[Rammy]

Last night - good cat or bad cat?

DD1 and I were in the living room doing our own things. Her cat came through the room running kinda hinky. He ran back and she noticed he had a mouse. Of course she started screaming at him to drop it, went through the lower part of the house trying to figure out where he went. The stairs are open underneath with an opening on both the mudroom side and the kitchen side. She saw him in there and crawled in. Note she is still SCREAMING for him to drop it. I was on the mudroom side of the stairs so he was kinda trapped. He did drop it. She screamed for DW to come help. Well no go:
1) DW was on the toilet
2) DD1 is likely the only human in the family who could get under the stairs with ANY ease. That is what she gets for being 100# and 5'2"
She wanted something to pick it up with other than a piece of ribbon she found under there I got her a couple of paper towels. I asked if it was still alive, she didn't know, thought maybe it was in shock. She handed out to me, I tossed it out the porch door. Looked pretty dead.

So she gets over it, right? Um, no. Then she started the 3rd degree with the cat repeatedly and angrily asking him where he found it. "WHERE did you find the mouse!!" "SHOW ME WHERE YOU FOUND THE MOUSE" Right, like he understands one syllable of what she was saying.

The good thing about this is that the cat didn't have a chance to crunch on the mouse, eat part of it and then barf it up somewhere for us to find in the morning.

I gave the cat lots of scrubs and praise after DD went to bed

Good kitty.

Your DD1 wouldnt like me much if she saw me stomping mice I find in the feed bins even though I have put the lids on tightly. Or killing snakes or any other critter that decides my feed or animals is on its menu. Lots of possums and raccoons have checked in but they never checked out.

 

[Bruce]

She doesn't know about the animals that didn't check out.

 

[Baymule]

Good cat
Bad DD1
Good Bruce ...

She's (DD1) about to start college and she's chastising/questioning giving the third degree to a cat? I'm actually a bit surprised that you didn't mention her getting angry at you for "throwing" the mouse out the back door, vice giving mouth to mouth and CPR and ensuring viability before GENTLY releasing in an appropriate "mouse friendly" area outside... or better yet, inside, where it could stay warm and dry...

You don't say much about your DW, but I have to imagine she has to be a lot like your DD1... I mean, having "gotten to know you" kinda/sorta over time on here, I have to say: for a sensible sort, you must have not contributed much toward your DD1's genetics, so she must have gotten it from the Missus, I'm continually like: View attachment 54101 How can she be so decidedly opposite you in so many ways?

X2!!!!!