Actually, they can't deal with roundworms because in the wild, they are always exposed to them from hunting. They just have no other choice but to hunt and get infested - it can become very serious when not taken care of - in kittens, they can get into their lungs etc.
-----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie Hogue Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:24 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats eating grass, insects, etc. It is a great honor for the cat to bring you their "kill"...I've always praised the cat then disposed of the item (sometimes this frustrates the cat, so you have to decide if it's best to give it back so you don't have a cat going nuts looking for the mouse he just brought you). My mom's cat Lucky is the best hunter I've ever seen: possum, rats, birds, etc. Hard on wildlife though. Now he's "retired" and living indoors at my house. He's gotten a little fat, but otherwise seems fine with his new status. I have to believe that the cat's body can deal pretty effectively with the results to hunting, for the most part. I know the world is different today with the introduction by mankind of poisons to the environment. Hopefully we can help keep our cats healthy, even if we can't 100% control their behavior. ~B. -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Natalie Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 7:01 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats eating grass, insects, etc. Unfortunately, every time they kill wildlife and eat at least part of them, they can become exposed to parasites, mainly roundworm......which means using poisons to get rid of them.... -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:07 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats eating grass, insects, etc. Copper and Thomas like to go to the garage to hunt---farm, lizards, snakes etc come in and need to be removed from the genetic pool---cats have occupied the house for too long for them to have an excuse for coming in. I usually leave the door to the garage open so the boys can come and go. They love to bring me their trophies and will even bring them into our bedroom....more often alive than dead. I tell them how proud I am of them and their hunting skills--and I really am. Then I take their trophies out to show all the world how great they are. Cats...........aren't they great????? On Jul 12, 2011, at 7:57 PM, Georgetta Brickey wrote: > > Hi! > > I usually just lurk on this list, but had to share a short story from > the recent past. > > We have a set of security screen doors on our front door and tend to > leave the interior solid door open for cooling breezes, sometimes all > night in warm weather. There is a tiny 1/4 in. gap at the bottom of > the screen doors. One morning I walked out and found a > lizard tail (just the tail) on the rug just inside the front door. > Apparently a lizard came exploring under the door and one of our > family felines got into some midnight mischief. Hope the rest of > the lizard got back outside, but it was a bit of a shock to pick up > the "string" then realize it was a 6-7 inch lizard tail first thing in > the a.m. A real wake up experience! > > Georgetta in Ventura, CA > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
