I'm Mad at my Cat.....But it's not Her Fault!  

Oh hon, I'm so sorry your cat did that! But yeah, cats don't see it the way we do, a bird is a bird to them and is a delicacy, I might add, such as caviar is to some people. YUCK! My cats catch and eat birds too even though I hate it but nothing I can do about it. Cats go by their instincts only and one of them is to eat birds. I have a cat who catches squirrels and eats them too. UGH! She's one tough cat for sure because squirrels will bite the day lights out of the one who has them but somehow she gets them.

Anyway, please don't be mad at her for she doesn't know she did anything wrong. Say a prayer for the poor birds soul and hope it made it's way to heaven.

Hi Dianel, I am sorry to hear your cat killed that bird. As you said thats what cats unfortunately do.
We dont have a cat but it would go crazy now with what is going on on our balcony. The sparrows and blackbirds and finches enjoy some good out there and mess up that place and if we had a cat it would sure be banned from the balcony now as we want to feed our feathered friends, too.

That is the one thing I don't like about cats. I have had cats for years and had many 'gifts' left for me - somehow they all learn that I really don't like these gifts and stop leaving them thankfully - I am not saying they stop killing but they stop bringing them to me! I can understand why you were upset but you are right - your cat didn't know the difference, she was just following her instincts and didn't know the difference. I wouldn't have kept the cat in - these birds are wildlife and really need to defend themselves from predators in the air as well as on the ground - perhaps your cat only got them as these ones were sick or weakened - they may not have made it to where they were going anyway! xxx

It is in a cats nature I'm afraid and like you say a bird is a bird to them. I wouldn't be too angry with the cat as they are only following their instincts. I am amazed that Tweety Pie is still alive! LOL. It is sad but is is natural so let it be and give choo choo all the love and hugs you usually would. Ellie :D

Cats have more color vision than dogs, they probably seen into the reds and not the blues. So, this bird would probably just look black or grey to her.

I don't let most of my cats outside, but sometimes a rat or mouse have gotten into their playpen and, I'm happy to say, they have dispatched them.

dianel that is so sad as they are beautiful birds. I
guess cats are really prone to killing birds if they
are loose like that. It really is unfortunate but
what can one do? Maybe keep your cats inside? I do
no really know what is the best answer there. but
you really cannot get upset with your cat as that
is a natural instinct.

Hello dianel. Im so sorry that you've witnessed two birds that were killed. My cats too likes killing birds. It really breaks my heart whenever they do that. Killing such an innocent little bird. I do get mad at my cats whenever they do that. They can kill a rat but definitely not a bird. I dont think cats are colorblind. They just assumed it was a bird and killed it.

hey Diane,

I would have cried to and you are right it was such a beautiful bird, and my cat sits there and bats at the windows and screens when the birds are out in the yard, and I don't let her out.

I would probably be mad too at my cat if she did that, however, I know hunting is in a cats nature and that birds, bunnies and chipmunks are on their list of things they like to hunt...

As far as cats being color blind, I believe they are partially color blind.

But you are right a bird is a bird is a birs...

Maybe you will see a couple more of these next year and you can keep your cat away from them

Mooch

That's one reason I don't let my cat out. I don't want any
"presents."

As far as the cat is concern... anything which moves is fair game.

They don't have a preference for birds. Birds are actually the hardest things to catch for a cat.

I would not be upset with the cat. But if you knew that there was a possible danger to the birds... you should have kept the cat inside. That is if you care about the birds.

Cats works on their natural instincts... and they don't recognise our artificial laws which differentiate between right and wrong. As far as the cat is concern... there is life and death. But no right or wrong.