How do I explain to Kitty that I do not eat Western Fence Lizards?

@TheHorse (238370)
Walnut Creek, California
August 2, 2021 10:19am CST
Kitty brought me another present the other evening: a Western Fence Lizard. Baby Western Fence Lizards will actually sun on your hand, as my littlies discovered the other day. Adult Western Fence Lizards are hard to catch. Note that the tail is missing on this one. That probably means that a bit of a chase was involved. These lizards shed their tails when caught by the same. I am delighted that Kittty is thankful when I give her wet food. But I don't eat Western Fence Lizards. Is it a lost cause?
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86890)
• United States
2 Aug 21
Snuggle with her, tell her thanks, then explain that the meat was a little tough for your liking. Ask her if she, instead, could catch you some sushi for breakfast.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
My Hot Russian Brides have all of my credit cards. How am I going send Kitty out for sushi? Entirely unrealistic, I say!
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
2 Aug 21
She loves you. You will never get her to believe that you don't enjoy eating the lizards she brings to you.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
Sigh. No matter what language I speak?
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
9 Aug 21
@TheHorse No matter what language you use. You just have to politely thank her and dump it in the garbage4 when she is not looking.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Aug 21
@HazySue Yeppers. I've had to do that several (and-a-half) times now.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51838)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Aug 21
Have you expressly told her not to do it?
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51838)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 Aug 21
@TheHorse Try Spanish.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
@BarBaraPrz A new project! Thank you!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
Yes, in both Cat and English.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 21
What a kind cat you have. As others have suggested, just thank her nicely and put it somewhere to be disposed of later when she isn't looking.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
All I know is that she was a stray, she is grey and white, she is "fixed," and that she is a vicious predator. Should I be letting her into my house?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 21
@TheHorse I should think you would be pretty safe - as long as she doesn't get ideas above her station. If she does, then you might be in trouble.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
@JudyEv She likes to bat my leg when I don't give her enough attention. I've taken to batting her tail when she walks by me with cat aloofness. If she starts extending her retractable claws when she bats me (she's careful not to) then she'll become an outside cat.
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paigea
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
2 Aug 21
Poor lizard. My kitty brings me mice and once a bird. Haven't seen him with anything else.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
I doubt there are Western Fence Lizards in Canada. Were I a cat, I would see them as enjoyable challenges. But as a horse, I just eat hay, oats and Apple Wafers (brought my humans), and watch with amusement a cats go about their activities.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
@paigea Do they scurry about and do push-ups sometimes?
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paigea
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
3 Aug 21
@TheHorse we have little lizards, no idea what type the are. And rarely see them.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
3 Aug 21
Poor lizards. They eat bugs and stuff. Tell Kitty that you are full for now. :-)
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
I've tried that, but she won't listen.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
3 Aug 21
Cats do not expect that you eat their presents, it's just a present to show you that she loves you.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
3 Aug 21
@TheHorse If you pretend eat, she will bring in more, I would avoid.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
Maybe I'll "pretend eat" it next time, like the "ice cream" the kids give me at the preschool.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (136008)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Aug 21
Just get rid of it when she isnt looking.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
That's pretty much what I did. With the lizard. And the moth. And the half-a-mouse.
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Diana
@dya80dya (36805)
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2 Aug 21
It is a lost cause.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Aug 21
It is a lost cause.