Why does a cat bring a mouse to its owner?

07.03.2023 01:00

If your cat brings you a mouse it has caught, try not to show your disgust.

This can seriously offend your pet.

We tell you why cats bring mice to their owners and how to react to this correctly.

Why does a cat bring a mouse to its owner?

The habit of bringing the mice they catch to their owner is an instinctive way of caring for the flock.

If your cat often brings you mice, it means that you are very dear to him.

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For bringing a mouse, the cat expects gratitude and praise from you, so you cannot throw away the “gift” in disgust in front of your pet.

Praise the cat, take the mouse, hide it, then quietly take it out of the house and bury it.

Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor