
Cat Figures Out Owner Does Not Enjoy Her Live Gifts, Starts Bringing Giant Leaves Every Morning
It’s very common for cats to show their appreciation and affection by bringing gifts for their owners. These gifts are, more often than not, the results of a hunting session and involve rodents, birds and other small creatures in a state of extreme distress.
Needless to say, these gifts are rarely welcomed by their ungrateful humans. This most likely causes confusion and hurt to our poor feline friends who cannot understand why such treasured gifts are being constantly rejected!
This was the case with Baloo, a young cat with an owner named Ben. “She always looked so confused and sad, which made me feel pretty bad,” Ben said about Baloo in an interview with the Dodo.
Baloo is not just any old cat however. She quickly figured out that Ben has other tastes in gifts, and went out to hunt for something nicer, something less…alive. “It took a couple of months of me rejecting her gifts for her to start bringing me leaves. They were always big, nice looking leaves,” Ben said. “It was such a relief from the live mice every morning that I would show my gratitude by taking the leaf and playing with it while she sat on my chest.”
“She knew she was doing something right now.”
Proving herself to be an unusually intelligent and empathetic cat, Baloo carefully selected only the best leaves for her lucky owner, much to the relief of the local wildlife. These days however, she has found lazier ways to show love for Ben. She will comfort me when I’m feeling down,” Ben told the Dodo. “She’s not a lap cat by any means, but when I’m upset or nervous she will hop up onto me, push me back so I lay down and then she’ll just sit on my chest purring like mad and nuzzling my face with her nose. She’s a very loving cat.”
Scroll down below to see Baloo in action, and share you own cat-gift experiences in the comments!
(h/t: The Dodo)
Love this! Especially the part where Baloo would comfort Ben when he was sad. When my husband was going through chemo, he was weak & laid out on the couch during the day. Our 4 kitties (mama & her 3 kittens) took turns snuggling up next to him. Each one would stay for an hour or so. When they were hungry or wanted to use the litterbox, they'd get up and another kitty would take it's place. This went on for the entire course of his treatment- a couple of months. (Hubby's been cancer-free for 26 years--Yay!)
When I got divorced, I had a kitty who would do this. When I would start crying, he'd get up in my lap, put his paws on my chest and sit nose-to-nose with me, purring like a madman. Kitties just know. ANIMALS just know. I'm glad your hubs had kitties to keep him company, but I'm MORE glad that he's doing so well!!!
Thank you Leslie! I'm SO glad you had a kitty to comfort you too! You're SO right about animals--they have amazing instinct & empathy.
Yes. Congratulations on surviving all that. All of you, cancer effects the entire family / friends / work group. And yes my kitties help me survive major medication resistant depression.
Thank you Magpie! I am SO glad your kitties brought you out of that dark place. I've been there and I know, Sending you Love & Fuzzy Hugs from me and our kitties. <3
That's wonderful!! Thank you for sharing.
wih their calming nature I reckon they help in the healing
Absolutely Gillian--Fuzzy snuggles & Purring is amazing medicine!
Glad your husband is well!
You have lovely affectionate and good natured cats; no doubt they will have contributed to your husbands recovery. Great news about your husband. Wishing you all the very best :)
smart kitty, lovely kitty, little ball of fur... <3
Happy kitty, sleepy kitty loves her owner <3
And purr, purr, purr <3
Oh !!! I know this song -sort of. Where is it from please ??? And more words please ?
http://www.metrolyrics.com/warm-kitty-soft-kitty-sheldons-lullaby-sick-song-instrumental-version-lyrics-big-bang.html i recognized that song!
@Magpie It is from the Big Bang Theory TV show
What a lovely story. Baloo you made my day <3
Love this! Especially the part where Baloo would comfort Ben when he was sad. When my husband was going through chemo, he was weak & laid out on the couch during the day. Our 4 kitties (mama & her 3 kittens) took turns snuggling up next to him. Each one would stay for an hour or so. When they were hungry or wanted to use the litterbox, they'd get up and another kitty would take it's place. This went on for the entire course of his treatment- a couple of months. (Hubby's been cancer-free for 26 years--Yay!)
When I got divorced, I had a kitty who would do this. When I would start crying, he'd get up in my lap, put his paws on my chest and sit nose-to-nose with me, purring like a madman. Kitties just know. ANIMALS just know. I'm glad your hubs had kitties to keep him company, but I'm MORE glad that he's doing so well!!!
Thank you Leslie! I'm SO glad you had a kitty to comfort you too! You're SO right about animals--they have amazing instinct & empathy.
Yes. Congratulations on surviving all that. All of you, cancer effects the entire family / friends / work group. And yes my kitties help me survive major medication resistant depression.
Thank you Magpie! I am SO glad your kitties brought you out of that dark place. I've been there and I know, Sending you Love & Fuzzy Hugs from me and our kitties. <3
That's wonderful!! Thank you for sharing.
wih their calming nature I reckon they help in the healing
Absolutely Gillian--Fuzzy snuggles & Purring is amazing medicine!
Glad your husband is well!
You have lovely affectionate and good natured cats; no doubt they will have contributed to your husbands recovery. Great news about your husband. Wishing you all the very best :)
smart kitty, lovely kitty, little ball of fur... <3
Happy kitty, sleepy kitty loves her owner <3
And purr, purr, purr <3
Oh !!! I know this song -sort of. Where is it from please ??? And more words please ?
http://www.metrolyrics.com/warm-kitty-soft-kitty-sheldons-lullaby-sick-song-instrumental-version-lyrics-big-bang.html i recognized that song!
@Magpie It is from the Big Bang Theory TV show
What a lovely story. Baloo you made my day <3