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Post by Josh on Jan 8, 2010 14:42:37 GMT -8
Ok, so how's this for a mystery...
A couple of weeks ago Rosemary brought to my attention a disturbing article on our back porch right by the door. As best as I could determine, it was a very small animal stomach (about maybe an inch wide). I poked it a bit and opened up the pouch-like material to find what looked like digested plant material inside.
I concluded it must be an unusual present from the cat, who has been known on occasion to leave us a dead bird or mouse (but always mostly whole- not just an organ)
Two days later Rosemary discovered another smaller one on the back porch. Strange, I thought, what are the chances that our cat would extricate a stomach for us on two separate occasions?
A week or two passed by and then just a couple of days ago, to our astonishment, she found another one on our back porch and now one on our front porch!
What is going on here?!
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Post by moritz on Jan 8, 2010 15:09:35 GMT -8
Spooky, Josh. Your kids don't have imaginary friends do they?? Here's a story of mine: a couple of days ago I was sitting on my bed with my notebook. I saved some data on a USB stick. I made a movement and the cap of the USB stick fell on the floor. I could hear it hitting the ground. And then it was gone. At first I looked swiftly being convinced that I would find it at once. I didn't so I thought it must have fallen behind something, maybe under the bed. Nothing. By now I have turned every piece of furniture in that room and checked the most unlikely places (did it bounce off the ground and land under the newspaper on my desk??). I gave up thinking it would turn up the moment I wouldn't search for it. But it didn't. It's driving me nuts everytime I think of it.
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Post by sarah on Jan 8, 2010 15:34:12 GMT -8
I love that you poked through the "pouch- like material" I bet you were one of those boys who couldn't wait to dissect the frog!
That said, would you want to eat a stomach? Yuck, all that nasty partially digested gunk? I know many animals will instinctively leave inedible portions of the innards behind.
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Post by Josh on Jan 9, 2010 12:06:56 GMT -8
We found 2 more on our back porch this morning!
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Post by yeshuafreak on Jan 9, 2010 12:37:44 GMT -8
that is interesting. not really something to worry about, but that would be something you could ask your kids to investigate- esp. if they are into detective stuff, lol
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Post by carebear on Jan 9, 2010 15:27:41 GMT -8
hahahahha. a stomach sign from God! Maybe he's saying 'Are you hungry for more Josh?' hahaha.
Carrie
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Post by Josh on Jan 9, 2010 15:33:39 GMT -8
Lord, but it's just making me queasy!
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Post by yeshuafreak on Jan 10, 2010 10:26:06 GMT -8
Ha lol- you must have a weak stomach.
-john
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Post by rbbailey on Jan 10, 2010 21:15:57 GMT -8
It's the gall badder, or some other organ that the cat does not like to eat because it contains the.... Somehow they know how to separate it from the rest of the meaty part of the little creatures they devour!
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Post by Josh on Jan 10, 2010 21:27:44 GMT -8
OK, so if it's our cat, why do you suppose that for years he's been bringing whole (or mostly whole) animals to our doors and now he's on this kick where he brings gall bladders by the bucketful?
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Post by Alex on Jan 11, 2010 10:18:41 GMT -8
It's obviously a descent into madness. Does the cat also talk about the 'old ones' or disappear into the dark recesses of the house for days on end?
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Post by Josh on Jan 11, 2010 13:18:20 GMT -8
C'mon. Don't leave us hanging like that!
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Post by carebear on Jan 11, 2010 15:53:07 GMT -8
hahaha Alex. You're funny.
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Post by marcus on Jan 14, 2010 3:45:27 GMT -8
I have trail cameras that I use to scout various hunting areas. They are motion detectors that capture pics or video, and have infrared for night vision. You are free to borrow one.
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Post by Josh on Jan 14, 2010 18:56:27 GMT -8
That would be interesting!!!
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Post by yeshuafreak on Jan 17, 2010 20:52:24 GMT -8
i wanna get to the botm of this, personally. lol
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Post by michelle on Jan 17, 2010 21:13:17 GMT -8
The cat is doing it now because cats cannot be trusted.
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