Two seconds before I snapped this shot, Sasha was lying between both cats. Just like that I reached for the camera and she was gone. This is after the moth dessert.
Whenever one or several of my cats are intently staring at something I know it’s cause for concern. It may be a bat or a mouse or a chipmunk (yes I had all three at one time or another). Sometimes it’s a cricket or a house fly.
I bought a bag of corn cobs to feed the squirrels. They were in the laundry area waiting to move to the garage. Morgan took a great interest in the bag. No constant but sniffing for a while, then returning after a nap or a nosh.
In the evening she didn’t come out for supper. Morgan likes supper so I knew something was us. She was sitting in front of the bag staring. I looked around and didn’t see anything. Soon she was joined by Sasha and Gus. Three cats staring at a bag of corn? Something was up.
I thought maybe there was a mouse in back of it or in the package. It wouldn’t be unusual for a mouse to chew a hole and get inside but I couldn’t see any sign of that. I gingerly moved the bag and a huge moth flew up. They were all in heaven. I’m sure someone had it for dessert.
The good news is that I didn’t have to rescue a mouse. I don’t rescue moths. They are on their own. Always listen to your pets. They see the unseen.
Namaste
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 
Glad it was just a moth!
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Me too. No work on my part.
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My cat will take off running across the room and stand staring at something. Usually a centipede or spider. He doesn’t do anything, just finds them and I rescue them. His late brother used to eat the centipedes before I could get to them. Really gross to watch.
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My old cat Jake used to eat birds. That was gross. Feathers everywhere.
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It’s awful what our cats do.
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Oh, thank God it was just a moth! I was really worried it was going to be a squirrel or something really disruptive!
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A squirrel would be truly disruptive. Even I can’t catch those!
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Squirrels are a definite handful!
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I was so relieved it wasn’t a mouse. Even from my house I was prepared to shriek and run!
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Mice are not scary. The are frightened little critters.
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I don’t know…I have a real problem with just the thought of them. I used to have trouble with my children’s hamsters. LOL!
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Hamsters are ok but guinea pigs are adorable! I never had any because…well…I had cats. They wouldn’t have lasted long!
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Funny! Elsa is also a bug lover. I think she finds it satisfying to entrap flying insects that make rest stops. She too has a pinpoint stare when on the alert for action.
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You can’t mistaken it. The look is laser focused!
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Yes, good thing too. Moths are the devil. They will eat away all your favorite clothes. Good job Morgan! Extra treats for you for saving the day.
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Since the moth was in a bag of corn, it may eat all the food in the house!
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Very true. Cats don’t miss a thing. I think I would rescue a moth before a mouse. 🙂
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Mice get a bad rap. They are terrified of people and do not bite or scratch. They are just trying to live like the rest of us.
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Ha ha – enchanted with the bag and moth flitting around. Well they stay out of trouble that way and your woolens are spared moth bite marks!
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Yes, another one bites the dust!
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LOL! So funny how they knew that moth was in there!
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They know everything!
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Ewwww, the Z Cat loved moths… just ick. Your right though, better a moth than a mouse. She also found a snake in our finished basement. The Sassy Cats are taking care of business!
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No bug is safe is this house.
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Good to have them on sentry duty! My crew keep watch for invading bugs.
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Don’t know what I’d do without them! Probably need an exterminator!
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Oh boy, now THAT’S quite the dessert! Gotta love that they notice the little things in life.
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They don’t miss anything!
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Three cats staring at a bag of corn?
Oh that is so sketchy. I’m laughing about this. Like you said, you gotta trust them, they know things.
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They see things (that sometimes aren’t there!).
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You are quite the critter-wrangler, Kate! I always re-home spiders and the occasional lizard that gets inside, but I’ve never had to deal with anything larger than that. I’m sure that moth was a tasty treat for whoever caught it.
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I also rehome spiders except if they are in the shower with me and I’m naked! Too scary!
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I agree, Kate. If any critter is dumb enough to violate my shower while I’m in it, I’m going to go full out Terminator on them!
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Glad to got to the bottom of it Kate!
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And they got a treat out of it!
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🙂
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Love that photo,Kate!
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It was better with the three in a row!
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Gus is a meaty boy!
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“Meaty?” Is that like a chonker? He would tell you it was the camera angle but he did gain a few pounds after he joined our crew.
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Not fat, but just solid!
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He should lose about 2 lbs but we won’t hear of it! He says there’s more to love!
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Aww. I do like meaty cats. I wish Louis Catorze were meatier.
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Send him here. I’ll fatten him up!
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You’ll be condemning yourself to serving minuscule portions of Orijen with boiling water poured over it. It won’t be fun. 😒
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A Cat’s Carol:
Love them little moths
Mothies what we love to eat
First wings, then their feet
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Yes, I hear them sing that sometimes!
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A bat, a mouse and a chipmunk all at one time?! You are a rock star!
Great photo of the cats near the fireplace (I’m currently in front of our fireplace myself).
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Not at the same time but they all had to be rescued and released.
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Fortunately I have no bat/mouse experience with any of my cats but moths seem to be a special treat like giving a kid an ice cream cone. Ted will chase them and wear them down until they rest just a second to long then…..he gets his moth-cream cone!!!!
Hugs, Pam
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All my cats eat bugs. They also eat lint, dust and things I can’t see.
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I know that scene of multiple cats staring where they don’t normally look. It is always something fun.
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Or not. I was sure it had to be a mouse. We haven’t seen any at this house and I like it like that. The only thing worse than rescuing a mouse is finding mouse part scattered over the house (and wondering if your cat will get worms).
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So true. I knew there was a rat in the crawl space under the house–the dog was sniffing around the outside vents. Spouse pooh-poohed me until the dog literally tried to dig up the floor.
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Dogs are more “insistent,” digging up anything in their way while cats prefer you don’t interfere with their hunt.
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a moth is motherate, no rescue team needed :O) but you are right, if they star at something we should be on duty LOL
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Yes. A bat in a bookshelf was the worst and I did capture and release it. I can now catch mice with my bare cats from years of experience.
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