I have never seen a cat actually eat a mouse. I have found mice that were used as chew toys by cats. I have always had cats. I have found dead mice outside the doorstep. But, never a mouse that was eaten for mouse meat.
hollywoodduck might be right. If the cat has normal cat food it will go for that first. The mouse is a fun toy to the cat.
A better cat food would be one that vibrates or moves around. Imagine bits of kibble that danced around in the cat’s dish – the cat would love it. So I agree with hollywoodduck, I think it’s the thrill of the chase/hunt.
Who would be the taste-tester to determine that the taste was authentic? The other cat flavors – chicken, fish, etc. – are all things that humans eat and could verify by tasting it themselves.
My cats always enjoyed a good rodent or two..I often would step outside to find a single heart left on the doorstep as a gift. How lovely….Once I found a dead mouse on a walk with my cat. He plopped himself right down and enjoyed his meal. Blech, sorry. If there were a mouse flavored cat food, who would be the taste tester to say that yup, that tastes just like mouse…..?
So why is everyone suggesting that I get a cat who will solve my mice-in-car problems? I have seen mice organs displayed on carpets of houses inhabited by cats. I’d rather throw a dead mouse-in-trap away.
i guess that there is not bird-flavoured cat food either.
LOL thats a good question. And also why DO they have beef flavored cat food. I can’t imagine a housecat if it were in the wild would ever try hunting a cow.
I wonder why they don’t sell hotdog flavored dog food? Anyway, I think mouse SCENTED catfood would be a good idea. We had a mouse when the kids were little. Our cat knew it. She came up out of the basement with FIRE in her eyes. Within a few minutes she had the mouse in her mouth and (don’t read further if you’re squeamish) we watched her eat that mouse head to tail. I recall the head making a crunching sound and the tail just slippin on down. Disgusting.