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Old 10-12-2015, 21:54
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My cat often catches mice outside overnight, and brings them in to eat. I usually only know when she has done this because all she leaves behind is a small greenish organ about the size and shape of a jelly bean.

I've googled this, and quite a few people have had exactly the same experience, but nowhere can I find a definitive answer as to what this organ is. Does anyone here know?

Edit: Looking at more pictures, I'm pretty sure it's the stomach.
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Old 10-12-2015, 22:39
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I have a cat that always eats the mice she catches. I've watched her a few times and she always sets the heart aside, eats the rest (usually leaving the tail) and then goes back for the heart. I've never known another cat to do this.
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Old 10-12-2015, 22:47
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My cat often catches mice outside overnight, and brings them in to eat. I usually only know when she has done this because all she leaves behind is a small greenish organ about the size and shape of a jelly bean.

I've googled this, and quite a few people have had exactly the same experience, but nowhere can I find a definitive answer as to what this organ is. Does anyone here know?

Edit: Looking at more pictures, I'm pretty sure it's the stomach.
It's the gall-bladder, it taste bitter hence they leave that as a memento for you!
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Old 11-12-2015, 09:28
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Anyone else think this thread was about Bagpuss?
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Old 11-12-2015, 09:55
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It's the gall-bladder, it taste bitter hence they leave that as a memento for you!
I've seen that suggested, but the jury is still out. I think it's too small and the wrong shape.
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Old 11-12-2015, 10:18
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Cats always leave a mouse organ behind as a gift to restore peace and harmonica.
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Old 11-12-2015, 10:55
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Cats always leave a mouse organ behind as a gift to restore peace and harmonica.
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Old 11-12-2015, 14:40
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Yes, I thought Bagpuss as I was typing the title
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Old 12-12-2015, 00:05
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My cat brings them in, then loses interest and lets them go alive ande mostly uninjured. So I get up in the morning, and find a mouse running round.
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Old 12-12-2015, 18:53
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The Beast leaves whatever this unconfirmed bit of creature is.

Whatever it is it must be well manky, as the Beast eats everything else, and I mean everything; bones, tail, the lot are all snarfed down, apart from this bit.
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Old 12-12-2015, 19:20
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Cats always leave a mouse organ behind as a gift to restore peace and harmonica.
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Old 12-12-2015, 19:29
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My cat just brings then back - leaves them at the back door dead for me
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Old 12-12-2015, 19:52
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Marvellous mechanical mouse organ wasn't it?
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Old 12-12-2015, 20:28
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This happened to me once. It left a mark on the carpet so my girlfriend at the time just said we will wash it we will splosh it.
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Old 12-12-2015, 20:49
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The Beast leaves whatever this unconfirmed bit of creature is.

Whatever it is it must be well manky, as the Beast eats everything else, and I mean everything; bones, tail, the lot are all snarfed down, apart from this bit.
The worst bit is when she brings it up to the bedroom while I'm asleep and I am woken by the crunch as the head gets eaten.

(Anyone having their dinner while reading this?)
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