Tuesday, August 22, 2006

cat and lizard

freda tracked down a tiny pink salamander this morning and was terrorizing it next to the trash can. as i cleaned her catbox i debated as to what i should do. why is it that when she kills roaches i applaud her and when she kills salamanders i squirm and feel like murder is being committed?
i scooped up the wounded, tailless little lizard in a spoon and gently deposited him outside on the concrete. seeing as the tail was disposable, i disposed of it.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Probably a good thing to do. Some lizards are actually hazardous to cats. They cause some sort of liver disfunction if ingested. I do not know if salamanders fall in this category, but better safe than sorry. :) I don't think Pi has discovered lizards yet. He's pretty enamoured with a large orange feathery poof ball on a string right now.