• smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
    110·
    2 months ago

    The squeak is to replicate the death squeals of prey, which is quite a different vibe

    • Metostopholes@midwest.socialEnglish
      47·
      2 months ago

      I didn’t realize this until I saw a video of two wolf cubs playing with a live field mouse. Was exactly like a dog with a squeak toy.

    • dlhextall
      6·
      2 months ago

      I’ll never forget the time my dog caught a live bird 🫠

    • prettybunnys
      25·
      2 months ago

      Those squeaks are a VERY accurate depiction of the sound many small animals would make as your dog “plays” with them.

      • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
        111·
        2 months ago

        Absolutely. It’s freaky how similar it sounds when you hear it in person when a dog finds a litter of baby bunnies, or the cat finds some mice.

        • Shou@lemmy.world
          51·
          2 months ago

          Had a cat who had tooth problems. She stopped hunting because of it. After treatment, she became so happy, I could hear her chirps outside from my room. The birds weren’t happy about it. Luckily, she became almost tooth and fangless, so I had been able to save the birds each time after.

          Male cats are lazy as fuck, and don’t hunt. At least mine didn’t. But that one tortie was a menace…

          • prettybunnys
            122·
            2 months ago

            If you put food in their bowl and leave them inside you don’t have to worry about your little genocide machine hunting the birds at all

    • as_is_tradition@lemmy.caEnglish
      24·
      2 months ago

      Many cats that aren’t affected by catnip are affected by silver vine in a similar way. Possible your cat is affected by catnip and doesn’t like it though.

      • rustydrd
        11·
        2 months ago

        Mine is the same. Doesn’t care for catnip but goes bonkers for silver vine (particularly the fried fruits) and valerian.