Rats

 My cats are great huntresses.  They hunt an abundance of different kind of prey.  Birds, snakes, small rodents, etc.  What they do not hunt is rats.  We learned this when rats found a hole in the siding at Mom's house.  Went through a whole rigmarole to get rid of them and none of the options was my cats hunting.  In fact my cats decided rats were out of their purview.  Nope, not going to do it.  Maybe those rats were aggressive. 

Becca's cat on the other hand seems to have no problem hunting and catching and killing rats.  When I first moved in there were a couple of rat tails under the nook.  And then no more for months and months.  Becca said there was at least one outside though because she saw it a lot.  There is no such thing as one rat. 

Walking through the kitchen the other morning and the light must have been just right....there was a dead rat under the nook.  Great.  I got out the broom and disposed of it.  It was mostly still whole.  Today I walk through the kitchen and realized that Willow is under the nook eating a rat.  Becca thought perhaps my cats had been hunting, but I knew better.  This proved it is Willow.  I think she is hunting outside and bringing them in to dine and share.  

I  haven't found any evidence of rats in the house other than being dead.  After that whole thing at Mom's house I definitely know the signs of rats.  I know what they sound like in the walls.  Great hunting Willow.