Purr-fect picture: A real-life game of cat and mouse ...

DailyMail ^ | November 13, 2011 | Craig Mackenzie

[algernonpj]

Most people might have a rough day once in a while, but it will never be as bad as the one suffered by this little mouse.

He ended up becoming dish of the day for a playful cat, which showed off its ball skills by batting it into the air with such force it did a mid-air somersault.

This once-in-a-life-time picture was captured by Californian pet owner Angelo DeSantis when he arrived at his home in Grass Valley, Nevada.

[algernonpj]

Here's mirkwood's pic:

[Malone LaVeigh]

[miss marmelstein]

Wow! Great movie! Thanks so much for posting.

[MHGinTN]

Looks more like a vole to me ... short tail. My kitty, KC, used to bring home barn rats half his size, and he could sling them into the air to play with the carcass.

[CarryaBigStick]

Some of the Daily Mail’s commentator’s seem to agree with that assessment...sad.

[Allegra]

"Aww, maaaann...I think I broke this toy! It's not working anymore..."

[WOBBLY BOB]

(Reuters) - Putting animal rights over fashion and its own vibrant shopping scene, West Hollywood’s leaders voted to approve on Tuesday a first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of fur clothing within city limits.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/10/us-fur-ban-california-idUSTRE7A909T20111110

next will be bans on sales of meat in grocery stores.

[Titan Magroyne]

LOL! Top notch ‘Shop!

I can’t believe the wussy comments at the original site. All those pictures are fantastic shots of a happy kitty in action.

[Slings and Arrows]

Kittehs are hard on their toys.

[Fire_on_High]

LOL, love the “quote”! That’s what I always imagined ours were thinking when they’d catch a spider and play the legs clean off, etc.

[grey_whiskers]

Thanks for posting this.

Oh, and given your screen name -- should we send flowers?

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

I respectfully nominate these photos for inclusion in the approved list of Viking Kitty / ZOT gallery of approved pictures.

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

Did I mention the "approval" part?

Sorry, was watching the total PWNAGE of the Vikings by the Packers...

Cheers!

[Old Sarge]

It will be used on the next convenient ZOT thread, I asssure you...

[Mjaye]

Love to eat them mousies...<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Used to have a tee shirt with the Kliban cat sitting on a stool singing this immortal song.

[algernonpj]

... -- should we send flowers?

good catch

[mewzilla]

To A Mouse, On Turning Her Up In Her Nest With The Plough

[ToxicMich]

Zot?!?

[TheOldLady]

I tried washing it through my image hosting service since it still isn't showing up in your post to miss marmelstein.

Can you see it now? Can I? LOL!

[miss marmelstein]

Yes, I can! Thanks. My cat lies on my computer just like that.