# My pet has a pet. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 30, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-has-a-pet/617301 "2012-03-30T17:14:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-has-a-pet/617301/1 "2012-03-30T17:14:51Z")
Wednesday night my cat found a black fury caterpillar. It was his me-owing at it that caught my attention. Not being fond of bugs in my house, I picked it up and set it on my back porch. No sooner than I shut the back door the kitty bolts outside (through the doggy door) to continue play with his new friend. At the time I thought to myself: “Welp, that’s one dead bug.” So you can imagine my surprise when the next night, I happen to look out my back door, I see kitty playing with his fury friend again. And this morning when I got up. There he is again! (Cat wasn’t there this time) That’s one lucky little bug. I can’t believe my cat didn’t kill him. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-has-a-pet/617301/2 "2012-03-30T19:33:18Z")
My cat loves moths - she doesn’t play with them, though - she just eats them. I wonder what she’d do with a caterpillar? ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-has-a-pet/617301/3 "2012-03-30T21:02:56Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > My cat loves moths - she doesn’t play with them, though - she just eats them. I wonder what she’d do with a caterpillar? Wait a few weeks? ::d&r:: Roddy ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-has-a-pet/617301/4 "2012-03-30T21:05:05Z")
I once had a vet tell me to get my dog a pet. Seriously; dog was chewing on his arm, Vet said it was because dog was bored, despite being with 2 humans and countless toys all day long, not to mention a huge backyard. We’re suckers, so we bought our dog a pet. He got a pug puppy. It seemed to work; he stopped chewing on his arm. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-has-a-pet/617301/5 "2012-03-30T21:32:43Z")
So how long did the pug’s limbs last? ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-has-a-pet/617301/6 "2012-03-30T21:41:05Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > So how long did the pug’s limbs last? It’s a valid question, Senator, why won’t you answer it? ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-has-a-pet/617301/7 "2012-03-30T21:46:54Z")
I think cats think of insects not so much as pets but as wind-up toys. They really love the jerky jittery movements. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-has-a-pet/617301/8 "2012-03-31T14:10:00Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > So how long did the pug’s limbs last? Pug’s limb’s are just fine! If anything, I think the puppy tortured him more than he tortured the puppy. Boredom was no longer a problem.