August 15, 2008 | Filed under: Stuff
There was a bee in my house. A big, fat, hungry bee, buzzing and buzzing around my windows, which drove me crazy. I wanted to go after it but one; I was afraid, and two; I was afraid.
Not as terrified as I would be a spider, but it was a close second.
So I sicced Ashes on the thing.
Ashes loves to eat bees. She ate three just yesterday but her tongue swelled and today suddenly she doesn’t like bees so much.
Go get it, Ashes!
But nothing. She didn’t wanna.
Dammit.
I tried Mountain Barbie next. Surely this wild, fearless puppy would protect me. Right, Mountain Barbie?
RIGHT?
But she thought the bee was her friend and even played with it for awhile, but then she lost interest, distracted by her own tail, and then the need to lick herself.
Thanks a lot, Mountain Barbie.
Desperate, I put Sadie The Cat on bee duty. “Kill,” I told her.
She yawned, stretched, and then swatted it with one casual bat of her paw, nailing the thing on the first try.
Then she ate half the carcass, left the other half as a present for me, and took a long nap.
Sadie, you are my new hero.
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Ewa In The Garden says:
Cats are Monsters-Predators
sometimes usefull 
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 1:20 amGreetings/Ewa
Cheryl M. says:
My big,fat Maine Coon cat, Allie is amazing at catching creepy crawlies and eating them. It almost makes up for the thousands of dollars of cat food I buy every week,lol. He’s also caught a bat or two. Who knew such a tubby guy could defy gravity like that?
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 3:37 amJudy F says:
Good Old Sadie… You can always depend on a cat eventually. LOL
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 4:05 amAmanda says:
Moggy’s really are a girls best friend!
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 5:30 amElen says:
Gracie A. ate one bee. It was in her first year, when she was a toddler pup. It was not good. It was kinda like watching a Transformer. Her head morphed from triangle to square in a matter of hours. She had to visit the vet for an antihistamine. One more bee sting, and the vet said we’d be talking Epi.
We tried not to laugh. Srsly. We didn’t think her Golden head could get any bigger. It was circus big.
Gracie A. sticks to earwigs now.
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 5:35 amAng says:
You go Sadie..show those dogs who is the “real” boss.
Now you just need her to take care of the spiders and you will be set. 
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 5:50 amMelissa says:
Wanna hear something gross? of course you do!!
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 6:00 amYears ago, we had this great, big orange, cat named Nana Kitty. My dad had named him Conan, but when something that big squeaks at you whenever it opens its mouth, there’s nothing much Conan-ie about it. Anyway, Nana Kitty, all 15 pounds of fluff and love, had to have some teeth pulled. Poor thing developed a sinus infection shortly thereafter. Took him to the vet, had him xrayed, and the vet removed from his SINUSES, a baby bee he had eaten. One of his teeth had perforated his sinus cavity upon extraction and when he ate the bee, it crawled through, into his sinuses.
I miss the big dope every day.
Natasha says:
HA! I love cats! My cat knows what “spider” means and she comes running to play/eat!
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 6:06 amDee says:
Cats can get the job done, all right. We can’t have one because my mother [who lives with me] is allergic.
Here’s a tip, though. You don’t have to buy expensive, stinky insecticide. Windex or hairspray will kill bugs. My son killed a wasp that got in the house with just Windex. After the body is removed, you can grab a paper towel and do a little cleaning no the spot! LOL
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 6:22 amStacy ~ says:
Gotta love the cat. WTG Sadie. Dee, I learned about Windex from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” - it really works *g*
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 6:34 amabby says:
Hahaha… go Sadie! You know, that reminds me of a bee story I had from when I was younger. I was upstairs when I heard screaming downstairs. Everyone was trying to kill the bee. I don’t like bees, so I stayed at the top. Anyway, my grandpa comes out, and asks, “What’s going on?” I tell him, and he shrugs and goes back to his room. He comes out later with a ball of sock, looks down below, lets the ball of sock go, and kills the bee. There was my family frantically trying to kill the bee when all it took was for my grandpa to throw a sock from the 2nd floor.
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 7:08 amSuzanne says:
Awww, and she’s so cute, too!
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 7:31 amsls-rainey says:
My cat Peaches was always good for bugs. She is now old and doesn’t have any teeth. I think if she battled a bee now the bee would win.
My dog Rainey would get the bee, destroy half the house in the attempt, and get stung. I don’t think I’ll ask her if I have a bee problem.
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 7:52 amLiza says:
WTG Sadie! My friend’s cat Hallie Kitty will eat spiders, but she always leaves the legs behind…
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 9:16 amMaureen says:
BEE???? BEE???
I soooo don’t do bees!! Wanna send Sadie my way??
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 10:09 amDonna M says:
Sadie is an amazing cat! So glad she was able to take care of the bee. The picture of Mountain Barbie trying to hide behind the tree is so cute!
She doesn’t know we can still see her!! 
Everyone have a wonderful weekend.
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 10:14 amAshley says:
Yay, Sadie!! She knows how to get the job done right!
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 11:46 amlimecello says:
Hilarious - and good to know pets can be handy not only as companions, but fearsome killers of all things insect :D. Now you just have to teach them to go after spiders!
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 12:15 pmBrandy says:
I adore watching my furballs hunt a fly. They’re hilarious! Good Going Sadie!
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 12:59 pmDiana says:
Sadie to the rescue. Three cheers for kitty power!
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 6:43 pmjeanne says:
I’d bet on the cat any day
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 7:04 pmCryna says:
Sadie is a beautiful cat, and fearless as well. Hurray for her on showing the dogs how it is done…..
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 7:07 pmAmy A says:
A bee? In. The. House????
::faints dead away::
Posted on August 16th, 2008 at 8:15 pm