Cats and flies

[The Big Gill]

Hot weather, wide open windows, and occasionally a fly comes in for a bit of a buzz. The cat's been pretty adept at hunting them down, but also munching them up. He's usually much too fast for me to get to, but should I try to prevent him from doing this?

[trevoraston]

This is a totally normal behaviour for any cat. It will not do them any harm what so ever. Even if the cat was to eat a wasp or a bee it may sting them but it is very unlikely to harm them long term.

[fat rascal]

i don't think it harms them, i used to have a lovely little cat that used to catch bees in her noth... let them buzz about for a bit.. then let them go, and not stung at all.

[The Big Gill]

Thanks, people. I'm not too worried about wasps and bees (they don't come indoors, and he can't catch any outdoors) - it's the flies; I was just thinking that if you don't want them on your food, you probably shouldn't have them as food. Still, like I say, they're usually down his throat before I know it. And yes, it is pretty useful!