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It depends on the size and condition of the rat in question. If it was small or a baby, the cat would probably kill it. If it was a full grown one, then it might inflict damage such as bleeding and disease. If it were a pet rat and you want it to make friends with your cat, either get both animals at the same time when they're young or get them to gradually get used to each other.
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Can cats kill rats?
Yes, cats can kill rats. Cats don't just kill only rats but they can also kill Mice.
What is the difference between cats and rats or mice?
Rats are smaller than cats.
Which are most closely related cats and dogs or cats and rats?
Cats and dogs are more closely related than cats and rats.
Which pair are more related rats and cats or cats and dogs?
Domestic cats and dogs are more closely related than cats and rats. Cats and dogs diverge at Order Carnivora, cats to Feliformia and dogs to caniformia. Cats and rats, on the other hand diverge at Infraclass Eutheria, rats to Rodentia and cats to Carnivora.(Dogs belong to Genus Canis, cats to Genus Felis, and rats to Genus Rattus.)Cats and dogs both descend from a weasel-like mammal known as cynodictis.
Can cats smell rats?
The answer is YES, because rats have highly sensitive and efficient ears and nose (both) which can sense the presence of cats.
Does the class mammalia include dogs cats and rats?
Yes. Rats, Dogs, and Cats ave Live Birth.
Why cats easily catches rats though rats are fast to run and hide?
Not all cats will easily catch rats. Some cats will catch rats even though they are fast to run and hide. A cat has hunter instincts and will hunt their prey, they will stalk the prey until they catch it. Many cats will not go after animals like rats that can harm them.
Are cats and rats closer than cats and dogs families?
no
Are black rats dangerous?
no they are not. Due to their history of carrying the bubonic plague rats have been labeled as nasty, dirty, dangerous animals. I have breed rats for a long time now and none of my black rats are "dangerous". It is down to the individual and their beliefs
Do cats go for rats?
yes
Who to complain to about rats in the house?
cats
Are the rats and black cats related to vampires?
Rats and cats (all cats, not just black ones) are "related" to vampire bats very distantly, in a cladistic sense.
