At 3am I was woken by the special noise cats make when they have caught something and brought it back for your approval. I got up and found that Tui had a small rat, for which I praised her effusively. It’s been a long time since there were any rats around here to catch, and she had apparently killed it cleanly so it was beyond suffering. I left it for her to play with and went back to bed.

When I got up again, the rat was gone, except for its kidney. I doubt that Tui would have eaten the skeleton and left the kidney behind, but I can find no trace of the rest of the rat.