My cat is also called Sooty. He did once when much younger bring a live mouse into the house and then proceed to follow it around. Mrs PS was in hysterics as anything to do with spiders, mice/rats and most reptiles send her off on one. I was under the order of death to catch it so got an old ice...
Just spent a small fortune on my moggy who had to have eight teeth out. Currently he is on mashed food due to stitches. Now sitting on my lap as I channel hop the live football