A gift that might carry the Plague and/or Rabies but yeah that's how they mean it. My Bombay once caught a cricket in the apartment, killed it then brought it in his mouth and dropped it at my feet then laid down looking proud.🤣
Pets that respect their hoomans wake them up in predictable ways that couldn't lead to your demise or with a disease like the Plague or Rabies. Cats aren't those kinds of pets. Sleep with one eye open!