Cats in the Belfry

Over three days B and C have developed a fixation with the ceiling in
the corner of the lounge. At first I thought they were looking at a
creepy crawly of some kind - and then I heard it, scuffle, scuffle,
munch, munch, rattle rattle. Rats!!!!!!! We have never had a rat in
our house and never in the ceiling!!

It was time to get out the humane rat trap. I had to throw everything
out of my untidy linen cupboard for John to climb up into the roof with
the trap. No mean feat. Then from the recesses of the roof was a lot
of cursing. "Those bloody cats". Neither of us had noticed that B and
C had discovered
a whole new world when they leapt up into the loft after John. Normally
there is a cover over the opening to the loft.

We rationalized. Perhaps two four legged exterminators would be just
the thing for routing rats! Rats hate the smell of cats. But OMG,
perhaps we will never get the cats down! I had visions of us both
scrambling around in the loft.

We will place the humane trap up in the loft later. This saga is far
from finished. THEY are still in the loft and ominously silent. I'll
keep you posted


--
Bev
The email of the species is more deadly than the mail.

PS Have just rung Ted - HELP

in article , Bev at wrote on
6/26/04 6:57 PM:

Over three days B and C have developed a fixation with the ceiling in
the corner of the lounge. At first I thought they were looking at a
creepy crawly of some kind - and then I heard it, scuffle, scuffle,
munch, munch, rattle rattle. Rats!!!!!!! We have never had a rat in
our house and never in the ceiling!!

It was time to get out the humane rat trap. I had to throw everything
out of my untidy linen cupboard for John to climb up into the roof with
the trap. No mean feat. Then from the recesses of the roof was a lot
of cursing. "Those bloody cats". Neither of us had noticed that B and
C had discovered
a whole new world when they leapt up into the loft after John. Normally
there is a cover over the opening to the loft.

We rationalized. Perhaps two four legged exterminators would be just
the thing for routing rats! Rats hate the smell of cats. But OMG,
perhaps we will never get the cats down! I had visions of us both
scrambling around in the loft.

We will place the humane trap up in the loft later. This saga is far
from finished. THEY are still in the loft and ominously silent. I'll
keep you posted

Ewwww. Sounds like when I had bats in my walls. I need to find and scan a
picture of Grant and Sugars as half grown kittens sitting on my electric
piano staring at a blank wall. They could hear the bats!

in article , Bev at wrote on
6/26/04 6:57 PM:

Over three days B and C have developed a fixation with the ceiling in
the corner of the lounge. At first I thought they were looking at a
creepy crawly of some kind - and then I heard it, scuffle, scuffle,
munch, munch, rattle rattle. Rats!!!!!!! We have never had a rat in
our house and never in the ceiling!!

It was time to get out the humane rat trap. I had to throw everything
out of my untidy linen cupboard for John to climb up into the roof with
the trap. No mean feat. Then from the recesses of the roof was a lot
of cursing. "Those bloody cats". Neither of us had noticed that B and
C had discovered
a whole new world when they leapt up into the loft after John. Normally
there is a cover over the opening to the loft.

We rationalized. Perhaps two four legged exterminators would be just
the thing for routing rats! Rats hate the smell of cats. But OMG,
perhaps we will never get the cats down! I had visions of us both
scrambling around in the loft.

We will place the humane trap up in the loft later. This saga is far
from finished. THEY are still in the loft and ominously silent. I'll
keep you posted

Ewwww. Sounds like when I had bats in my walls. I need to find and scan a
picture of Grant and Sugars as half grown kittens sitting on my electric
piano staring at a blank wall. They could hear the bats!

in article , Bev at wrote on
6/26/04 6:57 PM:

Over three days B and C have developed a fixation with the ceiling in
the corner of the lounge. At first I thought they were looking at a
creepy crawly of some kind - and then I heard it, scuffle, scuffle,
munch, munch, rattle rattle. Rats!!!!!!! We have never had a rat in
our house and never in the ceiling!!

It was time to get out the humane rat trap. I had to throw everything
out of my untidy linen cupboard for John to climb up into the roof with
the trap. No mean feat. Then from the recesses of the roof was a lot
of cursing. "Those bloody cats". Neither of us had noticed that B and
C had discovered
a whole new world when they leapt up into the loft after John. Normally
there is a cover over the opening to the loft.

We rationalized. Perhaps two four legged exterminators would be just
the thing for routing rats! Rats hate the smell of cats. But OMG,
perhaps we will never get the cats down! I had visions of us both
scrambling around in the loft.

We will place the humane trap up in the loft later. This saga is far
from finished. THEY are still in the loft and ominously silent. I'll
keep you posted

Ewwww. Sounds like when I had bats in my walls. I need to find and scan a
picture of Grant and Sugars as half grown kittens sitting on my electric
piano staring at a blank wall. They could hear the bats!

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:57:11 +1200, Bev wrote:

Over three days B and C have developed a fixation with the ceiling in
the corner of the lounge. At first I thought they were looking at a
creepy crawly of some kind - and then I heard it, scuffle, scuffle,
munch, munch, rattle rattle. Rats!!!!!!! We have never had a rat in
our house and never in the ceiling!!

It was time to get out the humane rat trap. I had to throw everything
out of my untidy linen cupboard for John to climb up into the roof with
the trap. No mean feat. Then from the recesses of the roof was a lot
of cursing. "Those bloody cats". Neither of us had noticed that B and
C had discovered
a whole new world when they leapt up into the loft after John. Normally
there is a cover over the opening to the loft.

We rationalized. Perhaps two four legged exterminators would be just
the thing for routing rats! Rats hate the smell of cats. But OMG,
perhaps we will never get the cats down! I had visions of us both
scrambling around in the loft.

We will place the humane trap up in the loft later. This saga is far
from finished. THEY are still in the loft and ominously silent. I'll
keep you posted

If you manage to catch the cats in the trap, I suggest you then call
in an exterminator. The entrance where the rats came in will have to
be located and closed. I suggest an expert. Rat bites can cause
abcesses in cats. Best of luck to man and beast. MLB

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:57:11 +1200, Bev wrote:

Over three days B and C have developed a fixation with the ceiling in
the corner of the lounge. At first I thought they were looking at a
creepy crawly of some kind - and then I heard it, scuffle, scuffle,
munch, munch, rattle rattle. Rats!!!!!!! We have never had a rat in
our house and never in the ceiling!!

It was time to get out the humane rat trap. I had to throw everything
out of my untidy linen cupboard for John to climb up into the roof with
the trap. No mean feat. Then from the recesses of the roof was a lot
of cursing. "Those bloody cats". Neither of us had noticed that B and
C had discovered
a whole new world when they leapt up into the loft after John. Normally
there is a cover over the opening to the loft.

We rationalized. Perhaps two four legged exterminators would be just
the thing for routing rats! Rats hate the smell of cats. But OMG,
perhaps we will never get the cats down! I had visions of us both
scrambling around in the loft.

We will place the humane trap up in the loft later. This saga is far
from finished. THEY are still in the loft and ominously silent. I'll
keep you posted

If you manage to catch the cats in the trap, I suggest you then call
in an exterminator. The entrance where the rats came in will have to
be located and closed. I suggest an expert. Rat bites can cause
abcesses in cats. Best of luck to man and beast. MLB

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:57:11 +1200, Bev wrote:

Over three days B and C have developed a fixation with the ceiling in
the corner of the lounge. At first I thought they were looking at a
creepy crawly of some kind - and then I heard it, scuffle, scuffle,
munch, munch, rattle rattle. Rats!!!!!!! We have never had a rat in
our house and never in the ceiling!!

It was time to get out the humane rat trap. I had to throw everything
out of my untidy linen cupboard for John to climb up into the roof with
the trap. No mean feat. Then from the recesses of the roof was a lot
of cursing. "Those bloody cats". Neither of us had noticed that B and
C had discovered
a whole new world when they leapt up into the loft after John. Normally
there is a cover over the opening to the loft.

We rationalized. Perhaps two four legged exterminators would be just
the thing for routing rats! Rats hate the smell of cats. But OMG,
perhaps we will never get the cats down! I had visions of us both
scrambling around in the loft.

We will place the humane trap up in the loft later. This saga is far
from finished. THEY are still in the loft and ominously silent. I'll
keep you posted

If you manage to catch the cats in the trap, I suggest you then call
in an exterminator. The entrance where the rats came in will have to
be located and closed. I suggest an expert. Rat bites can cause
abcesses in cats. Best of luck to man and beast. MLB

Right after dad and I sold the old house, literally the day after the
closing, I hear this scratching sound in the roof above my head. I'm
thinking bird or squirrel - whatever it was was nocturnal, 4AM I'd hear it.
Annoying as hell, so I kept a stick close to the bed and bang on the
ceiling - I figured if they could make noise so could I. Never mentioned it
to the buyer, she wouldn't have believed me that it happened day after
closing.

About a month after moving, I found out what was in the ceiling - a family
of four raccoons. They got up into the chimney, which apparently was
falling apart, and got into the ceiling that way. Not quite sure what
happened after that, girl that was renting moved out before lease was up -
said raccoons would sit out on deck and watch her, wouldn't even run. She
was afraid her daughter would get bit, so she moved out- landlord wouldn't
do anything about the extra borders.

Whatever is living in your house - get an exterminator and someone to look
and fix where the little buggers are coming in at. Not only do you have to
worry about diseases and things - they could chew through electrical wiring
and cause a fire.

Best of luck!

"Bev" wrote in message
...
Over three days B and C have developed a fixation with the ceiling in
the corner of the lounge. At first I thought they were looking at a
creepy crawly of some kind - and then I heard it, scuffle, scuffle,
munch, munch, rattle rattle. Rats!!!!!!! We have never had a rat in
our house and never in the ceiling!!

It was time to get out the humane rat trap. I had to throw everything
out of my untidy linen cupboard for John to climb up into the roof with
the trap. No mean feat. Then from the recesses of the roof was a lot
of cursing. "Those bloody cats". Neither of us had noticed that B and
C had discovered
a whole new world when they leapt up into the loft after John. Normally
there is a cover over the opening to the loft.

We rationalized. Perhaps two four legged exterminators would be just
the thing for routing rats! Rats hate the smell of cats. But OMG,
perhaps we will never get the cats down! I had visions of us both
scrambling around in the loft.

We will place the humane trap up in the loft later. This saga is far
from finished. THEY are still in the loft and ominously silent. I'll
keep you posted


--
Bev
The email of the species is more deadly than the mail.

PS Have just rung Ted - HELP

Right after dad and I sold the old house, literally the day after the
closing, I hear this scratching sound in the roof above my head. I'm
thinking bird or squirrel - whatever it was was nocturnal, 4AM I'd hear it.
Annoying as hell, so I kept a stick close to the bed and bang on the
ceiling - I figured if they could make noise so could I. Never mentioned it
to the buyer, she wouldn't have believed me that it happened day after
closing.

About a month after moving, I found out what was in the ceiling - a family
of four raccoons. They got up into the chimney, which apparently was
falling apart, and got into the ceiling that way. Not quite sure what
happened after that, girl that was renting moved out before lease was up -
said raccoons would sit out on deck and watch her, wouldn't even run. She
was afraid her daughter would get bit, so she moved out- landlord wouldn't
do anything about the extra borders.

Whatever is living in your house - get an exterminator and someone to look
and fix where the little buggers are coming in at. Not only do you have to
worry about diseases and things - they could chew through electrical wiring
and cause a fire.

Best of luck!

"Bev" wrote in message
...
Over three days B and C have developed a fixation with the ceiling in
the corner of the lounge. At first I thought they were looking at a
creepy crawly of some kind - and then I heard it, scuffle, scuffle,
munch, munch, rattle rattle. Rats!!!!!!! We have never had a rat in
our house and never in the ceiling!!

It was time to get out the humane rat trap. I had to throw everything
out of my untidy linen cupboard for John to climb up into the roof with
the trap. No mean feat. Then from the recesses of the roof was a lot
of cursing. "Those bloody cats". Neither of us had noticed that B and
C had discovered
a whole new world when they leapt up into the loft after John. Normally
there is a cover over the opening to the loft.

We rationalized. Perhaps two four legged exterminators would be just
the thing for routing rats! Rats hate the smell of cats. But OMG,
perhaps we will never get the cats down! I had visions of us both
scrambling around in the loft.

We will place the humane trap up in the loft later. This saga is far
from finished. THEY are still in the loft and ominously silent. I'll
keep you posted


--
Bev
The email of the species is more deadly than the mail.

PS Have just rung Ted - HELP

Right after dad and I sold the old house, literally the day after the
closing, I hear this scratching sound in the roof above my head. I'm
thinking bird or squirrel - whatever it was was nocturnal, 4AM I'd hear it.
Annoying as hell, so I kept a stick close to the bed and bang on the
ceiling - I figured if they could make noise so could I. Never mentioned it
to the buyer, she wouldn't have believed me that it happened day after
closing.

About a month after moving, I found out what was in the ceiling - a family
of four raccoons. They got up into the chimney, which apparently was
falling apart, and got into the ceiling that way. Not quite sure what
happened after that, girl that was renting moved out before lease was up -
said raccoons would sit out on deck and watch her, wouldn't even run. She
was afraid her daughter would get bit, so she moved out- landlord wouldn't
do anything about the extra borders.

Whatever is living in your house - get an exterminator and someone to look
and fix where the little buggers are coming in at. Not only do you have to
worry about diseases and things - they could chew through electrical wiring
and cause a fire.

Best of luck!

"Bev" wrote in message
...
Over three days B and C have developed a fixation with the ceiling in
the corner of the lounge. At first I thought they were looking at a
creepy crawly of some kind - and then I heard it, scuffle, scuffle,
munch, munch, rattle rattle. Rats!!!!!!! We have never had a rat in
our house and never in the ceiling!!

It was time to get out the humane rat trap. I had to throw everything
out of my untidy linen cupboard for John to climb up into the roof with
the trap. No mean feat. Then from the recesses of the roof was a lot
of cursing. "Those bloody cats". Neither of us had noticed that B and
C had discovered
a whole new world when they leapt up into the loft after John. Normally
there is a cover over the opening to the loft.

We rationalized. Perhaps two four legged exterminators would be just
the thing for routing rats! Rats hate the smell of cats. But OMG,
perhaps we will never get the cats down! I had visions of us both
scrambling around in the loft.

We will place the humane trap up in the loft later. This saga is far
from finished. THEY are still in the loft and ominously silent. I'll
keep you posted


--
Bev
The email of the species is more deadly than the mail.

PS Have just rung Ted - HELP