Cats causin mouse infestation

My idiot cats bring live, unharmed mice into the house from outside,
and promptly lose them to the many small hiding places in the house.
Every now and then, I notice one of my cats getting all tensed up
listening intently by the fridge or other nooks and cranies in the
house. So thanks to my cats, now I have mice living in my house! I'd be
mouse-free if it wasnt for the damn cats! Has anybody heard of anything
so stupid?!

"223rem" wrote

My idiot cats bring live, unharmed mice into the house from outside,
and promptly lose them to the many small hiding places in the house.
Every now and then, I notice one of my cats getting all tensed up
listening intently by the fridge or other nooks and cranies in the
house. So thanks to my cats, now I have mice living in my house! I'd be
mouse-free if it wasnt for the damn cats! Has anybody heard of anything
so stupid?!

Sure have! When mine were able to go out, they brought in every kind of
small critter, almost always unharmed. Some of them got loose, some I took
away and released outdoors, and some they killed and ate. The ones that got
away on their own didn't stick around long with seven cats roaming the
premises.

223rem wrote:
My idiot cats bring live, unharmed mice into the house from outside,
and promptly lose them to the many small hiding places in the house.
Every now and then, I notice one of my cats getting all tensed up
listening intently by the fridge or other nooks and cranies in the
house. So thanks to my cats, now I have mice living in my house! I'd
be mouse-free if it wasnt for the damn cats! Has anybody heard of
anything so stupid?!

What's stupid is you let them outside in the first place since you know they
do this.

"223rem" wrote in message
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My idiot cats bring live, unharmed mice into the house from outside,
and promptly lose them to the many small hiding places in the house.
Every now and then, I notice one of my cats getting all tensed up
listening intently by the fridge or other nooks and cranies in the
house. So thanks to my cats, now I have mice living in my house! I'd be
mouse-free if it wasnt for the damn cats! Has anybody heard of anything
so stupid?!


Live angry birds. Lizards. Et al.

Birds would be delivered to my bed if I wasn't up yet.

Jo

223rem wrote:
My idiot cats bring live, unharmed mice into the house from outside,
and promptly lose them to the many small hiding places in the house.
Every now and then, I notice one of my cats getting all tensed up
listening intently by the fridge or other nooks and cranies in the
house. So thanks to my cats, now I have mice living in my house! I'd be
mouse-free if it wasnt for the damn cats! Has anybody heard of anything
so stupid?!

Yoda brought a small rabbit inside back in his younger days. Oddly
enough, the rabbit was completely unharmed. He was carrying it by the
scruff, exactly like a mama cat carries her kittens. We about never
caught it.
If it gets to be a real problem, you can always close your kitty flap
and make them check their prey at the door. You can tell when they've
got something in their mouth trying to bring it it. They have their
head bowed down at a weird angle.

Sherry

jmcquown wrote:
223rem wrote:
My idiot cats bring live, unharmed mice into the house from outside,
and promptly lose them to the many small hiding places in the house.
Every now and then, I notice one of my cats getting all tensed up
listening intently by the fridge or other nooks and cranies in the
house. So thanks to my cats, now I have mice living in my house! I'd
be mouse-free if it wasnt for the damn cats! Has anybody heard of
anything so stupid?!

What's stupid is you let them outside in the first place since you know they
do this.

I love my cats., I'd never keep them prisoner in the house.

223rem wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
223rem wrote:
My idiot cats bring live, unharmed mice into the house from outside,
and promptly lose them to the many small hiding places in the house.
Every now and then, I notice one of my cats getting all tensed up
listening intently by the fridge or other nooks and cranies in the
house. So thanks to my cats, now I have mice living in my house! I'd
be mouse-free if it wasnt for the damn cats! Has anybody heard of
anything so stupid?!

What's stupid is you let them outside in the first place since you
know they do this.

I love my cats., I'd never keep them prisoner in the house.

Okay, I won't get into this debate with you. Suffice to say you'll just
have to live with a rodent infestation.

223rem wrote:

My idiot cats bring live, unharmed mice into the house from outside,
and promptly lose them to the many small hiding places in the house.
Every now and then, I notice one of my cats getting all tensed up
listening intently by the fridge or other nooks and cranies in the
house. So thanks to my cats, now I have mice living in my house! I'd be
mouse-free if it wasnt for the damn cats! Has anybody heard of anything
so stupid?!

I had a couple who specialized in "bringing 'em back alive",
too - only they chose those little grey California fruit
rats - mice are smaller. I once had one living in my
portable dishwasher (surviving happily on catfood) for
MONTHS, until I moved and the disturbance of having the
dishwasher carried from the house flushed out the rat!

jmcquown wrote:

223rem wrote:

My idiot cats bring live, unharmed mice into the house from outside,
and promptly lose them to the many small hiding places in the house.
Every now and then, I notice one of my cats getting all tensed up
listening intently by the fridge or other nooks and cranies in the
house. So thanks to my cats, now I have mice living in my house! I'd
be mouse-free if it wasnt for the damn cats! Has anybody heard of
anything so stupid?!


What's stupid is you let them outside in the first place since you know they
do this.

Please, Jill, let's not start up the old indoor/outdoor
controversy again! Opinions seem to be quite evenly divided
here, and neither side is likely to convince the other.

Jo Firey wrote:

"223rem" wrote in message
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My idiot cats bring live, unharmed mice into the house from outside,
and promptly lose them to the many small hiding places in the house.
Every now and then, I notice one of my cats getting all tensed up
listening intently by the fridge or other nooks and cranies in the
house. So thanks to my cats, now I have mice living in my house! I'd be
mouse-free if it wasnt for the damn cats! Has anybody heard of anything
so stupid?!



Live angry birds. Lizards. Et al.

Birds would be delivered to my bed if I wasn't up yet.

Ah yes! How well I recall the early morning a cat jumped up
on the bet, but instead of cuddling, I was treated to a loud
"squawk!" in my ear, as the captive bird escaped. (Took me
nearly an hour of chasing it from light fixture to drapes to
window, before I was able to shoo it out the door.)


Jo