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Too young to catch mice?
We got a kitten to catch the mice in the house. He's about 12 weeks
old or so. The vet has recommended that he stay indoors, so he's not getting any practice hunting outside at all. He loves to chase the laser and play with little foam balls, and we have one of those little mice that hangs on an elastic string that goes over the door that he also loves. The problem is that in the 3 weeks since we got him the mice have apparently gotten much bolder. The other night one ran right by his food dish and this morning a mouse stood up on his hind legs when it saw my roommate! The cat is never around when the mice are, they seem to be coming from behind the stove or under the fridge and he does spend some time sniffing around there and looking around there, but he certainly hasn't chased or caught anything. Is he too young for us to expect him to catch the mice? Or is there anything I can do to help teach him? |
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Too young to catch mice?
that looks just like my LIMO
wrote in message ... We got a kitten to catch the mice in the house. He's about 12 weeks old or so. The vet has recommended that he stay indoors, so he's not getting any practice hunting outside at all. He loves to chase the laser and play with little foam balls, and we have one of those little mice that hangs on an elastic string that goes over the door that he also loves. The problem is that in the 3 weeks since we got him the mice have apparently gotten much bolder. The other night one ran right by his food dish and this morning a mouse stood up on his hind legs when it saw my roommate! The cat is never around when the mice are, they seem to be coming from behind the stove or under the fridge and he does spend some time sniffing around there and looking around there, but he certainly hasn't chased or caught anything. Is he too young for us to expect him to catch the mice? Or is there anything I can do to help teach him? Nope but you can take him back to wher you got him and call an exterminator than stop being a complete idiot |
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On Nov 19, 1:26 pm, "Matthew"
wrote: that looks just like my wrote in message ... We got a kitten to catch the mice in the house. He's about 12 weeks old or so. The vet has recommended that he stay indoors, so he's not getting any practice hunting outside at all. He loves to chase the laser and play with little foam balls, and we have one of those little mice that hangs on an elastic string that goes over the door that he also loves. The problem is that in the 3 weeks since we got him the mice have apparently gotten much bolder. The other night one ran right by his food dish and this morning a mouse stood up on his hind legs when it saw my roommate! The cat is never around when the mice are, they seem to be coming from behind the stove or under the fridge and he does spend some time sniffing around there and looking around there, but he certainly hasn't chased or caught anything. Is he too young for us to expect him to catch the mice? Or is there anything I can do to help teach him? Nope but you can take him back to wher you got him and call an exterminator than stop being a complete idiot I'd like to clear this up a little. I did not mean to imply that the only reason we got him was to catch mice. we were looking for a pet, and when it came time to decide between a cat (which i wanted) and a dog (which my roommate wanted) the decision came down to cats being able to catch mice. he's not a "cheap form of pest control", we're not going to take him back, he's part of the family now I'm just trying to learn a little about what might help him become a better hunter. Cats are natural hunters, I know this, but since his mother did not bring him any mice to practice on I was wondering if there's something I should be doing. And truth be told he's probably not catching the mice cause he's sound asleep in my bed! |
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why did my post show up like that huh correct version
" wrote in message ... We got a kitten to catch the mice in the house. He's about 12 weeks old or so. The vet has recommended that he stay indoors, so he's not getting any practice hunting outside at all. He loves to chase the laser and play with little foam balls, and we have one of those little mice that hangs on an elastic string that goes over the door that he also loves. The problem is that in the 3 weeks since we got him the mice have apparently gotten much bolder. The other night one ran right by his food dish and this morning a mouse stood up on his hind legs when it saw my roommate! The cat is never around when the mice are, they seem to be coming from behind the stove or under the fridge and he does spend some time sniffing around there and looking around there, but he certainly hasn't chased or caught anything. Is he too young for us to expect him to catch the mice? Or is there anything I can do to help teach him? Nope but you can take him back to where you got him if you want a mouse trap and call an exterminator than stop being a complete idiot when it comes to your cat. You cat is not a machine since you are a first time poster here I am thinking TROLL |
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wrote in message ... On Nov 19, 1:26 pm, "Matthew" wrote: that looks just like my wrote in message ... We got a kitten to catch the mice in the house. He's about 12 weeks old or so. The vet has recommended that he stay indoors, so he's not getting any practice hunting outside at all. He loves to chase the laser and play with little foam balls, and we have one of those little mice that hangs on an elastic string that goes over the door that he also loves. The problem is that in the 3 weeks since we got him the mice have apparently gotten much bolder. The other night one ran right by his food dish and this morning a mouse stood up on his hind legs when it saw my roommate! The cat is never around when the mice are, they seem to be coming from behind the stove or under the fridge and he does spend some time sniffing around there and looking around there, but he certainly hasn't chased or caught anything. Is he too young for us to expect him to catch the mice? Or is there anything I can do to help teach him? Nope but you can take him back to wher you got him and call an exterminator than stop being a complete idiot I'd like to clear this up a little. I did not mean to imply that the only reason we got him was to catch mice. we were looking for a pet, and when it came time to decide between a cat (which i wanted) and a dog (which my roommate wanted) the decision came down to cats being able to catch mice. he's not a "cheap form of pest control", we're not going to take him back, he's part of the family now I'm just trying to learn a little about what might help him become a better hunter. Cats are natural hunters, I know this, but since his mother did not bring him any mice to practice on I was wondering if there's something I should be doing. And truth be told he's probably not catching the mice cause he's sound asleep in my bed! Ok than ignore my posts but when you post what you did What do you think we are going to think 1 call an exterminator rats and mice carry disease and you could kill your cat 2 cats are natural hunters unless it learns from another cat or mom they will maime their prey and more inlikley play with it not knowing what to do so unless you want a tidying on your pillow that is still alive CALL AN EXTERMINATOR 3 IMO please keep your cat inside there are so many reason to do so |
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Too young to catch mice?
On Nov 19, 1:41 pm, "Matthew"
wrote: why did my post show up like that huh correct version " wrote in message ... We got a kitten to catch the mice in the house. He's about 12 weeks old or so. The vet has recommended that he stay indoors, so he's not getting any practice hunting outside at all. He loves to chase the laser and play with little foam balls, and we have one of those little mice that hangs on an elastic string that goes over the door that he also loves. The problem is that in the 3 weeks since we got him the mice have apparently gotten much bolder. The other night one ran right by his food dish and this morning a mouse stood up on his hind legs when it saw my roommate! The cat is never around when the mice are, they seem to be coming from behind the stove or under the fridge and he does spend some time sniffing around there and looking around there, but he certainly hasn't chased or caught anything. Is he too young for us to expect him to catch the mice? Or is there anything I can do to help teach him? Nope but you can take him back to where you got him if you want a mouse trap and call an exterminator than stop being a complete idiot when it comes to your cat. You cat is not a machine since you are a first time poster here I am thinking TROLL and actually we rescued the kitten who was being kept on a freezing cold porch, hadn't been taken to the vet, was covered in fleas and clearly malnourished. he's now much healthier and being properly taken care of. and on a side note, I came to this discussion board because I was curious if i was missing something and was met with judgmental assumptions about who i am as a cat owner. if i were a negligent owner who saw my cat as a "cheap form of pest control" then I would probably not go to the trouble of trying to learn more. In addition, I was under the assumption that this discussion board would be helpful in answering some of my questions. Instead I have been called a 'complete idiot' for asking simple questions. I would suggest that in the future you think a little more about your posts so that rather than drive people away with your harsh criticism you welcome their input and questions, which is after all the entire purpose of discussion. If anyone has any useful and helpful input I welcome it. If you merely want to call me an idiot and imply that I am in some way less than loving of my cat then I'd appreciate if you keep your misinformed and myopic opinions to yourself. Thank you. |
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wrote in message ... On Nov 19, 1:41 pm, "Matthew" wrote: why did my post show up like that huh correct version " wrote in message ... We got a kitten to catch the mice in the house. He's about 12 weeks old or so. The vet has recommended that he stay indoors, so he's not getting any practice hunting outside at all. He loves to chase the laser and play with little foam balls, and we have one of those little mice that hangs on an elastic string that goes over the door that he also loves. The problem is that in the 3 weeks since we got him the mice have apparently gotten much bolder. The other night one ran right by his food dish and this morning a mouse stood up on his hind legs when it saw my roommate! The cat is never around when the mice are, they seem to be coming from behind the stove or under the fridge and he does spend some time sniffing around there and looking around there, but he certainly hasn't chased or caught anything. Is he too young for us to expect him to catch the mice? Or is there anything I can do to help teach him? Nope but you can take him back to where you got him if you want a mouse trap and call an exterminator than stop being a complete idiot when it comes to your cat. You cat is not a machine since you are a first time poster here I am thinking TROLL and actually we rescued the kitten who was being kept on a freezing cold porch, hadn't been taken to the vet, was covered in fleas and clearly malnourished. he's now much healthier and being properly taken care of. and on a side note, I came to this discussion board because I was curious if i was missing something and was met with judgmental assumptions about who i am as a cat owner. if i were a negligent owner who saw my cat as a "cheap form of pest control" then I would probably not go to the trouble of trying to learn more. In addition, I was under the assumption that this discussion board would be helpful in answering some of my questions. Instead I have been called a 'complete idiot' for asking simple questions. I would suggest that in the future you think a little more about your posts so that rather than drive people away with your harsh criticism you welcome their input and questions, which is after all the entire purpose of discussion. If anyone has any useful and helpful input I welcome it. If you merely want to call me an idiot and imply that I am in some way less than loving of my cat then I'd appreciate if you keep your misinformed and myopic opinions to yourself. Thank you. Well no offense when you come on here and say you want the cat to catch mice WTF do you expect |
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We got a kitten to catch the mice in the house. He's about 12 weeks old or so. The vet has recommended that he stay indoors, so he's not getting any practice hunting outside at all. He loves to chase the Hi Meghan. He's too young. What will happen when he gets older is he will probably scare the mice into finding some other place. In the meantime, be careful about any mouse traps. Some of them can be dangerous to your kitten too. Broken toes etc. |
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On Nov 19, 3:55 pm, "cshenk" wrote:
wrote We got a kitten to catch the mice in the house. He's about 12 weeks old or so. The vet has recommended that he stay indoors, so he's not getting any practice hunting outside at all. He loves to chase the Hi Meghan. He's too young. What will happen when he gets older is he will probably scare the mice into finding some other place. In the meantime, be careful about any mouse traps. Some of them can be dangerous to your kitten too. Broken toes etc. Great thank you! |
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"Matthew" wrote in message g.com... wrote in message ... On Nov 19, 1:41 pm, "Matthew" wrote: why did my post show up like that huh correct version " wrote in message ... We got a kitten to catch the mice in the house. He's about 12 weeks old or so. The vet has recommended that he stay indoors, so he's not getting any practice hunting outside at all. He loves to chase the laser and play with little foam balls, and we have one of those little mice that hangs on an elastic string that goes over the door that he also loves. The problem is that in the 3 weeks since we got him the mice have apparently gotten much bolder. The other night one ran right by his food dish and this morning a mouse stood up on his hind legs when it saw my roommate! The cat is never around when the mice are, they seem to be coming from behind the stove or under the fridge and he does spend some time sniffing around there and looking around there, but he certainly hasn't chased or caught anything. Is he too young for us to expect him to catch the mice? Or is there anything I can do to help teach him? Nope but you can take him back to where you got him if you want a mouse trap and call an exterminator than stop being a complete idiot when it comes to your cat. You cat is not a machine since you are a first time poster here I am thinking TROLL and actually we rescued the kitten who was being kept on a freezing cold porch, hadn't been taken to the vet, was covered in fleas and clearly malnourished. he's now much healthier and being properly taken care of. and on a side note, I came to this discussion board because I was curious if i was missing something and was met with judgmental assumptions about who i am as a cat owner. if i were a negligent owner who saw my cat as a "cheap form of pest control" then I would probably not go to the trouble of trying to learn more. In addition, I was under the assumption that this discussion board would be helpful in answering some of my questions. Instead I have been called a 'complete idiot' for asking simple questions. I would suggest that in the future you think a little more about your posts so that rather than drive people away with your harsh criticism you welcome their input and questions, which is after all the entire purpose of discussion. If anyone has any useful and helpful input I welcome it. If you merely want to call me an idiot and imply that I am in some way less than loving of my cat then I'd appreciate if you keep your misinformed and myopic opinions to yourself. Thank you. Well no offense when you come on here and say you want the cat to catch mice WTF do you expect Precisely. Poor cat. |
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