Mousetraps--They Work

I have found out--mousetraps WORK for keeping cats off of things & places
you don't want them. And it doesn't seem to hurt them.

Two kittens we have seemed totally stubborn & determined to keep hopping
onto the kitchen table. We put 8 mousetraps at various spots--including
placing two upside down under a sheet of paper on a chair they like to use
to hop up there. Left the room and a few minutes later--POP! Went and reset
it, next morning no sign of any cat trespassing.

Last night had a small tiny Christmas tree on the dresser, came home & found
it overturned on the floor with the balls everywhere. Put it back, placed 2
mousetraps around it, left the room, barely two minutes later--POP! Reset
it, I get up this morning, the mousetrap is STILL set and the tree has not
been touched.

Those cats have learned who the boss is around here--that it is me, that I
am not kidding when I say "stay off of that!" that I mean it. (That, or
they're just scared of sudden noises, whatever, makes no difference.) It is
worth noting, too, they seem OK--no sign of injuries or whatever. They're
totally uninjured (I don't know how but they are) and they're learning who
the boss is around here.

They work, they really do.

LRH

Troll

"Larry R Harrison Jr" larrytucaz cox.net wrote:

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I have found out--mousetraps WORK for keeping cats off of things & places
you don't want them. And it doesn't seem to hurt them.

Two kittens we have seemed totally stubborn & determined to keep hopping
onto the kitchen table. We put 8 mousetraps at various spots--including
placing two upside down under a sheet of paper on a chair they like to use
to hop up there. Left the room and a few minutes later--POP! Went and reset
it, next morning no sign of any cat trespassing.

Last night had a small tiny Christmas tree on the dresser, came home & found
it overturned on the floor with the balls everywhere. Put it back, placed 2
mousetraps around it, left the room, barely two minutes later--POP! Reset
it, I get up this morning, the mousetrap is STILL set and the tree has not
been touched.

Those cats have learned who the boss is around here--that it is me, that I
am not kidding when I say "stay off of that!" that I mean it. (That, or
they're just scared of sudden noises, whatever, makes no difference.) It is
worth noting, too, they seem OK--no sign of injuries or whatever. They're
totally uninjured (I don't know how but they are) and they're learning who
the boss is around here.

They work, they really do.

LRH

With a name like John Doe, I wouldn't go around name-calling.

I put this here because I see many posters asking things like "how do I keep
my cat off the kitchen table" or "how do I get my cat to leave the Christmas
tree alone" etc etc. So I offered this pre-emptively. If you disagree with
it, take it on and explain why. Otherwise, what are you offering besides
name-calling when (again) with a name like "John Doe" you're hardly one to
talk?

LRH

On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 08:50:34 -0700, "Larry R Harrison Jr"
wrote:

With a name like John Doe, I wouldn't go around name-calling.

I put this here because I see many posters asking things like "how do I keep
my cat off the kitchen table" or "how do I get my cat to leave the Christmas
tree alone" etc etc. So I offered this pre-emptively. If you disagree with
it, take it on and explain why. Otherwise, what are you offering besides
name-calling when (again) with a name like "John Doe" you're hardly one to
talk?

LRH

JD is a wannabe, Nothing more.

GIT - R - DONE

Lamey - The cable guy wrote:

JD is a wannabe, Nothing more.

GIT - R - DONE

John is classic case of someone with Oedipal fear.

"whitershadeofpale" wrote in message
ups.com...

Lamey - The cable guy wrote:

JD is a wannabe, Nothing more.

GIT - R - DONE

John is classic case of someone with Oedipal fear.


ooo Sigmund!

I love it when you talk psychoanalysis to me!

cybercat wrote:

ooo Sigmund!

I love it when you talk psychoanalysis to me!

I'm kinda working out of my pocket right now, John was an easy
analysis...

where I nailed John in one sentence, you're much to intricate for one
sentence.
scratching my head

"whitershadeofpale" wrote in message
ups.com...

cybercat wrote:

ooo Sigmund!

I love it when you talk psychoanalysis to me!

I'm kinda working out of my pocket right now, John was an easy
analysis...

where I nailed John in one sentence, you're much to intricate for one
sentence.
scratching my head


Don't you dare even try!!

Larry R Harrison Jr wrote:

I put this here because I see many posters asking things like "how do I keep
my cat off the kitchen table" or "how do I get my cat to leave the Christmas
tree alone" etc etc. So I offered this pre-emptively. If you disagree with
it, take it on and explain why.

LRH

You might just have been lucky so far. It sounds like you've only been
doing it a couple days. Even mice are able to spring the trap without
getting hurt sometimes. I don't know how big these kittens are but I
think even an adult cat could get hurt by a mousetrap by getting a paw
stuck in it or something.

It's so cool how you say you're the boss over some little mammals.
Powerful stuff. I hope your cats don't get hurt because you don't
sound like you would care enough to take them to a vet...you'd probably
just let them suffer and if they died, oh, well. It's irresponsible.
Poor kitties.

Candace

Candace wrote:

It's so cool how you say you're the boss over some little mammals.
Powerful stuff. I hope your cats don't get hurt because you don't
sound like you would care enough to take them to a vet...you'd probably
just let them suffer and if they died, oh, well. It's irresponsible.
Poor kitties.

Candace

daaam what are you smoking!

I don't think dude really set mouse traps for his kittens

you think he did? I don't know.

If he did, he could goto jail for cruelty to animals.
Traps are designed to kill small rodents....a small kitten
would probably break a toe, or tail.

I dont think he did. I don't know.