I have 5 cats and I'm the one to catch a mouse. Really cats, come on get to work.
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Oh come on cats!
- Thread starter bbdoll22
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That would be my house too. At least I think so. I know how Abby is when it comes to bugs. She basically points them out to me, lol
Not sure how Spencer and Katie would be. I've yet to see them with a bug.
Not sure how Spencer and Katie would be. I've yet to see them with a bug.
:lol3: My cats would be amused but would probably not "catch" the mouse. Possibly Walden, though. 
I'm sure Abby would be scared of it. :lol3:
Jamie was quite the hunter despite being on a leash when he was outdoors, but he didn't eat the mice he killed. He caught a rat once but didn't kill it - I had it deposited, scared stiff, on my lap.
I suspect that Mogli's prey drive is pretty high. He gets very excited when he's watching birds and he eats any bugs that get too close on the balcony.
I suspect that Mogli's prey drive is pretty high. He gets very excited when he's watching birds and he eats any bugs that get too close on the balcony.
My curtains have battle wounds off my two trying to get the shadows of the birds and paw prints up the top of the window where they have jumped to try and get said birds they hear the tweets and want to be at them,I dunno how they would be with a mouse, but anything that moves infront of Flash is fair game in her eyes so she might catch one LOL!
Thunder catches flies. Crazy cats won't play with the toy mouse.I buy new mice each month but with no interest. Can someone help me ?
Ari not only caught mice but would bat them under the fridge to mummify. That prolongs its play value. 
Anything that moves is dead meat (pun definitely intended) if the ladies can grab it. Moths, grasshoppers, crickets, the occasional lizard. I have never seen a mouse near the house. I bet the house screams 'Cats inside, beware!'
Our cat (Harley) has a catch and release policy: He catches them outside, and releases them inside-- quite alive and well. He then promptly loses interest in re-catching it, and we have to trap it. BTW, we've found a great "no kill" mousetrap. I guess I shouldn't mention the brand name so as not to advertise for them on this thread. I got it @ Target, I think. Anyway, it's a 6 inch long plastic tube on a fulcrum, and heavier on one end-- thus causing the lighter end (baited end) to tip slightly up off the floor.The heavy end has a door which closes as soon as the mouse enters and moves toward the bait (crunchy peanut butter never fails). Leave it out overnight, That's it-- the mouse is alive and well, and you can release it wherever. No mess, and it's humane for those of you whose humanity extends to varmints and pests and such--not sure mine does. BUT mice do have a nervous system, which means they can suffer-- I suppose. But for me, its more about avoiding the disgusting mess the traditional spring loaded traps leave you. Anyway, for what its worth...
Funny--catch and release! Good idea about the no kill mousetrap, although I don't often have to catch a loose critter in the house. If one gets away from the cats, they normally stick with it until they catch it again. Usually all three will watch the table or chair or wherever the critter is hiding, but if it takes too long for it to make its move back out in the open, one or two of the cats might wander off but one always stays to watch. Eventually the poor thing will make a run for it but at least one cat will be there waiting...I swear, they take turns keeping an eye on their prey! It's really funny. Once a lizard did escape them. My hubby opened his sock drawer to find a live lizard staring up at him! It was so unexpected, it startled the crap out of him. No idea how the lizard got all the way to the back of the house and up in the drawer.
Betsy-- love their teamwork!
