Well, Fall is officially here. How do I know? Not only by the hundreds of Asian Ladybug things that have invaded my house, but also by the new batch of mice who are planning to live here this winter.
Yes, they have found my house! This year though, not only am I armed with fresh packs of Decon, but I have 3 cats for them to fear!
This morning we got up much earlier than usual and my house was very dark. I came down quickly and turned on my kitchen light to see Jayce trying to get something under my fridge. There is about a 1/2 inch gap at most so I thought maybe a toy got under there or something.
Left for work like usual. Came home abruptly after a meeting tonight and had to hurry like crazy to get Morgan and Abby to the vet. Didnt really pay attention to anything else at all.
Came home, my mom had picked up my daughter and only Jayce was home (I was still at the vet with A&M). Laura says to my mom: "Grandma, come look at the mouse Jaycie has!" And my mom goes to see, and thinks wow thats a really cool realistic toy mouse!
It was a real, but now dead, mouse! The thing is, he looked pretty much unharmed, other than an obvious wet spot by his neck, so I assumed whichever cat got him broke its neck. So I checked out the living room when I got home and noticed little mouse turds all over my carpet and also some in the dining room.
Makes me wonder how long my cat(s?) "tortured" it and let it roam all the while getting ready to kill it. Wow. Is that pretty common? I have never actually seen a cat do anything to a mouse so I dont know how it goes or why it would have roamed my house enough to poop ALL OVER. I found at least 20 little turds
Is it likely all 3 of my cats were messing with the mouse? It was at least Jayce, since he was the last one with it and batting it around (dead). Lastly, do I have to worry about them getting disease from any stray mice that come in?
This morning we got up much earlier than usual and my house was very dark. I came down quickly and turned on my kitchen light to see Jayce trying to get something under my fridge. There is about a 1/2 inch gap at most so I thought maybe a toy got under there or something.
Left for work like usual. Came home abruptly after a meeting tonight and had to hurry like crazy to get Morgan and Abby to the vet. Didnt really pay attention to anything else at all.
Came home, my mom had picked up my daughter and only Jayce was home (I was still at the vet with A&M). Laura says to my mom: "Grandma, come look at the mouse Jaycie has!" And my mom goes to see, and thinks wow thats a really cool realistic toy mouse!
Makes me wonder how long my cat(s?) "tortured" it and let it roam all the while getting ready to kill it. Wow. Is that pretty common? I have never actually seen a cat do anything to a mouse so I dont know how it goes or why it would have roamed my house enough to poop ALL OVER. I found at least 20 little turds
Is it likely all 3 of my cats were messing with the mouse? It was at least Jayce, since he was the last one with it and batting it around (dead). Lastly, do I have to worry about them getting disease from any stray mice that come in?