We've a lot of mice that live around these parts - they don't usually make it into the house. But yesterday I was taking the wash down to the basement - and there was a small hole chewed into the bag of cat food we keep at the top of the basement stairs - and there was the mouse, trotting down the stairs!
Now - we've had too many problems with parasites and blood diseases for me to want the cats to get after the mouse, but other than put out the trap, what can you do?
I came downstairs - and Lazlo was so intently crouched in front of the bookcase that I knew he'd cornered the little guy. Tuxedo is our most aggressive guy - and lived outside the longest - so I called him. I used one of the cat wands to chase the mouse out from under the bookcase - and Tuxedo had a field day, lol!
He nabbed that thing in about 3 seconds - but then BOLTED upstairs with his prize! THANK GOD he didn't run into the bedroom. He ran into the "cat room" (a room we use for isolation of fosters, rescues, new kitties, whatever - which also doubles as a guest bedroom when necessary). Thankfully I got up there before he dropped the mouse, which, of course, wasn't dead. Gary ran up with a plastic bag, and we shut the door. Tuxie cornered the mouse again - and then chased it right into the plastic bag Gary was holding. There was no blood or any visible damage to the mouse. Don't know if he survived, but Gary released him up the road.
Tuxie spent the rest of the day searching for the mouse. I'm sorry we couldn't let him keep it - but those couple of minutes were like kitty Disneyland for him, lol!
Now - we've had too many problems with parasites and blood diseases for me to want the cats to get after the mouse, but other than put out the trap, what can you do?
I came downstairs - and Lazlo was so intently crouched in front of the bookcase that I knew he'd cornered the little guy. Tuxedo is our most aggressive guy - and lived outside the longest - so I called him. I used one of the cat wands to chase the mouse out from under the bookcase - and Tuxedo had a field day, lol!
He nabbed that thing in about 3 seconds - but then BOLTED upstairs with his prize! THANK GOD he didn't run into the bedroom. He ran into the "cat room" (a room we use for isolation of fosters, rescues, new kitties, whatever - which also doubles as a guest bedroom when necessary). Thankfully I got up there before he dropped the mouse, which, of course, wasn't dead. Gary ran up with a plastic bag, and we shut the door. Tuxie cornered the mouse again - and then chased it right into the plastic bag Gary was holding. There was no blood or any visible damage to the mouse. Don't know if he survived, but Gary released him up the road.
Tuxie spent the rest of the day searching for the mouse. I'm sorry we couldn't let him keep it - but those couple of minutes were like kitty Disneyland for him, lol!