I recently found out the reason my cat has been staying downstairs 24/7 (not even sleeping with me at night) is because there is a mouse (possibly mice) downstairs. My cat is not a hunter and it’s been over a week. I don’t want him to stay down there forever how do i get him back upstairs and his mind off of the problem so i can get rid of the mice? is there something wrong with my cat? why can’t he catch mice?
-
Too many ads? Join our community of cat lovers now to reduce ads by 90%! Click here to join for free!
My Cat Cannot Catch A Mouse
- Thread starter le1112
- Start Date
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2017
- Messages
- 1,878
- Purraise
- 1,498
It's likely that there are multiple mice down there. Can you pick him up and bring him upstairs until you can resolve the mice problem? There's nothing wrong with him.
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2017
- Messages
- 7,565
- Purraise
- 9,600
I wouldn’t encourage him catching the mice. They could carry diseases! I’d recommend carrying him upstairs and closing off the basement until you can get rid of the mice- like Neo_23 suggested.
Why You Should Never Let Your Cat Hunt
Why You Should Never Let Your Cat Hunt
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #4
is it normal that my cat doesn’t know how to catch mice?
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2017
- Messages
- 1,878
- Purraise
- 1,498
Sometimes indoor cats won't recognize mice as food but instead will just want to play with them like toys. I don't think it means anything is wrong with your cat. Plus, as far as you know, he could have caught multiple mice already and hid them (cats sometimes hide their prey).
Yes. Cats who were never taught to hunt by their moms or by other cats while as a kitten may not know how to hunt.
Yes, it is. Your cat has the natural instinct to try to hunt mice, but since you have been his "mother" (I read on the other thread that you bottle fed him), he has not been taught by his cat mother how to hunt propperly, nor has he practiced during his life.
Last edited:
