4) Use the mouse as an object lesson for teaching the kids that no, really, the family cat is a predator.
My wife didn't believe that our cute, adorable little kitty would hurt a fly... until that one day... *wap* *squeak* *wap* *squeak* *wap* *squeak* She's never trusted the beast since.
There is something to be said about when your cat presents you with a dead mouse or bird.
*wipes tear from eye* I miss my cat
too bad you are allergic, maybe a short hair cat? I know some people that are allergic but only to long hairs, the shorter the hair, the less allergic reactions.
Growing up we had a devin rex (short/no hair) it was a great pet but I could not touch it or be neer a place where it just was. One time she found her way into my jacket to catch a nap. The next day at school I was sent home because the teachers thought I was deathly sick.
Oddly enough, every so often you find one that you don't react to. I'm allergic to cats, and have been to every one I've been around - except mine. She can sleep on my pillow, and I have zero reaction. Very odd.
Oddly enough, every so often you find one that you don't react to. I'm allergic to cats, and have been to every one I've been around - except mine. She can sleep on my pillow, and I have zero reaction. Very odd.
I have heard that some breeders have find a way to make unallergenic cats. Perhaps you have one. If it's true make them reproduce, the fortune is waiting you ...
The allergia is coming from the saliva, not the fur itself.
my sister had a few mice a couple of months back. she, and her several roommates were all deathly afraid. every few days i'd get a call "[thuh Freak], wanna hang out at my place? i have beer." that damned human trap works everytime. i'd arrive and she'd be all, "i think there's a mouse behind the couch." or in the kitchen, or in the closet. they had traps everywhere. sometimes there was no mouse, just suspicion, and i got free beer. but sometimes there was. after the second one, we brought over two of my cats. they were quite ineffective. the mouse was stuck on the glue trap, and the cats would ignore it. even when it was oozing red vino. my sister didn't think just chucking the mouse with the trap attached would be humane. so, as we caught them, we'd put them in a plastic grocery bag (glue trap attached) and fill it with water. the filthy buggers drowned in about 5 or 10 minutes. the beer was good.
If you like Basenjis (what I like to think of as a cat-like dog), I have heard the little bastards can whale on mice. The only difference is, it won't drag it all over the house and play with it like a cat. It will just eat the little mongrel. Make sure you let said dog out a few extra times that day.
I think there are other smallish dogs that can effectively catch mice too.
my sister had a few mice a couple of months back. she, and her several roommates were all deathly afraid. every few days i'd get a call "[thuh Freak], wanna hang out at my place? i have beer." that damned human trap works everytime. i'd arrive and she'd be all, "i think there's a mouse behind the couch." or in the kitchen, or in the closet. they had traps everywhere. sometimes there was no mouse, just suspicion, and i got free beer. but sometimes there was. after the second one, we brought over two of my cats. they were quite ineffective. the mouse was stuck on the glue trap, and the cats would ignore it. even when it was oozing red vino. my sister didn't think just chucking the mouse with the trap attached would be humane. so, as we caught them, we'd put them in a plastic grocery bag (glue trap attached) and fill it with water. the filthy buggers drowned in about 5 or 10 minutes. the beer was good.
How about keeping the house clean? Putting food away or in containers.......... take away the food source, they won't come around anymore.
Dude... I am a 17 year old kid (hehe kid) and I live with my single dad who works all the time. Do you think it is possible to keep my house clean for five minutes let alone long enough to drive out mice? We are "clean" people but god nobody is perfect.
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My wife didn't believe that our cute, adorable little kitty would hurt a fly... until that one day... *wap* *squeak* *wap* *squeak* *wap* *squeak* She's never trusted the beast since.
Originally posted by ThunderPoit
translation please?
[snip]
As translated by Sherlock:
First guy:
disculpame, Bartholomew, but in my house to the mice I put a trampera
to them
vos what them ponés
Second guy:
mouse pad
Cat thing:
march a flautista hamelin in mp3
As for what that all means...your guess is as good as mine. Maybe someone who actually knows the language can translate.
Originally posted by DMBand0026
Cat thing:
march a flautista hamelin in mp3
My guess on this one: "Play an MP3 of the Pied Piper of Hamelin..."
*wipes tear from eye* I miss my cat
too bad you are allergic, maybe a short hair cat? I know some people that are allergic but only to long hairs, the shorter the hair, the less allergic reactions.
our cat caught one and really injured it, i took it outside. poor little bugger
Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes
allergic
get medicine from the vet. you put it their food
I used to have mices. Now with my two cats they are dead or they flee away. Cat's are efficient, but there is no way to educate them.
Originally posted by Kickaha
Oddly enough, every so often you find one that you don't react to. I'm allergic to cats, and have been to every one I've been around - except mine. She can sleep on my pillow, and I have zero reaction. Very odd.
I have heard that some breeders have find a way to make unallergenic cats. Perhaps you have one. If it's true make them reproduce, the fortune is waiting you ...
The allergia is coming from the saliva, not the fur itself.
The humane trap is to place a piece of chocolate on a ruler above a bin.
Mice runs along ruler, over they all go into bin. If the mouse survives the fall and the ruler, take it outside.
If this is wrong, please ignore. But then, the telly wouldn't lie to me, would it?
Cats have a nasty habit of bringing mice into the house so they can play.
One of mine used to. Either she has grown out of that phase, or can no longer be bothered, and just eats them outside.
Observation also leads me to believe that cats find the mouse head quite tasty, with the rest of the body being unnecessary, or fatening.
I think there are other smallish dogs that can effectively catch mice too.
Originally posted by thuh Freak
my sister had a few mice a couple of months back. she, and her several roommates were all deathly afraid. every few days i'd get a call "[thuh Freak], wanna hang out at my place? i have beer." that damned human trap works everytime. i'd arrive and she'd be all, "i think there's a mouse behind the couch." or in the kitchen, or in the closet. they had traps everywhere. sometimes there was no mouse, just suspicion, and i got free beer. but sometimes there was. after the second one, we brought over two of my cats. they were quite ineffective. the mouse was stuck on the glue trap, and the cats would ignore it. even when it was oozing red vino. my sister didn't think just chucking the mouse with the trap attached would be humane. so, as we caught them, we'd put them in a plastic grocery bag (glue trap attached) and fill it with water. the filthy buggers drowned in about 5 or 10 minutes. the beer was good.
Originally posted by Akumulator
How about keeping the house clean? Putting food away or in containers.......... take away the food source, they won't come around anymore.
Dude... I am a 17 year old kid (hehe kid) and I live with my single dad who works all the time. Do you think it is possible to keep my house clean for five minutes let alone long enough to drive out mice? We are "clean" people but god nobody is perfect.