| Title: | Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected |
| Notice: | purrrrr... |
| Moderator: | JULIET::CORDES_JA |
| Created: | Wed Nov 13 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1079 |
| Total number of notes: | 28858 |
In the middle of last night, I woke up to the sound of my (2) cats
walking loudly. They usually walk like this when they are playing
and stalking one another. After a minute or so, I heard a scuffle.
Then, one started growling. At this point, I put on the light - and
one of my cats (Pooh) had a mouse in her mouth. She was sitting on
my bureau. The other was just watching her. I went over to her, and
she jumped down and went down stairs.
I thought "what shall I do?" (Actually, this is the question of this
note.) I thought of picking her up and shaking her outside so that
she would let go of the mouse - but this cat is kind of skittish and
I'm sure would be doubley skittish with a mouse in her mouth. I
abandoned that idea, because the thought of a mouse (which I was not
sure was dead or alive) falling (or crawling) on me and Pooh scratching
me in her fright did not appeal to me. I thought of shooing Pooh
outside - but it was raining pretty hard - and I didn't want her
running around getting wet.
Anyways, Pooh ran upstairs, again. Max (my other cat - who seemed to
have conceded to Pooh's mousing victory) and I followed her. But,
I did not want her upstairs. Therefore, I shooed her (and her
treasure) back downstairs.
Finally, the best idea I could come up with at that early hour, was to
shut her in a room by herself - therefore containing her and her mouse.
This morning there was no sign of the mouse, and Pooh was fine.
I wonder what anyone else would have done with the cat and/or the
mouse?
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| 891.1 | let me sleep, guys! | DELNI::PROVENCHER | Thu May 25 1995 16:11 | 4 | |
In the middle of the night?! Not much!
I have a shy cat named Pooh too, and a fat cat named Max!
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| 891.2 | it can be done | GRANPA::JBOBB | Janet Bobb dtn:339-5755 | Fri May 26 1995 10:14 | 25 |
Over the past 10 years and several cats - we've had a few "mouse in the
mouth" episodes. Usually Jeff will take the kitty outside and pry open
it's mouth so the mouse can get away. Most of the time, the mouse makes
a beeline for the grass/woods.
It all depends on if your cats do serious damage to the mouse. Ours
don't. It's just another toy to them, so most of the time, other than
being slobbered on, the mice have been fine (or at least from what we
could see, they looked fine).
Even though the cat was growling very loudly (something this cat never
does), they've never reacted badly towards us when we try to de-mouse
them. Of course, you're milage may vary depending on your kitty. But
then, even when our kitties are fighting enough to make fur go in all
directions - I'll wade in and separate them (I always realize how dumb
this is later, but then go ahead and do it the next time) and they very
rarely react to that either other than major growling. Don't get me
wrong, there are other times when we get major scratches, but somehow,
when they are fighting with each other, they don't take it out on
us.....
Don't you love waking up and having a cat with mouse-in-mouth staring
back at you!!! YUCK!!!
janetb.
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