I saw a mouse..and have a 3 legged cat!?

Question

Saw`a mouse last night in the bathroom (have very old house and live opp a forest) locked the cat in there last night. However, she has three legs, is a crap cat and didn't catch anything. How do I keep the cats pride and get rid of the pesky grey fiend?

Answer 1

Try to catch it yourself

Catch a Mouse

Eeeeeek, there's a mouse in the house. Well don't worry, you can safely remove the little creatures from your home and return them to the great outdoors without any harm.


1. You will usually find them somewhere in the kitchen at night, no doubt looking for food.

2. Place an empty plastic garbage can (at least two feet high) or other suitable container under the pipes of your kitchen sink.

3. Place a small amount of food (lettuce, cheese, etc.) into the garbage can. Do not put a bag in the can, just leave it empty so they can't climb out.

4. The mouse or mice will climb along the pipes above the garbage can and drop down into it. They don't jump very well, so they won't be able to escape as long as they have nothing to climb up.

5. When you wake up in the morning, simply take the whole garbage can containing your new friends outside and set them free.

6. It's a good idea to take them at least a half mile away, so they don't come back, and try not to release them near other homes.

7. Take a good look at them when they are captured. They're actually pretty cute and harmless.

Answer 2

I prefer the instant kill traps too. Just make sure you put it some place kitty can't reach. The sticky traps aren't as humane as some say.
You could also give kitty another chance. I have three cats and it took them several days to catch a mouse that got in. Trouble is they left it outside the bedroom door. At least it was a clean kill.

Answer 3

You don't need to worry about the cat's pride at that. It's just keeping the cat busy. Now, there are several ways to get rid of mice, mostly inhumane and might be dangerous for your cat. Call a local pest control and ask for their most humane method.

Answer 4

Get a mouse trap. I prefer the ones that kill instantly. The "humane" ones simply return them to the same place the lived when they decided to move in with me.

Cat's don't hunt mice unless they are taught by another cat. If yours hasn't learned by now it is unlikely they'll learn now.

For the record, for all of the squishy people here, "death by cat" is a lot worse than death by mouse trap.

Answer 5

You have to make the cat hungry enough that it will go after the mouse. DO NOT STARVE the cat, just reduce the food so it will get the idea that there is another source of the food, the MICE!

Answer 6

Years in the past in Brunswick, Georgia, we stumbled on our cat Sam residing under our vehicle and took her in. somebody had crushed her up and decrease off her tail, so while she walked she consistently indexed slightly to starboard. We enjoyed her very a lot for some years yet nevertheless laughed at her uneven gait. If Sam had only 3 legs we probably might have felt a similar way approximately her - so confident, i might chortle at a three-legged cat :)

Answer 7

Its not the poor cats fault( even tho it only has 3 legs)...meece are pesky little critters to catch...that particular one must have been 'lucky' either that the cat wasn't interested! maybe its seen sooo many meece that its bored with 'playing' with them..i wouldn't be amused at getting locked in the bathroom all night either..! >^..^<

Answer 8

Get a humane mouse trap, one that merely traps the rodent and does not hurt or kill it. It's not a good idea to encourage your cat to eat the mouse because they (mice) can carry parasites.

Answer 9

My three-legged cat is a great mouser!!! Sorry yours is not!!!!

Answer 10

there are sticky papers for mice catching..they are kinda like fly paper.. it's humane