I moved to my lovely house in Feb & about 2 weeks ago I discovered we have mice, but we have 3 cats ??? I always thought if you had cats you wouldnt have mice, Gizzy knows they are there lol & he is patiently waiting!! he now sleeps in the kitchen in front of the cupboard I found the droppings, I just hope he dosent bring me his 'trophy' '''yeuck'''
2007-07-12 20:45:53 · 8 answers · asked by Lita M 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Oh my cat loves to bring me her trophies!!
Just because you have a cat doesn't mean they are not going to be mice near by.
Either try and deal with the mice yourself or let your cat wait for them....she will get them eventually
2007-07-12 20:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by georgia1980 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what it is with the mice. We live in the country, have 4 cats, and still occasionally see a mouse in the house. The cats all are good mousers, I just think the mouse population must be huge b/c I get lots of "presents" from my kitties too.
2007-07-12 20:53:07 · answer #2 · answered by NinjenWV 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure your cats will get on top of it fairly soon!
Of the 13 cats I grew up with(in a rural area), all have been hunters to some extent. Only one didn't really hunt (and even then, he would sit outside rat holes waiting for them to come out - he just didn't put much effort in!)
I don't agree that neutered cats don't hunt: 10 of ours were male, all neutered and there is not a creature around! They are mousers, ratters, rabbitters, birders - you name it.
Trophies are indeed icky, but there isn't much you can do - they want to make Mamma proud!
Good luck!
2007-07-12 21:45:38 · answer #3 · answered by ellie295 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you live But we due to mild winter has had a mouse popuraliton brith even a cat can' tsemm to keep up with it they seems bolder one came out of dining room cabnet and went right to our cat at sniff her before it disapered Here I would the mice are bolder and stupitier in my years I had have cats I never sen any thing like this
2007-07-12 21:11:48 · answer #4 · answered by crazymanca7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might not have ever seen a cat before! Hope you haven't had Gizzy fixed. If so he isn't going to be a very agressive mouser. that's why you don't have barn cats fixed.
You held that old saying, "That dog won't hunt" that generally refers to dogs, namely hounds and hunting dogs, that have been fixed because it ruins them as hunting dogs for the most part.. And about the same thing goes for cats and their hunting when they have been fixed especially if he has been declawed as well.
2007-07-12 21:08:45 · answer #5 · answered by JUAN FRAN$$$ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah, the joys of mice, we had a couple in the flat last summer, but Penne soon saw to them, leaving one headless on the bathroom floor that I stepped in barefoot when I wandered in still sleepy in the morning.
2007-07-13 03:58:52 · answer #6 · answered by JoeyBug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no , its the cats-they are becoming lazier and more cowardly- don't feed them for a couple of days and watch you mouse problem disappear
2007-07-12 20:59:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
more stupid
2007-07-13 07:15:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋