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pansypoo53219

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12. for a while we did have a mouse problem, but after trapping a few.weird. its an old house.

Reply to japple (Reply #11)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 09:06 PM

Oct 2020

they can get in.of course THIS summer a month ago we had a BAT fly out from the front windows.WTF! it flew around the livingroom(13ft or so ceiling + big crystal chandalier) + then flew thru the archway tothe middlehall+u-turned. back + forth. tried to let it out, but did not understand doorways. gave up. came out 2nd night + roomie saw it. later i opened up the window + removed the screen + it flew out toot sweet. i did manage to get pics of it on the fancy plaster.

OK! its gone. days later another bat flew out. bad flyer. my cat might have gotten it. she was following the bat room to room. screen taken out again + boop. goodbye. 2 bats released.

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Y'know, I don't think I'm a "cat person" [View all] Rorey Oct 2020 OP

I'm not an outdoor "cat person" but love them indoors Ponietz Oct 2020 #1

Yeah, I don't like that about them at all Rorey Oct 2020 #3

My sweet furbaby I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2020 #6

What interesting looking cats your Huzza and Pobegan must have been Rorey Oct 2020 #9

I've had that happen. I hope the critters i released went on to thrive. My applegrove Oct 2020 #2

All I could do was hope for the best Rorey Oct 2020 #4

How would you feel if your indoor cat caught a rat or mouse in your japple Oct 2020 #5

My cat Sparkle I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2020 #7

Your Sparkle sounds like a great feline hunter, doing his job. My cats do their jobs, too japple Oct 2020 #8

i have only had hostage cats, but all had stockholms. my last male had a wild father + tho declawed pansypoo53219 Oct 2020 #10

I live in a very rural area, surrounded by woods. Mice find their way into the house occasionally japple Oct 2020 #11

for a while we did have a mouse problem, but after trapping a few.weird. its an old house. pansypoo53219 Oct 2020 #12

we adopted a cat from a couple who were going to have a baby and they said he was demigoddess Feb 2021 #13

Awww, that's so sweet Rorey Feb 2021 #14

I never had that problem either, and we had a baby after getting him. demigoddess Feb 2021 #15