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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 05:26 PM
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5 cats and I STILL have mice in my house?
WHAT THE FUCK?

Behold my slackers.....


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phantom power Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 05:27 PM
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1. some cats are epic mouse hunters. others... aren't :-)
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 05:29 PM
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2. They all look a little too comfortable to be mousers.
My former cat (rest his soul) and I saw a mouse in the basement several years ago. We simultaneously looked at each other as if saying "Are YOU gonna get that?"

The current kitty is a natural born killer, though. I'm sure that he'll dispatch a mouse in no time if I ever get another one.

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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 05:30 PM
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3. Stop feeding them for a day or so...
...I bet your mouse problem would be over in a hurry. ;-)
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 05:32 PM
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4. Too elitist for mice eh
So's mine....if he weren't cute he'd be worthless. I'll try to get pictures of him up next week.
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StaggerLee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 05:39 PM
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5. Your cats are on the take??
:shrug:
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 05:42 PM
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6. it's a con game as old as the hills
they're in cahoots together

all that Tom and Jerry stuff?

Fake as a three dollar bill.

Phony as a Bush Presidency.
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 05:51 PM
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7. Maybe they're on strike for better benefits
Edited on Fri Jun-04-04 05:51 PM by Spinzonner
Have you talked to the shop steward ?
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NecessaryOnslaught Donating Member (691 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 05:52 PM
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8. It's a crapshoot.
I have 2 cats, Haze is a relentless killer, hunts mice non-stop and has a large body count :) Ivory seems like he wants to kill but just dosen't have it in him. Hes is just too goofy and loveable. Can't be sure of Haze's body count thou, cause I caught her eating a mouse whole one day, from head to foot, like a snake that chews.



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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 06:57 PM
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14. What do you do for Mouse Breath
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 06:00 PM
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9. Seriously, if they go through kittenhood without having to kill for food,
chances are they may not have the faintest idea what to do with a mouse. My cats have never been outdoors, and the only time I ever saw a mouse in here, all 5 of them were just sitting in a circle around it, their eyes huge like saucers. I managed to scoop it into a box before any of them decided that it was probably a new toy of some sort.
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Psst_Im_Not_Here Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 06:16 PM
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10. I've got a couple you can borrow!
You can borrow my 25 pound die hard mouser. He's a Maine Coon and even brings you mice and moles for Mother's Day Awwww...how sweet!
We've never had a single mouse in the house yet. He even leaves his "presents" for the neighbor. She doesn't appreciate them though. He may be a hoss and a very effective hunter, but he's the biggest chicken I've got!
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happynewyear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 07:44 PM
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17. I read you post after I posted mine
yep MAINE COONS do this job oh so nicely don't they? lol!!!!

baldearg :D

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childslibrarian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 06:20 PM
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11. Hey they are full...
with the high protein Brood X snack--cicadas...
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ulysses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 06:24 PM
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12. I feel your pain. n/t
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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 06:27 PM
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13. what you need is a warthog
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pink-o Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 07:40 PM
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15. I had to check to make sure you weren't my sister!
Same number of cats, same problem! My cat is a hunter and a good rodent repeller, but I did have an unwelcome visitor a few months ago and it took Kitty a week to do her job. If it's only been a month or less, chances are one of your five will take care of things.

PS..they are adorable, however. And they're soft and they purr and soothe the soul.
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happynewyear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 07:43 PM
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16. they all look 1/2 asleep
Adopt a fully grown male Maine Coon and you problem will disappear so fast you'll forget you ever had one. However, the other cats might not like it so much! :D

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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-04 07:50 PM
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18. Have they been hitting the catnip Bong?
Switch to some wacky weed and give them the munchies.
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