On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 15:53:03 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:


Those weren't real cats. They were PETA members in cats' clothing. You
needed Ma Cat, one of the country's finest mousers of the '50s. A
self-respecting girl. Ma Cat made mouncemeat out of more than one
little critter on our farm. Her ne'er do well son, Whitey, though,
wouldn't have known what to do with a mousie if it opened his jaws and
walked right in! The lout!

Or maybe he was too well fed. You know how men are.
They are complacent/content as long as they're well taken
care of.



Practice safe eating - always use condiments

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:43:51 GMT, Blair P. Houghton
wrote:

sf icu2@pipeline dot com wrote:
I use regular "kill 'em dead" traps on mice and bait them
with (drum roll) Jarlesberg... I've tried cheddar etc, and
even peanut butter, but I seem to have gourmet mice when
they decide to hang out at my house.

Y'know what?

I just realized.

The mouse didn't show up until after I'd bought
my first Stilton in months.


LOL! Well, there you go... it's all your fault.


Practice safe eating - always use condiments

In article , says...
COTTP wrote:
In article .net,
says...

I had a mouse. I saw it on Friday and told the Handyman to come and do
something. He put out several glue traps and the next day, yesterday, I
found its corpse.

Mice very rarely come in onesies.

History: Had a mouse here about two years ago. He left
of his own accord, after doing about the same sorts of
things to the kitchen that this is (these are) doing.

He was tan. This/these are gray.

--Blair
"I was hoping for black."

I believe the tan guys are field/country mice, the grey guys are your
run of the mill city mice.

Around here they're grey.

In article ,
says...

I read an interesting article last summer about mousers. It is
apparently a gene that some cats have and others do not. The study
showed that cats who do not have the gene will start to starve while
mice run right in front of them.

I get mice coming in during the fall - they don't last long around my
28 lb. mouser. He eats everything except the tail and what appears
to be the bile duct which presumably would be bitter.

When he is on the bed and hears a mouse, it is amazing to see that
huge cat 'glide' to the floor silently in hunting mode as opposed to
the normal thunk as he hits the deck in regular mode!

Sheena ~ definitely in a mouse free area ~

Sorta like my 25lb cat. He's not all that graceful but he's definitely
got gusto.

I'm reminded of the line in "The Pentagon Wars" when I hear about large
cats.

"It's a bit hard to do a sneak and peek when you're over 12 feet tall."

In this case, it's a bit hard to be stealthy when you're a huge cat.
In the case of the only female in the house, at 6.5lbs and pure black
she's definitely able to pull it off and get into tight places.

wrote:
On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 18:33:43 -0500, COTTP wrote:


In article .net,
says...



All mine are killers. It's one of the things I love about cats. They're
these cute little furballs and deadly to small things and quite painful
to large things should they desire.


I read an interesting article last summer about mousers. It is
apparently a gene that some cats have and others do not. The study
showed that cats who do not have the gene will start to starve while
mice run right in front of them.

I get mice coming in during the fall - they don't last long around my
28 lb. mouser. He eats everything except the tail and what appears
to be the bile duct which presumably would be bitter.

When he is on the bed and hears a mouse, it is amazing to see that
huge cat 'glide' to the floor silently in hunting mode as opposed to
the normal thunk as he hits the deck in regular mode!

Sheena ~ definitely in a mouse free area ~


Could your 26 lb mouser please send Tandoora instruction on how to act
towards mice? She accepts email at my address and will answer. Unless
she is hiding from mice, of course.

Thank you. Margaret

jmcquown wrote:

wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

wrote:
Margaret Suran wrote:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article , Blair P.
Houghton wrote:


I had a mouse.


(hilarious story snipped)


My daughter just had a baby. The cat took a liking for the crib when
the baby was not there. After having to wash the crib linens once
too many times we did just what I described. No more cat problems.

Bert

Why not simply close the door? No need to scare the poor cat to
death. The child will outgrow the crib eventually. You're going to
make the cat terrified to even go into the room with the kid.

Jill

The cat is very fast and will outrun anyone to get to a barely open
door. My daughter has to keep the door open to hear the baby (he is
less than two months old) who is in an on-demand breast feeding
schedule. It is best to train the cat.

The cat, by the way, is an outside cat. She goes in and out whenever
the outside doors get open. She does not get terrified easily at
almost anything.

Bert

Uh huh. You or your daughter ever heard of a baby monitor? I won't even
speak to the "on demand" thing.

It is downright cruel to use mouse traps to scare the living daylights out
of the cat, not to mention the fact that it might, in its curiosity, get one
of its paws snapped shut in it. Geezlepeets. It's not like... oh wait...
are you one of those people who believe cats suck the breath out of babies?!

Jill

Hey, Jill, chill out, will you?

The newspapers over the _UPSIDE DOWN_ traps are there to ensure the cat does
not get caught in a trap. The described method is recommended by vets.

As to whatever you meant by the baby monitor comment, she does have one that
lets her know when the baby has started crying.

On demand breast feeding is the method recommended by La Leche. Take a look at

http://www.breastfeeding.com/all_abo...ter_birth.html
http://www.babycenter.com/expert/bab...feed/5624.html
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8...uefeeding.html

After reading it do speak about "the 'on demand' thing", it is nothing to be
scared of. Neither is breast feeding.

And no, we are not one of those people who believe in that particular
fairytale.

Bert

"Margaret Suran" wrote in message
link.net...


Could your 26 lb mouser please send Tandoora instruction on how to act
towards mice? She accepts email at my address and will answer. Unless
she is hiding from mice, of course.

Thank you. Margaret

Sorry, gotta do this. Does she use the 'mouse'? [;o}
Janet

In article , Blair P.
Houghton wrote:

Nope. I'm sticking with Stilton.

HE CAME BACK!

Or his little sister did.

Shoulda known.

Ayup. No such thing as "a mouse." "-)

I heard and saw one on the kitchen counter tonight.

Set the traps out with a fingernail of stilton in each,
and about an hour later--clack! Rattlerattle...

He's so owned.

I dropped him out past the back fence again, this time with
a flashlight so I could see him split for the culvert.

Score one for Mousey's diversionary tactics. :-)

Tomorrow I'm definitely getting a proper coverplate for the broken
cleanout on the outside of the kitchen wall. I'm pretty sure that's
their ingress.

--Blair
"Anyone rented Mouse Hunt lately?"

Blair, I hope you'll keep this tail, er, tale, going. It's very
entertaining.
--
-Barb
12-28-03: Tourtiere picture added to my site: www.jamlady.eboard.com
Also a picture of my Baba Authorized struhadlo for making halushky
"If you're ever in a jam, here I am."

In article , COTTP
wrote:

I'm reminded of the line in "The Pentagon Wars" when I hear about large
cats.

"It's a bit hard to do a sneak and peek when you're over 12 feet tall."

In this case, it's a bit hard to be stealthy when you're a huge cat.
In the case of the only female in the house, at 6.5lbs and pure black
she's definitely able to pull it off and get into tight places.

Cheap winter entertainment many years ago: Neighbor behind us is fenced
in. White snow cover. Birdies about. Black cat moving stealthily
across the fence, thinking for all the world that he's not seen by
anything. Wrong!
--
-Barb
12-28-03: Tourtiere picture added to my site: www.jamlady.eboard.com
Also a picture of my Baba Authorized struhadlo for making halushky
"If you're ever in a jam, here I am."

In article , icu2@pipeline
dot com wrote:
(snip)
According to what I've heard/read, cats need to be trained by their
mothers to catch and kill mice. Otherwise mice are interesting
playthings to them.

Oh, sure, blame it on the mom!!!
--
-Barb
12-28-03: Tourtiere picture added to my site: www.jamlady.eboard.com
Also a picture of my Baba Authorized struhadlo for making halushky
"If you're ever in a jam, here I am."

Janet Bostwick wrote:
"Margaret Suran" wrote in message
link.net...


Could your 26 lb mouser please send Tandoora instruction on how to act
towards mice? She accepts email at my address and will answer. Unless
she is hiding from mice, of course.

Thank you. Margaret


Sorry, gotta do this. Does she use the 'mouse'? [;o}
Janet


She killed one. She saw it sitting on my desk and picked it up by the
wire and shook it until the mouse fell off. The she carried it around.

I also have a small wooden mouse, among other little knick knacks. She
goes after that wooden mouse and has already bitten off one ear and the
tail. Tandoora is only afraid of real mice, she is a big hero when it
comes to make believe ones.

"Margaret Suran" wrote in message
link.net...


Janet Bostwick wrote:
"Margaret Suran" wrote in message
link.net...


Could your 26 lb mouser please send Tandoora instruction on how to act
towards mice? She accepts email at my address and will answer. Unless
she is hiding from mice, of course.

Thank you. Margaret


Sorry, gotta do this. Does she use the 'mouse'? [;o}
Janet


She killed one. She saw it sitting on my desk and picked it up by the
wire and shook it until the mouse fell off. The she carried it around.

I also have a small wooden mouse, among other little knick knacks. She
goes after that wooden mouse and has already bitten off one ear and the
tail. Tandoora is only afraid of real mice, she is a big hero when it
comes to make believe ones.


She's obviously fastidious--live ones are so messy.
Janet

wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

wrote:
Margaret Suran wrote:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article , Blair P.
Houghton wrote:


I had a mouse.

After reading it do speak about "the 'on demand' thing", it is
nothing to be scared of. Neither is breast feeding.

Honey, I'm chilled. You'll have to forgive me, I'm not feeling well and I
get a bit irritable when I get sick while on vacation. Thankfully, I had my
cat snuggled up next to me, purring soothing sounds in my ear.

I'm not afraid of breast feeding, although I do object to women whipping
them out in public places. Not to worry, I'm old enough to have
grandchildren myself so no one is going to be sucking off my tit anytime
soon, unless you count what I pay in U.S. taxes

Jill

In article ,
says...
In article , COTTP
wrote:

I'm reminded of the line in "The Pentagon Wars" when I hear about large
cats.

"It's a bit hard to do a sneak and peek when you're over 12 feet tall."

In this case, it's a bit hard to be stealthy when you're a huge cat.
In the case of the only female in the house, at 6.5lbs and pure black
she's definitely able to pull it off and get into tight places.

Cheap winter entertainment many years ago: Neighbor behind us is fenced
in. White snow cover. Birdies about. Black cat moving stealthily
across the fence, thinking for all the world that he's not seen by
anything. Wrong!

The only time a cat gets contrast is when it's picking the lap to sit
in. A cat must always pick clothing which contrasts well with it's fur.

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 09:12:09 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

In article , icu2@pipeline
dot com wrote:
(snip)
According to what I've heard/read, cats need to be trained by their
mothers to catch and kill mice. Otherwise mice are interesting
playthings to them.

Oh, sure, blame it on the mom!!!

LOL! Isn't it always our fault?



Practice safe eating - always use condiments