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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.