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Do cats *really* keep mice away?
I am thinking of buying a cat because of all
the mice in the house. I trap them but they just keep coming. Is it true that all the mice will vanish once the cat arrives? Is it true that if you feed the cat too much, it will ignore the mice? Please help. Peter |
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Do cats *really* keep mice away?
Peter Jason wrote:
I am thinking of buying a cat because of all the mice in the house. I trap them but they just keep coming. Is it true that all the mice will vanish once the cat arrives? Is it true that if you feed the cat too much, it will ignore the mice? Please help. Peter See a professional exterminator for your mousing needs. Get a cat if you decide you really like them and want one as a companion. What the **** is wrong with you? They are not appliances, they are wonderful creatures who happen to kick mouse ass. They are not tools. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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Do cats *really* keep mice away?
No, a cat won't keep the mice away. And the cat may not even hunt the
mice in your house. They may just play with the mice. You really need to determine how the mice are getting in and fix that. Don't get a cat simply for that reason. |
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Do cats *really* keep mice away?
"Peter Jason" wrote in news:g3567q$bbl$1
@otis.netspace.net.au: I am thinking of buying a cat because of all the mice in the house. I trap them but they just keep coming. Is it true that all the mice will vanish once the cat arrives? Is it true that if you feed the cat too much, it will ignore the mice? Please help. Peter No. We had 3 cats at once and mice too. Cats can only catch them if they can get to them. In our case, the mice were in the basement ceiling and the cats couldn't get to them. They could hear them running inside the walls too and it would drive them nuts! |
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Do cats *really* keep mice away?
No. *We had 3 cats at once and mice too. *Cats can only catch them if they
can get to them. *In our case, the mice were in the basement ceiling and the cats couldn't get to them. *They could hear them running inside the walls too and it would drive them nuts! Same here. Also, some cats will catch mice even if well fed, and others just aren't interested. I'd suggest calling an exterminator. Perhaps he/she can help you determining how and where these mice are getting in. |
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Do cats *really* keep mice away?
On Jun 16, 1:54*am, "Peter Jason" wrote:
I am thinking of buying a cat because of all the mice in the house. I trap them but they just keep coming. Is it true that all the mice will vanish once the cat arrives? Is it true that if you feed the cat too much, it will ignore the mice? Please help. Peter Well mine have always kept the mice away! |
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Do cats *really* keep mice away?
"Peter Jason" wrote in message ... I am thinking of buying a cat because of all the mice in the house. I trap them but they just keep coming. Is it true that all the mice will vanish once the cat arrives? Is it true that if you feed the cat too much, it will ignore the mice? Please help. Peter In addition to what the others have written: You *do* need to feed your cat, regardless of mouse-catching abilities. My grandfather was a farmer and had a number of barn cats. This certainly helped with rodent control but did not result in "keeping the mice away." However, he also fed his cats very well. He used to point out that a lot of what the cats were doing was actually instinct to hunt for prey. It had nothing to do with keeping a cat "hungry" so they would hunt. In fact, he believe that a healthy well-fed cat was actually a better "mouser" than a cat that was underfed. (I do realize that you said feed a cat "too much" and did not talk about starvation, but I think it is important to recognize that hunger is not the driving force when cats pursue mice. It is often like a form of recreation for them.) MaryL |
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Do cats *really* keep mice away?
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message . .. "Peter Jason" wrote in message ... I am thinking of buying a cat because of all the mice in the house. I trap them but they just keep coming. Is it true that all the mice will vanish once the cat arrives? Is it true that if you feed the cat too much, it will ignore the mice? Please help. Peter In addition to what the others have written: You *do* need to feed your cat, regardless of mouse-catching abilities. My grandfather was a farmer and had a number of barn cats. This certainly helped with rodent control but did not result in "keeping the mice away." However, he also fed his cats very well. He used to point out that a lot of what the cats were doing was actually instinct to hunt for prey. It had nothing to do with keeping a cat "hungry" so they would hunt. In fact, he believe that a healthy well-fed cat was actually a better "mouser" than a cat that was underfed. (I do realize that you said feed a cat "too much" and did not talk about starvation, but I think it is important to recognize that hunger is not the driving force when cats pursue mice. It is often like a form of recreation for them.) Besides, cats shouldn't eat mice. They are full of parasites. |
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Do cats *really* keep mice away?
"dejablues" wrote in message ... Besides, cats shouldn't eat mice. They are full of parasites. My cats don't eat mice, and the only mice they play with are little toys that *I* bring home. That's because they are indoor cats, and (fortunately) I have never seen any real mice in this house. I don't know how you are going to convince outdoor cats "not to eat mice," though! MaryL |
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Daniel Bernard wrote in
news On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:50:15 -0500, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "dejablues" wrote in message ... Besides, cats shouldn't eat mice. They are full of parasites. My cats don't eat mice, and the only mice they play with are little toys that *I* bring home. That's because they are indoor cats, and (fortunately) I have never seen any real mice in this house. I don't know how you are going to convince outdoor cats "not to eat mice," though! AFAIK, my little hunters have never eaten anything they have caught. They do bring home their prey as gifts, though. -- amicalement, Daniel http://toutsaufsarkozy.com/ One of my cats used to hunt and bring home prey. He'd drop a live mouse in front of the other cat who had no idea what to do. He'd watch it run off with no interest in it whatsoever. |
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