Who am I? I have a happy little existence with my husband, my large yellow lab & my two kittens. My dog is 100 lbs of bouncy joy. My male cat is addicted to "Greenies", catnip & thinks he's a dog. My female cat looks like a sweet housecat, but is a serial killer.
I took up fencing after I turned 40 & wanted to find a sport that would keep me active and fit into my old age.
I spend my time coaching beginners, training, & working at our vintage autosound business.
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I guess I should be touched... it was nicely presented after all. My male cat brought me a "gift". I woke this morning to a dead mouse nicely laid out on my housecoat (that fell off the bed). Yumm!
It was sweet of him I suppose.... in a kitty kind of way. Yes, I fawned and made nice noises at him. Even gave him some food and a little cat nip "reward" for his gift. After he went away satisfied, I flushed the mouse down the toilet, he peered around the corner as the mouse spiraled out of sight. For a second I felt guilty "Did he see me get rid of his mouse?".
Yes... it's silly, but it always seems rude to immediately dispose of a gift. Especially when you get "caught" mid-flush. What can one do? So I fawned a little more at his awesome hunting abilities and stroked him.
I'm hopeful it was the "radio mouse". The "radio mouse" is a new addition to our household. The night before, I woke to my female cat meowing proudly that she had fresh kill at 4 am....
Being cruel (as most cats are) she kept releasing her prey, so she can relive the glorious moment of catching it. The mouse decided he had enough of her "game" and escaped into my favourite console radio.
We all gathered (except my husband, who should good sense and kept sleeping). The dog sniffed... "yup there's a mouse in there", the cats circled and explored all possibilities of recapture. I dragged the radio out, stood it sideways and upside down and shook.... no mouse... sigh!
I look at the cats (who now lost interest) and considered driving them back to the pet store with a simple note saying they were "broken" and "fixing" them did not resolve the problem. I got cats to reduce the rodent population outside. I foolishly assumed this would happen by having my cats kill them. Not having them released in my house.
I have never had a mouse problem in my house until recently. I am not pleased (although the mouse offering was sweet, and even sweeter if it's "radio mouse").
05-11-2008 06:01 PM