Jennifer: I suspect you could go through a whole bunch of cats before finding one with the drive to kill enough mice to make it worth your whle. Another thing to remember is that if a mouse has been poisoned and is eaten by a cat, the cat will likely become sick or die. We have an indoor outdoor cat who really does keep the mice population down, but as far as we know, he doesn't eat them. This was just how he tjurned out, and the neightors' cats don't kill mice at all. There are some cool-looking rodent zappers available now if you're squeamish about blood and gutts. I suspect that the vet clinic is where your problem is starting, and perhaps they need to do some more pest-control. I've made do-it-yourself mouse killers out of buckets with wheels smeared with cheese wiz before, and if your problem is really severe, you might try something like that.
Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 ----- Original Message ----- From: Jennifer Jackson <jennifer_jack...@cox.net> Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:19 pm Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice > I have a mouse problem. I have caught several and then I get > more. The other half of the block our house sits on is empty > except for the vet's clinic and one house at the far end so we > have a lot of wild life for a city. > > I am thinking of getting a cat. Any tips on this, or if it will > even work? > > Any other suggestions? > > > Jennifer > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
