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TeapotInATempest

(804 posts)
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 05:08 PM Feb 2019

Ok, so there's a mouse in my house. [View all]

Bear in mind, we have 7 (SEVEN) cats. I was working in my home office when 2 of the cats started chasing something around my laundry basket like they were in a cartoon. Next thing I know, the mouse runs up my curtains. I'm not thrilled because I don't want mouse poop or for my cats to get sick, so I start trying to figure out how to get it out of my curtains without losing it or getting bitten when I realize that it's ADORABLE. It's also not too afraid of me, apparently, since it looks more confused than anything.

I'm home alone, which is inconvenient since I'm too short to get to it and not sure how I'd catch it anyway. So, naturally, it walks up to the curtain rod, which is just under the ceiling, drapes itself over it and FALLS ASLEEP.

I'm starting to think that nothing in my house is normal, you guys.



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Ok, so there's a mouse in my house. [View all] TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 OP
And did you get a picture of Sleeping Beauty? avebury Feb 2019 #1
I didn't want the mouse-phobes to freak out TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #3
Let the 7 cats manage your problem. democratisphere Feb 2019 #2
Haha, sure they will. TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #4
That's funny MissMillie Feb 2019 #36
They are seeking refuge from the cold this time of year. democratisphere Feb 2019 #41
My kitties bring lizards inside Fresh_Start Feb 2019 #5
I'm sure that's no fun at all. TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #10
Sounds like a Tom and Jerry cartoon! Ohiogal Feb 2019 #6
It looks like one, too! TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #9
Keep it away from the piano! klook Feb 2019 #27
It would be nice if ... CatMor Feb 2019 #7
I'll have to TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #8
That is the only time I ever had a mouse was ... CatMor Feb 2019 #11
Right, that's what I'm assuming, too TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #16
Saw someone on TV do that recently MissMillie Feb 2019 #38
That's sad .... CatMor Feb 2019 #39
Circle of life (n/t) MissMillie Feb 2019 #40
I can't stand rodents but Control-Z Feb 2019 #12
Agreed - I don't want it in my house. It's not hygienic. TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #14
Well, at least you do not have a cat that takes one look at the mouse Doreen Feb 2019 #13
I'd never let them live it down! TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #15
My Methos has been gone for years now and the Doreen Feb 2019 #17
If a mouse sleeps while hanging upside down, I call it a bat. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #18
My cats are strictly indoors since TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #20
Awww, you have one more 4 legged pet. In_The_Wind Feb 2019 #19
Lol, you joke but I actually love mice TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #21
Once it gets cold out they will find a way in where it is nice and warm magicarpet Feb 2019 #22
Shoebox or by tail wth heavy glove you can throw it outside if you do not want cats to get it lunasun Feb 2019 #23
I once had a few mice (maybe the same mouse who returned) in my flat Hav Feb 2019 #24
Yep, they're champion poopers. TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #31
Congrats on yer New Pet Mouse jpak Feb 2019 #25
Haha, perhaps if I didn't have 7 cats I would cage it and keep it. TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #32
He *is* cute, tho... FirstLight Feb 2019 #26
Oh, good idea - mine were looking under the stove, too (for the last 2 days) TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #29
So we have 4 mice and 1 rat at our house. blur256 Feb 2019 #28
You sound like a really wonderful person! TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #30
Thank you for the heart! blur256 Feb 2019 #33
I kept a mouse alive under my dresser for over a year. femmedem Feb 2019 #34
How sweet, though. DU has some of the nicest people! TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #44
We got mice at our old house Freddie Feb 2019 #35
Too funny TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #43
I had a Cocker Spaniel who was a very good mouser. nt Delmette2.0 Feb 2019 #37
2 cats removed a chipmunk toot sweet from the livingroom. but then my latestmale baby cat, declawed pansypoo53219 Feb 2019 #42
Basil and Sybil, huh? TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #45
We live in the country, so we get mice. femmocrat Feb 2019 #46
Oof, that wouldn't be a pleasant discovery. TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #47
So adorable! femmocrat Feb 2019 #48
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