...that I am apparently terrified of mice.
I woke up this morning and headed to the bathroom, only to find I wasn't alone. Samson (my cat) apparently stalked and killed a mouse last night and then
proceeded to lick it until it was soaking wet and leave it right in the middle of my bathroom rug. Now I'm normally not a girly girl with stuff like this,
but holy shit! I shrieked, woke Andy up, took a picture, called my mom, and then forced Andy to get up and dispose of the poor little critter (much to
Samson's dismay).
Thank god for cats!!
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Posts: 3891 (07/30/08 11:26 AM) Mexican Mafia Sweetheart |
EWWWW! but, Samson was doing his job. I hope you praised him! What if he weren't on patrol? I once had an apartment before i had cats and mice would run
under my bed. I was a nervous wreck.
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Fathead is my bitch.
Posts: 3368 (07/30/08 11:38 AM) Jimper Jiffer |
Grody. Mice are disgusting.
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Posts: 11490 (07/30/08 11:40 AM) I'm the boss, bitches. |
Seriously, this is the first mouse I've seen in this house. Thank god it was dead. Katie just scared the shit out of me, though, telling me that I have to
find the hole it came in through and stuff it with steel wool or else we're going to get more. Nooooo!!!!
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Posts: 3894 (07/30/08 11:52 AM) Mexican Mafia Sweetheart |
Samson will get them. I am not kidding. the only problem is, if he eats them he could get parasites. But ewww, just ewwww. Apparently he feels that the place
to leave his "gifts" for the family is the bathroom rug. What would REALLY be gross is if you went in there in the dark and stepped on one without
knowing.
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Posts: 3169 (07/30/08 12:18 PM) something with chopsticks |
At least it was dead. Honey killed a roach for me this weekend, but at least she left it on the entry landing and not in the bathroom!
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Posts: 1136 (07/30/08 12:19 PM) Decidedly Chipper Bitch |
Samson rocks!! Never fear, Ali, he will nail them all. And I've had a stray mouse in my house, the cats dispatch it, and then we don't get any others
for months and months. So it may not be that you will be overrun, at all.
I think sometimes they send in a sentry to test the waters, and if that guy doesn't come back to the nest...they don't make any more incursions. Jewel, it seems that Samson is not eating them, so much as, um, tasting them. So maybe the parasites are not a problem. OTOH, my horde of cats have eaten tons of mice, or half-mice actually (iwwwwwww), and never any parasites from it. So, it may be fine. Poor Ali. I tend to shriek when I see the little vermin too, but only if they're live. I'm glad you missed that thrill...the chase in progress!! Love soon, Nessa 
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Posts: 11493 (07/30/08 12:25 PM) I'm the boss, bitches. |
I thank GOD that I missed the hunt and chase!! Holy shit, I would have pissed myself!! I'm just glad Samson cornered it and killed it in the bathroom
rather than letting it run under the doors into one of our numerous closets. Yeesh. And yeah, he didn't eat it, he just chewed it and licked it a lot, I
think. Still, totally gross!
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Posts: 221 (07/30/08 1:21 PM) Momma JO |
i'd probably puke. i really don't care for mice at all!
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Posts: 517 (07/30/08 1:41 PM) ~*~*Princess Sparkle*~*~ |
Every single time I log in to facebook today that picture haunts me in my newsfeed. *shudder*
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Posts: 3898 (07/30/08 2:32 PM) Mexican Mafia Sweetheart |
kissyfitt wrote: This made me laugh out loud while sitting at my desk. 
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Posts: 11498 (07/30/08 2:36 PM) I'm the boss, bitches. |
I just reeeeeeeeally want to know where that effer came from.
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Posts: 3901 (07/30/08 2:39 PM) Mexican Mafia Sweetheart |
yes, that would be a potential source of anxiety right there. All you would need is for one of his relatives to run across your foot while you are on the
toilet. Or, how about, if he came in through the kitchen, and he greeted you in the cupboard one day? Maybe he just wanted to share your cereal.
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Posts: 11502 (07/30/08 2:50 PM) I'm the boss, bitches. |
Ok, that needs to stop right now. I'm not going to be able to sleep.
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Posts: 5467 (07/30/08 3:09 PM) whip me good |
Sad. I just read The Mouse and the Motorcycle to my kiddos this spring and he looks just like Ralph. sniff.
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Posts: 11505 (07/30/08 3:18 PM) I'm the boss, bitches. |
I know, don't even get me started thinking about the poor mouse. I'm trying to focus on the good job Samson did and the fact that it's actually out
of my house now.
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Posts: 3905 (07/30/08 3:25 PM) Mexican Mafia Sweetheart |
I would have felt terrible for the mouse. I will not tell you the story about one that was in one of my apartments that i was responsible for..well...helping
into the afterlife...
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Yeah. I spend a lot of time here.
Posts: 21 (07/30/08 3:33 PM) |
Mice creep me out. It's something about that long, naked tail. Absolutely disgusting. Funny story though: I used to baby-sit these 3 kids and they had pet
mice. They knew that I absolutely hate the mice because I would never let them take them out of their cage or play with them while I was baby-sitting. Well one
time, the kids got smart and ganged up on me. Two of them distracted me by wrestling around with me and sat on me while the other one got a mouse out of the
cage and put it on top of me. I jumped up screaming. The mouse ran and hid in a hole in the bathroom and then we had to spend the next 2 hours trying to get
the mouse out before the cat found it. What a mess!!! I didn't baby-sit them ever again after that. It was too much for me to handle! Funny story though!
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Posts: 11508 (07/30/08 3:36 PM) I'm the boss, bitches. |
You know, I think I've probably held a pet mouse before at some point. If it's a pet, it's totally different, I think. But a wild mouse that came
out of nowhere, that's another story. I mean, I'd never seen a mouse in the house! I suspected there may have been an issue at some point because there
are mouse traps in the cupboards in the garage and laundry room, but those areas are separated from the house, you know? I'm just so glad the first mouse I
saw with my own eyes in the house was already dunzo.
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Posts: 3907 (07/30/08 3:41 PM) Mexican Mafia Sweetheart |
http://www.romow.com/home-garden-blog/how-to-get-rid-of-that-mouse/
I like the idea of the device that emits a sound only pets and mice can hear. But it might bug Auggie and Samson, 
one of the comments below this article said: "When sealing entry points, be sure to use steel wool or copper wire mesh. Simply sealing with a foam insulation won't work. Mice will chew through the insulation. And while good hygine is very important, Mice have no problem chewing through plastic bags to access foodstuffs. So be sure to seal your drygoods in plastic containers. Another tip, Mice are proliferic procreators. If you have one mouse, the probability is that you have more than one. These little critters create tunnels in your insulation and crawl up the insides of your walls. They harbor germs and disease. And while this blog encourages using natural methods for control, many exterminators are now using a method called IPM (Integrated Pest Management) which provides for non-chemical solutions to be used first/in concert with chemical solutions. By selecting the right professional, you can solve your problem without adversely impacting the environment." "The watch is a lot easier to get off and on than a wedding ring." John Mayer, In Style Magazine, Aug. 2006. |
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Posts: 3908 (07/30/08 3:44 PM) Mexican Mafia Sweetheart |
jentay wrote: I would have never returned, either. That would have been IT.
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