On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:38:43 +0000, jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt wrote:

Not all cats hunt and kill.  My Spooky, for example: many years ago, he
was lying on the living room carpet when a mouse showed up.  He looked at
it when it was some distance away, but did nothing.  He didn't even move
when the mouse ran almost into his whiskers.  He still doesn't know what
to do with normal cat prey.

Another cat (must be thirty years ago), Beast, I think, had to be taught
by me that mice are intersting.  I got tired of having to smell dead mice
everytime the exterminator came by so I asked If I could bring my cat with
me to deal with the mouse problem without the stink and expense - since I
worked alone in that building, they said yes.  I had to trap a mouse in
the trash can and dangle it in front of him before he got the idea that
they were toys.  When, finally, he bit into one, the mouse problem was
over: he cleaned out a complete nest of adults and young in a matter of
minutes.  As long as I kept bringing him to work with me, we had no more
mouse problem: he ate everything but the heads and a smear of blood - easy
enough to clean up.

I think they are a hometing divice for mice.  Tell them where your house is!

Maybe his cat is related to Garfield!!

HEE HEE

I never found mine did much to bother the bugs, either!