It's a first. First Fall/Winter since our move to the country that we have not had mice move in for the winter. But it has come at a price.
I share the feelings of a friend who recently said, "I love kittens, but cats...not so much." I've decided I'm not really a cat person. But I prefer a cat in the house to a mouse in the house.
Besides the vet bills, cat food, kitty litter and flea control, there are even greater, more sacrificial costs.
First, there's my upholstered pieces of furniture that have become scratching posts. Is it cruel to have her de-clawed? Wouldn't that mean she could never go outside?
There's the constant battle with cat hair.
Have you ever tried to crochet with a cat around? Chasing the yarn ball is NOT, I repeat NOT cute.
Worse yet, is the 4:40 a.m. wake-up call. Can a person NEVER sleep in??? She doesn't really NEED anything. Doesn't want to go outside. Plenty of food and water in the bowl. Just thinks it's time for me to give her some attention. I thought cats were anti-social. Not Stella.
However....
Having no mice.....is nice.
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and Jacob and Lauren LOVE her so much! and since I'm definitley not a cat person we're glad NaNa kinda is ;) whether she wants to admit it.
Love ya - Tris
Well I am a cat person and I have one cat. So far this winter I had one mouse in the house. The cat only tried to get the mouse after it was caught on the sticky pad, then the cat got his paw caught on the sticky pad and was freaking out. I was so glad Stanley was here, I had to get him up out of bed to help. I could not have touched that sticky pad with that mouse on it!
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