Anonymous wrote:My cat found a mouse in our house this morning and was running around with it in her mouth for about a minute. My DH put garden gloves on and removed it from her mouth and threw it outside; he said it was still alive - he could feel it moving in his hands. My cat has no teeth except for three canines so I doubt she punctured it’s skin. I emailed the vet and am waiting for a response but googled it in the meantime. I’m just wondering if there’s anything I need to do - wash my cat, take her to the vet, etc.

My cat loves to give kisses so I will avoid that for a while, haha. Gross! I will also call Ternminix!

Cats are stone-cold, relentless killers. If they were like 20 pounds they would be too dangerous to keep in the house. She’s just doing her thing.

Anonymous wrote:Drop her at my place. I think I have mice in the basement.

+1 Can I borrow her next? I have mice and my dog is useless- she is terrified of them. “Jack Russell Mix” my tuchus.

It's possible you have parasitic mice, which are actually attracted to cats. It's possible your cat could catch toxoplasmosis from mice and pass it on to you, but most cats usually get toxoplasmosis when they're kittens and then usually don't again.

However this is why you get your cat's poop tested for parasites regularly and if you're pregnant you avoid cat litter boxes. Although in general it's actually more that you shouldn't foster or get a kitten while pregnant (as they're much more likely to have parasites and shed them).

But yeah, cats are murder machines. That's why you keep them inside so they don't kill birds.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. She’s caught two mice, both released outside and we seem to have yet another. Why is my cat not scaring them away? I thought cats were a sure-fire deterrent!

Because you’re releasing them and they’re coming back in. Mice are not that smart.

My dog lunged and swallowed a bird mid-air

OP here. She’s caught two mice, both released outside and we seem to have yet another. Why is my cat not scaring them away? I thought cats were a sure-fire deterrent!

She did what cats do. Why would you call the vet?

It's all fun and games until a neighbor lays out rat poison.

You dad did what its ancestors had done for generations upon generations upon generations. It's in your cat's DNA, and killing mice has actually benefited cat survival. You cat did what it was born to do.

Give it treats and pets.

FYI, mice are actually delicate. Next time put it outside gently.

Euthanize the cat. It won't be long until the cat tries to attack a child.

Drop her at my place. I think I have mice in the basement.

Tell her she’s a good kitty and give her a treat.

Burn the cat.

Call the vet and ask them.