Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 11:01     Subject: Mouse on the couch!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, do you live in DC? If so, what Ward?


Huh? Are you saying those in Potomac or McLean don't get mice? They are equal opportunity rodents, not just denizens of Ward 8.

I would freak if I saw one on the couch, too. By the way, our cats like to play with the occasional mouse in our house rather than kill them, sad to say.


Funny, after reading this thread I went and looked at Youtube videos for "Cat catches mouse"...from watching the videos it looks like that is the norm--cats actually try to "play" with the mouse for about half an hour, and the mouse dying is just a side effect of the play. Once the mouse is dead, the cat loses interest because it's no longer moving around and "playing" back...your cat must just lose interest quicker than that!
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:57     Subject: Mouse on the couch!
Give him a cookie.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:56     Subject: Re:Mouse on the couch!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"get rid of the couch"??

OMG, you people are LAUGHABLE.

A few months ago, my cat caught a mouse in the pre-dawn hours, and brought it up to play with it on my bed. I woke up, wondering why he was jumping all around like that. "Oh. He has a mouse." So I went to lie down on the couch til the job was done. Then I went back to bed.

The amount of drama you can concoct around a one-ounce mammal is so contemptible. Spoiled idiots.


That is no way to live!


Agreed. That is so f*cking nasty. I bet she didn't even wash the comforter/duvet.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:41     Subject: Re:Mouse on the couch!
Anonymous wrote:"get rid of the couch"??

OMG, you people are LAUGHABLE.

A few months ago, my cat caught a mouse in the pre-dawn hours, and brought it up to play with it on my bed. I woke up, wondering why he was jumping all around like that. "Oh. He has a mouse." So I went to lie down on the couch til the job was done. Then I went back to bed.

The amount of drama you can concoct around a one-ounce mammal is so contemptible. Spoiled idiots.


That is no way to live!
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:40     Subject: Mouse on the couch!
Anonymous wrote:It may be an isolated mouse. We had a tiny mouse in our house a couple weeks ago. I put it outside and the next day it was back. I put it outside and a couple days later it was back. This time the cat had stunned it (we thought it was dead, but it perked up) and I put it outside again. A few days later I was doing yardwork and I found the dead mouse not far from where I'd released it. We haven't seen or heard any other mice or traces of mice so I think we legitimately had one mouse that had found a way inside the house.


If you're going to release a mouse outside you're house, you have to take him further than the front door. Because he will just find his way in again.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:34     Subject: Re:Mouse on the couch!
I'm in the suburbs. I can't believe people think I should get rid of the couch. I don't think there is a nest in the couch. I think it was just eating the crumbs on the cushion.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:29     Subject: Mouse on the couch!
(10:28 here - we're in a nice neighborhood in Arlington. So the nice houses can get mice too. all it takes is some tiny access point somewhere.)
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:28     Subject: Mouse on the couch!
It may be an isolated mouse. We had a tiny mouse in our house a couple weeks ago. I put it outside and the next day it was back. I put it outside and a couple days later it was back. This time the cat had stunned it (we thought it was dead, but it perked up) and I put it outside again. A few days later I was doing yardwork and I found the dead mouse not far from where I'd released it. We haven't seen or heard any other mice or traces of mice so I think we legitimately had one mouse that had found a way inside the house.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:23     Subject: Re:Mouse on the couch!
"get rid of the couch"??

OMG, you people are LAUGHABLE.

A few months ago, my cat caught a mouse in the pre-dawn hours, and brought it up to play with it on my bed. I woke up, wondering why he was jumping all around like that. "Oh. He has a mouse." So I went to lie down on the couch til the job was done. Then I went back to bed.

The amount of drama you can concoct around a one-ounce mammal is so contemptible. Spoiled idiots.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:12     Subject: Mouse on the couch!
Get rid of the couch

Get an exterminator

Buy a cheap ikea couch with washable slipcovers

Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:07     Subject: Mouse on the couch!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, do you live in DC? If so, what Ward?


Huh? Are you saying those in Potomac or McLean don't get mice? They are equal opportunity rodents, not just denizens of Ward 8.

I would freak if I saw one on the couch, too. By the way, our cats like to play with the occasional mouse in our house rather than kill them, sad to say.


BTW... I didn't even mention a specific Ward. You and that enormous chip on your shoulder can just stay east of the river.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:06     Subject: Re:Mouse on the couch!
Anonymous wrote:I hate to break it to you but I think this mouse might have babies somewhere. Anytime we see a mouse on a couch - it's not because of food but because it's a nice place to put a nest. Take off the cushions and push down around the edges looking for a hole the size of a quarter. Turn the couch upside down looking for a little hole.

You think a mouse is a problem wait till you vacuum out those babies.

Stop blaming your child because you have a mouse problem.



How many frickin' times do you see a mouse on the couch?????????????? I am about to turn 43 and I have NEVER seen a mouse on the couch. We had one field mouse in a old house get in and was trapped about 10 years ago, but that is the only time I've seen a mouse in the house.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:04     Subject: Mouse on the couch!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, do you live in DC? If so, what Ward?


Huh? Are you saying those in Potomac or McLean don't get mice? They are equal opportunity rodents, not just denizens of Ward 8.

I would freak if I saw one on the couch, too. By the way, our cats like to play with the occasional mouse in our house rather than kill them, sad to say.


What?? I asked if OP lived in DC and what Ward because I was going to post some information about how the City will help homeowners with a severe rodent problem. You effin' evil DCUM sex-starved posters should just die.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:00     Subject: Mouse on the couch!
Hey, you should thank your son for leaving crumbs on the couch yesterday. They lured the mouse out so that you can now see that you have a mouse problem and take care of it. Really you don't think a mouse or mice suddenly appeared in your house just because he left crumbs on the couch yesterday, right?
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2013 10:00     Subject: Mouse on the couch!
get rid of couch, get a cat, call an exterminator

a few crumbs on the couch didnt lead to this.....