Anonymous
10/11/2025 05:17
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Can the cat be harmed by eating the mouse?
Anonymous
10/11/2025 04:16
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yesterday DH found our cat with a dead mouse in his mouth. We looked for evidence of mice all over our house and didn’t find anything. The cat had been on the screened porch, so DH thought maybe the mouse might have gotten in there through a small whole somewhere.
Tonight the cat was out on the porch again and the door to the house was closed and we noticed the cat chasing another mouse. We managed to bring the cat in without the mouse getting into the house and put a trap out on the porch.
We’re puzzled as to why we had mice on the porch two days in a row (rather than a rogue mouse that just happened to wander in one day). There’s no food or anything we can think of to attract them. Why is this happening?? Now we can’t let the cat out there or leave the door from the house to the porch open!!
Where there is one mouse, there are usually several.
Also, now you have to be concerned about Toxoplasmosis.
Wikipedia isn't a reliable source I know, but it's a start to learning about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis
Because the mice lost their fear of cats? (That's what the parasite does to them)
(BTW as for reliability, you can always refer to the footnote references in Wikipedia)
Anonymous
10/11/2025 04:06
Subject: Re:Puzzling mouse situation
First time I ever had a mouse it was white and brown. Turned out it was a pet mouse that had escaped from the kid 2 doors down. I'd seen it dart into the kitchen twice but sadly then the cat got it.
I was recently taking care of my son's cat for about a month, who managed to sneak out a couple of times. After the cat went home my dog got very interested in my bedroom closet, where I found two small mummified mice. I'm thinking the cat might have brought them up there.
I typically get a few in my kitchen as we get into winter and use spring traps on them. Old house and there are always going to be gaps somewhere they can get in. Google says they can squeeze thru a quarter inch gap because their skeletons are mostly cartilage and they do not have rigid collarbones.
I was recently taking care of my son's cat for about a month, who managed to sneak out a couple of times. After the cat went home my dog got very interested in my bedroom closet, where I found two small mummified mice. I'm thinking the cat might have brought them up there.
I typically get a few in my kitchen as we get into winter and use spring traps on them. Old house and there are always going to be gaps somewhere they can get in. Google says they can squeeze thru a quarter inch gap because their skeletons are mostly cartilage and they do not have rigid collarbones.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 22:30
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
^ sorry, meant to address OP, not PP.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 22:30
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Tough crowd. Sorry if I’m not a mouse expert. We’ve been in this house for 10 years and have never had a mouse before this week. We had mice once in 5 years at our old house.
You might want to look around for where the mice have burrowed in. Sounds like they found a new home somewhere on the porch.
I hope you've taken note that:
1. Mice populations come and go with the years and it's not anything you did.
2. You need to let your cat deal with them! Not just for you and your comfort, but for his predator needs. If he wants to hunt, you should let him do that in a safe manner. Don't let him loose to go after birds, some species are at risk of extinction from habitat loss and too much cat predation.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 22:07
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Anonymous wrote:Tough crowd. Sorry if I’m not a mouse expert. We’ve been in this house for 10 years and have never had a mouse before this week. We had mice once in 5 years at our old house.
You might want to look around for where the mice have burrowed in. Sounds like they found a new home somewhere on the porch.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 15:09
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn’t you keep the cat out there? I would 100% keep the cat out there to discourage mice!
See the post before yours.
And... there was no reason given.
Troll ^
???
Anonymous
10/10/2025 15:08
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Assuming you have furniture on your porch, check all the cushions and pillows. If you have some sort of upholstery, check that too. The mice may be stealing the stuffing for their nest. Otherwise, you probably have a family under the porch or somewhere near and they are trying to get inside for warm and food.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 14:54
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn’t you keep the cat out there? I would 100% keep the cat out there to discourage mice!
See the post before yours.
And... there was no reason given.
Troll ^
Anonymous
10/10/2025 14:53
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Anonymous wrote:Appalling that numerous mice have found their way into a screened in porch. Who ever heard of such a thing?
Vermin tend to be much more numerous in urban areas. Part of it.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 14:53
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn’t you keep the cat out there? I would 100% keep the cat out there to discourage mice!
See the post before yours.
And... there was no reason given.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 14:52
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn’t you keep the cat out there? I would 100% keep the cat out there to discourage mice!
See the post before yours.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 14:42
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Why wouldn’t you keep the cat out there? I would 100% keep the cat out there to discourage mice!
Anonymous
10/10/2025 14:17
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
Anonymous wrote:Yesterday DH found our cat with a dead mouse in his mouth. We looked for evidence of mice all over our house and didn’t find anything. The cat had been on the screened porch, so DH thought maybe the mouse might have gotten in there through a small whole somewhere.
Tonight the cat was out on the porch again and the door to the house was closed and we noticed the cat chasing another mouse. We managed to bring the cat in without the mouse getting into the house and put a trap out on the porch.
We’re puzzled as to why we had mice on the porch two days in a row (rather than a rogue mouse that just happened to wander in one day). There’s no food or anything we can think of to attract them. Why is this happening?? Now we can’t let the cat out there or leave the door from the house to the porch open!!
Where there is one mouse, there are usually several.
Also, now you have to be concerned about Toxoplasmosis.
Wikipedia isn't a reliable source I know, but it's a start to learning about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis
Anonymous
10/10/2025 13:59
Subject: Puzzling mouse situation
A mouse happened upon your screened in porch, liked it, and invited friends over for a party.
This happened to us, except it was a crack in our window frame that attracted the mice (as well as a snake 😂). Once we fixed it, there were no more mice.
This happened to us, except it was a crack in our window frame that attracted the mice (as well as a snake 😂). Once we fixed it, there were no more mice.