Field mouse in toilet

[Steve Barker]

why didn't you just flush the toilet.??? JEEEEZZZZEEEEE....

steve

[HeyBub]

Not a good excuse; you can get shots.

[Steve Barker]

why the vet?

s

[Steve Barker]

AMEN, that's the bogus excuse a lot of people use for not having them.

steve

[Don Wiss]

Not always. I get asthma from cats, and from nothing else. There are no shots that can help me. So I avoid cats completely.

Don (e-mail link at home page bottom).

[aemeijers]

That is like getting a dog in NYC to protect you from burglars- with the out-of-pocket costs, not to mention the time, in taking care of the damn thing, you are better off dealing with the problem you were trying to cure, on your own.

Don't get me wrong, I like cats, but I am also allergic. No way would I go to the expense and health risks and general misery of the side effects from the shots, just to have one. And it is nice not having cat hair all over the place, the feeding and vet routines, not to mention that damn stinky litter box to look after. (I am out of the house 10 hours a day, so no way around that one...)

aem sends....

[Al Bundy]

"HeyBub" wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Errrr....fraid not!

[Art]

He could have climbed up a wall or cabinet and fallen into the toilet.

[Al Bundy]

"kpg*" wrote in news:Xns998C7A12295C7ipostthereforeiam@

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Yea thay certainly can jump!

Wonder if it was a hot day? Maybe just doing some dives off the tank for R&R, ya think?

Yea it's just an animal trying to instinctively survive. It doesn't give a rats-ass about any meaningless humans trying to survive any more than humans care about their meaningless asses.

I'd have cut him some slack. Not a radical though. I don't think head lice have rights :-)

[Al Bundy]

willshak wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Hmmm...Something that could actually win ahe rat-race ;-)

[mm]

I think it should be awarded the Legion d'Honeur d'Mouse.

[willshak]

on 8/14/2007 7:22 PM Steve Barker said the following:

Some people are definitely allergic to cats. I have a Maine Coon cat (long hair). When ever my neighbor comes to our house, she begins to sneeze and her eyes tear (teer). If she is staying for a while, she has to take a Benedryl. I was diagnosed as allergic to cats, among other things, years ago. I've either grown out of it, or I have developed an immunity to them.

[mm]

Or you can shoot the cat.

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[mm]

I've heard that squirrels can have rabies, but humans can't get rabies from a squirrel. Seems strange.

Maybe it's a different kind of rabies, or maybe.....

[HeyBub]

'fraid so.

[HeyBub]

Oh, I agree some people are allergic. But there is a high success rate, given enough injections, in overcoming this malady.

[HeyBub]

Except only the politically well-connected can get a pistol permit in NYC, so the only way you can deal with burglars on your own is to move to, say, Texas.

I understand. And I'm glad you said that these reasons were your own personal inclinations. To many, a pet is a member of the family and is every bit as deserving of attention and welfare as any other. Further, pets often earn their keep - as you pointed out with dogs and burglars and I've opined about cats and mice.

[RickH]

I put out some glue traps with a salty nut in the middle. No mice caught this morning, could not find any droppings anywhere. But I'll keep trying, I dont care if I get an occasional mouse if I can find the entry point and close it. The ear and claw proportions were normal so its not a rat. Will double check anywhere a hole may have been drilled in the house.

[kpg*]

Al Bundy wrote in news:Xns998CEA3FEF14AAlBundy@

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Yeah - it needs to warm and furry. :)

[Al Bundy]

"HeyBub" wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Well, not this "hunter" anyway. All my hunting happens at the meat counter.

I can't get close enough to them deer in the woods to hit them with a hammer. Know what I mean, Vern? :-)