as the weather turns cold, it's time to pull out the sweaters, the jackets... and the mousetraps. little mice are once again apparently seeking out the warmth of my kick-ass furnace.
this evening i noticed mimo standing casually in the hall with a little gray mouse dangling out of his mouth. i had to look closely to make sure it was real because he likes his fake furry mice so much. but as soon as i said, "mimo, is that real?" he dropped it and it soon became apparent that, yes, in fact, it was real.
i, of course, shrieked and the mouse ran into my bedroom. (worst. nightmare. EVER.) i felt that the only recourse i had was to throw the two cats in after it and lock the door behind them. i was sure their natural instincts would take over and i could walk into a rodent-free bedroom in no time.
wrong.
it is quite clear to me now that our cats have lost all their predatory instincts, because a half-hour later they were still just playing with the mouse. they could have happily stayed locked in the room for hours, just chasing and batting the mouse back and forth between them.
it was ray who finally caught the mouse and removed him from the premesis.
between this and the frog it's starting to feel like the damn animal channel around here.
Posted by xta at November 16, 2004 12:55 AM | TrackBackactually, i think that means that their predatory instincts are alive and well. half dead mice are the best toys ever!
Posted by: lisa at November 16, 2004 08:55 AMI imagine you throwing the cats in, and then shutting the door. And then throwing Ray in, and then shutting the door. If Ray hadn't caught it....what would you have thrown in next? Hee hee.....
Posted by: pinky at November 16, 2004 02:17 PMperhaps i would have to throw lisa in after ray. she's pretty tough.
Posted by: christa at November 16, 2004 03:18 PMwell, i would have just thrown moses in. he'd eat the mouse, mimo, sherpa, and would have a go at ray, too, should i withold meals for a period of 24 hours prior to adventures in closed room.
Posted by: lisa at November 16, 2004 07:37 PM