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Ivor Jones wrote:
> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats
> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy
> seems to think it's her role in life to catch the things outside and
> bring them in to run around the living room and kitchen..! She seems
> to lose all interest in them once she's done this and sits watching
> me chasing the things round trying vainly to catch them..!
snip
> Ivor

Just sharing her new found toy with you!  From her perspective, it's 
probably pretty funny watching you chase after it!  LOL

"Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.n0t> wrote in message 
news:PX1ne.10972$uR4.3233@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> Ivor Jones wrote:
>> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats
>> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy
>> seems to think it's her role in life to catch the things outside and
>> bring them in to run around the living room and kitchen..! She seems
>> to lose all interest in them once she's done this and sits watching
>> me chasing the things round trying vainly to catch them..!
> snip
>> Ivor
>
> Just sharing her new found toy with you!  From her perspective, it's 
> probably pretty funny watching you chase after it!  LOL

Yeah, but that doesn't help me get rid of it..! Are these ultrasonic 
things any good or not..?!

Ivor

"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message 
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>
> "Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.n0t> wrote in message 
> news:PX1ne.10972$uR4.3233@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> Ivor Jones wrote:
>>> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats
>>> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy
>>> seems to think it's her role in life to catch the things outside and
>>> bring them in to run around the living room and kitchen..! She seems
>>> to lose all interest in them once she's done this and sits watching
>>> me chasing the things round trying vainly to catch them..!
>> snip
>>> Ivor
>>
>> Just sharing her new found toy with you!  From her perspective, it's 
>> probably pretty funny watching you chase after it!  LOL
>
> Yeah, but that doesn't help me get rid of it..! Are these ultrasonic 
> things any good or not..?!
>
> Ivor
>
Every news report I've seen concludes that the ultrasonic pest gadgets are 
useless.

Stone

Ivor Jones wrote:
> "Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.n0t> wrote in message
> news:PX1ne.10972$uR4.3233@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> Ivor Jones wrote:
>>> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats
>>> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but
>>> Missy seems to think it's her role in life to catch the things
>>> outside and bring them in to run around the living room and
>>> kitchen..! She seems to lose all interest in them once she's done
>>> this and sits watching me chasing the things round trying vainly to
>>> catch them..!
>> snip
>>> Ivor
>>
>> Just sharing her new found toy with you!  From her perspective, it's
>> probably pretty funny watching you chase after it!  LOL
>
> Yeah, but that doesn't help me get rid of it..! Are these ultrasonic
> things any good or not..?!
>
> Ivor

Never tried one. 

Ivor Jones wrote:
> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats were 
> supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy seems to 
> think it's her role in life to catch the things outside and bring them in 
> to run around the living room and kitchen..! She seems to lose all 
> interest in them once she's done this and sits watching me chasing the 
> things round trying vainly to catch them..!
> 
> I've recently seen some plug-in devices that are supposed to deter mice by 
> means of ultrasonic sound waves, does anyone have any experience of these 
> and are they any good..? They aren't cheap so I don't want to waste my 
> money.
> 
> Ivor
> 
> 
I have one in my kitchen but am not sure how good they are as i think i 
have blocked the hole up that the little critters had got in through, 
but still use it as a secondary measure!  I do know that they are only 
meant to work in an open area. The sound waves bounce of everything and 
do not go round or under things.

Not sure it would be much good to you if its your cat bringing them in, 
as you may just drive the little creatures into otherparts of the house 
if they are trapped in.

-- 
Badger Badger Badger

On Tue, 31 May 2005 18:08:47 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
<ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:

>
>I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats were 
>supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy seems to 
>think it's her role in life to catch the things outside and bring them in 
>to run around the living room and kitchen..! She seems to lose all 
>interest in them once she's done this and sits watching me chasing the 
>things round trying vainly to catch them..!
>
>I've recently seen some plug-in devices that are supposed to deter mice by 
>means of ultrasonic sound waves, does anyone have any experience of these 
>and are they any good..? They aren't cheap so I don't want to waste my 
>money.
>
>Ivor
>
You would be wasting your money.

http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1663/eb1663.html

http://walterreeves.com/feature.phtml?cat=21&id=267

quote:
Pouring out of my Web browser came dozens of university publications
regarding the effectiveness of ultrasonic pest repellers:

�Ultrasonic pest repelling devices have repeatedly been shown to be
completely useless.� University of Florida

�Ultrasonic treatment devices (such as ultrasonic flea collars)
claimed to rid homes of pests are completely ineffective.� University
of North Dakota

�Ultrasonic devices do not meet advertisers claims for their
products.� University of Maryland

�With proper use of rodenticide baits, there are few situations where
the additional cost of ultrasonic devices is warranted.� University
of Saskatchewan

�Ultrasonic devices are frequently advertised as a non-toxic method
of cockroach control. However, extensive research has shown that
these devices neither kill nor repel cockroaches.� University of
Florida

With these testimonials before me, I could give Clark and his
listeners a definitive answer. You might wonder, though, why the
scientists came to their conclusions.

The reason ultrasonic devices don�t repel animals, even though they
can hear sounds we can�t, is that ultrasound does not pack much
 energy. A sofa, a kitchen cabinet or a wall block almost all of the
sound waves. Just as you might quickly roll up your car window when
an ambulance howls past, a mouse or rat can duck behind a solid
object to hide from loud noise. When food, water and shelter are
present, a rodent can easily find different pathways that avoid the
ultrasonic sound waves. Insects don�t have ears but they can �feel�
sound. Even so, ultrasonic sound dissipates rapidly. A bug crawling
more than thirty feet away from a unit can�t even detect ultrasonic
noise.

end quote 

BarB

"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
news:3g3k14FafbasU1@individual.net...
>
> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats were
> supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy seems to
> think it's her role in life to catch the things outside and bring them in
> to run around the living room and kitchen..!

She's making heroffering in trying to assist in feeding the family! ;)

> She seems to lose all
> interest in them once she's done this and sits watching me chasing the
> things round trying vainly to catch them..!

Her job is done, she's waiting for you to play with it then eat it! Give her
a nice head pat for being so caring!

DaKitty wrote:
> "Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
> news:3g3k14FafbasU1@individual.net...
>>
>> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats
>> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but
>> Missy seems to think it's her role in life to catch the things
>> outside and bring them in to run around the living room and
>> kitchen..!
>
> She's making heroffering in trying to assist in feeding the family!
> ;)

I don't think I'd like mouse sandwiches ;-)

>> She seems to lose all
>> interest in them once she's done this and sits watching me chasing
>> the things round trying vainly to catch them..!
>
> Her job is done, she's waiting for you to play with it then eat it!
> Give her a nice head pat for being so caring!

Yeah, right, but that doesn't help me catch the thing which has been 
eluding me since Monday..! It's still behind the cooker somewhere I think, 
and that's a major headache to move..!!

Ivor

Ivor Jones wrote:
> DaKitty wrote:
>> "Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:3g3k14FafbasU1@individual.net...
>>> 
>>> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats
>>> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but
>>> Missy seems to think it's her role in life to catch the things
>>> outside and bring them in to run around the living room and
>>> kitchen..!
>> 
>> She's making heroffering in trying to assist in feeding the family!
>> ;)
> 
> I don't think I'd like mouse sandwiches ;-)

Alternative: make mouse pads of them... :-)

>>> She seems to lose all
>>> interest in them once she's done this and sits watching me chasing
>>> the things round trying vainly to catch them..!
>> 
>> Her job is done, she's waiting for you to play with it then eat it!
>> Give her a nice head pat for being so caring!
> 
> Yeah, right, but that doesn't help me catch the thing which has been
> eluding me since Monday..! It's still behind the cooker somewhere I
> think, and that's a major headache to move..!!

How about conventional mouse traps in places where your cat can't go?

Kind regards

    robert

Robert Klemme wrote:
> Ivor Jones wrote:
>> DaKitty wrote:

[snip]

>>> Her job is done, she's waiting for you to play with it then eat
>>> it! Give her a nice head pat for being so caring!
>>
>> Yeah, right, but that doesn't help me catch the thing which has
>> been eluding me since Monday..! It's still behind the cooker
>> somewhere I think, and that's a major headache to move..!!
>
> How about conventional mouse traps in places where your cat can't
> go?

Can't bring myself to use anything that would kill. Tried a couple of 
different so-called "humane" traps but no joy so far.

Ivor

"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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> DaKitty wrote:
> > "Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:3g3k14FafbasU1@individual.net...
> >>
> >> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats
> >> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but
> >> Missy seems to think it's her role in life to catch the things
> >> outside and bring them in to run around the living room and
> >> kitchen..!
> >
> > She's making heroffering in trying to assist in feeding the family!
> > ;)
>
> I don't think I'd like mouse sandwiches ;-)
>
> >> She seems to lose all
> >> interest in them once she's done this and sits watching me chasing
> >> the things round trying vainly to catch them..!
> >
> > Her job is done, she's waiting for you to play with it then eat it!
> > Give her a nice head pat for being so caring!
>
> Yeah, right, but that doesn't help me catch the thing which has been
> eluding me since Monday..! It's still behind the cooker somewhere I think,
> and that's a major headache to move..!!

I guess I lucked out, my kitties would bring home birds rather then mice,
and usually they'd be maimed enough where there was no catching involved.

Luckily, they've gotten to be older, slightly overweight cats now, and not
so successful at catching things.

Oh, you know what, once I got them collars with little bells on them, the
bell would sound off as they would stalk, and alert the prey, so they
couldn't catch much. It wasn't foolproof, but it helped.