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On Friday, I bought a new plaything for the cats, in the form of a box with holes in. Inside the box are two balls, and anything else you care to add, so I put a toy mouse in there. The idea is that the cats paw through the holes and poke at the things inside. They definitely prefer the toy mouse to the balls. They like to hook their claws into it, tug it out through the holes and then hurl it around the room.

On Saturday evening, the toy mouse lost its position as favourite, when the box with holes in was found to contain a Real Mouse. Really, that wasn't the best hiding spot for scurrying cat prey to have chosen.

The SO picked up the box to take it outside, at which point the mouse leaped out of a hole. It made it about two feet across the room before it encountered a large welcoming cat mouth. The SO grabbed the cat, I opened the patio doors; the cat was persuaded to drop the mouse, and I chased it outside.

The mouse sat outside on the deck for about 10 minutes, while it decided whether or not it was going to die from the shock of it all. Then it disappeared underneath the house. I wonder if it's smart enough not to come back inside?

Date: 2011-10-30 05:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tameiki.livejournal.com
Aaaawwwww, how mean to throw the cats' favorite toy outside. *snickers*

Hopefully, the mouse will not venture back into your house, especially with the kind of welcome it would find there :)

Date: 2011-10-30 09:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiggymalvern.livejournal.com
I think the cats will be very disappointed with the box toy when they discover it doesn't sprout live mice every 24 hours!

Date: 2011-10-30 11:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tameiki.livejournal.com
If the box doesn't sprout live mice every 24 hours, then you got a defective one. Go get one that works right! XD

Date: 2011-10-31 09:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiggymalvern.livejournal.com
Live mice will have to be a special treat for occasional use only XD

Date: 2011-10-30 08:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jo-lasalle.livejournal.com
Poor mouse! (OK, dumb mouse.) Probably a surprising surprise for the cats that the mouse toy was suddenly an alive toy, though!

Date: 2011-10-30 09:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiggymalvern.livejournal.com
I think they considered it the best thing I bought them in years!

Date: 2011-10-31 08:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiggymalvern.livejournal.com
Entertainment for a special occasion XD

Date: 2011-11-02 05:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] darthhellokitty.livejournal.com
HA! Excellent cat toy! You really go for the very best!

Date: 2011-11-02 01:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiggymalvern.livejournal.com
Always, for our kitties ;-)

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