by carmel m.
Member since:
October 27, 2006

The return of the fainting mouse.

April 21, 2008 01:02 PM UTC
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A few months ago one of my cats (shadow) brought me a furry little trophy.  You guessed it a mouse.  We live sort of in the country so from time to time we will get one.  The cats quickly take care of this little problem and the children and husband are never any the wiser.  Yes he is a tad squemish when it comes to reptiles and rodents. 

Well  This particular time the mouse was not dead yet.  So of course it ran around the livingroom with the girls screaming~the cat chasing~the dog barking~the husband leaving the room~and me laughing my head off.  Finally the cat catches the mouse, the children stop screaming, the dog stops barking, the husband reenters the room and I sometime later quit laughing.

So this morning when I am having my first cup of coffee in a nice quiet house one cat is acting weird.  She won't leave the bookcase alone.  Yup I found her prey.  I dispatched it out the door and continued on my merry way.  Apparently there were two.  My husband thought he would take care of the other one for me since it was already dead (so he thought hehehe) just as soon as he reached down to scoop it up into his gloved hand it jumped up and took off!  I have never seen such a big guy move so fast in my life.  It is beyond hard to type this now because I keep laughing every single time I picture it!

Comments: 61

Amy C. Apr 21, 2008, 1:36pm UTC
lol very cute story!
**AngelEyez** a. Apr 21, 2008, 2:14pm UTC
and usually its the man laughing and the woman leaving the room screaming,well at least on my end hahaha,great story
☃ Shannon K. Wendt Apr 21, 2008, 2:37pm UTC
LOL! Usually it's the other way around.
A N. Apr 21, 2008, 3:41pm UTC
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Marian L Apr 21, 2008, 5:28pm UTC
LOL. Nice story. My husband was bitten by a mouse when he tried to take it out of our cat's mouth. He thought Baron had run off with a chicken bone. When he tried to grab the "chicken bone", he realized that Baron had the mouse by the butt leaving it's teeth exposed to his hand. Everything ended well after Baron recaptured and dispatched that mouse.
carmel m. Apr 21, 2008, 5:39pm UTC
Great story Marian!
Sherine W. Apr 21, 2008, 7:29pm UTC
Funny story!
You will remember that scene for the rest of HIS life. Lol.
Aubrey :) Apr 22, 2008, 10:28am UTC
It is so much fun watching cats catch stuff. i love it. How fun is that but also freaky. I hate mice.
DIANE D. Apr 22, 2008, 12:06pm UTC
Loved reading this, Carmel, now I am going to lay down, thanks for the laughs.
Lisa J Apr 22, 2008, 5:42pm UTC
LOL! Too funny.
Jennifer Neff Apr 22, 2008, 8:29pm UTC
EEEK
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Kimber L. Apr 23, 2008, 11:52am UTC
Sounds funny!!! Wish you could have gotten a photo of the look on his face on what he thought was dead jumped up! LOL pretty funny!
necee t. Apr 24, 2008, 12:22am UTC
oh this is very funny... i can see you now... great story...poor hubby... hehe
Ahh, so familiar! Last year we got a little garden snake in the livingroom! One of the cats chased it right out the door and the other one stood there frozen in shock! LOL
Katherine M. Apr 25, 2008, 10:57am UTC
LOVE THIS!!! Reminds me of my ex-husband ... he used to jump into chairs and scream for ME to get the _ _ _ _ mouse!!!!
April H. Apr 25, 2008, 6:38pm UTC
How funny! We had a lizard in our bathroom this morning!
JoAnn C. Apr 25, 2008, 9:40pm UTC
that's pretty funny. I had a mouse in my kitchen last month. I was very impressed the little made its way to second floor of my building.
Christy F. Apr 26, 2008, 12:21am UTC
lol
debra g. Apr 26, 2008, 11:58am UTC
I had to wipe the tears from my eyes I laughed so hard.I can't wait for charles to read this as I'm the one that leaves the room.I can say that I have been mouse free for 4 years with the cats outside ans they do leave me gifts on the car port but I make sure they are dead before I go out the door.
Edward W. Apr 26, 2008, 5:55pm UTC
Cats seem to really like mice. When I was a kid, we had a cat (I don't remember the name) that would occasionally catch a mouse and then drop it by someone's feet, like it was a gift. Perhaps cats just don't realize that humans just don't like mice as much as they do.

Anyway, it appears that Shadow thought that it would be fun to have a secondary mouse chase in your living room.


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Jodie P. Apr 27, 2008, 10:06am UTC
eake EeeaKe LOL
carmel m. Apr 27, 2008, 10:06am UTC
My husband is still pretty shaky every time I mention this!
Toni V. Apr 27, 2008, 3:52pm UTC
LOL. That's hilarious!!!! I love seeing the big guys freak out over that stuff.
Quinn (aka Entwife) Blackburn Apr 28, 2008, 10:59am UTC
rofl... thanks! I'll never forget when my cat, Frodo, brought me a live chipmunk and dropped it on my feet! The one and only time I've ever leapt onto the dining table.

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U wishing you laughter
Donald M. Apr 28, 2008, 5:21pm UTC
I was laughing out loud at this one. Men have the right to be afraid too. sometimes their wives have to protect them from creatures.
William M. Apr 28, 2008, 6:16pm UTC
Very good story. I can picture the hectic time you had for a while.
Linda G. Apr 28, 2008, 7:49pm UTC
great story! I loved it.
Chelsea R. Apr 29, 2008, 1:21am UTC
haha cute!
Jeanie C. Apr 30, 2008, 8:04am UTC
LOLOL This is priceless! I can see it as it happens. And they say the guys are the big tough ones. LOL I usually take care of the dead ones when I find them, if they are alive, Karl has a better chance of catching them while I hold the kitties back.

The summer is coming and Rascal loves to bring bugs, alive, not just in the house and play but on the bed on top of me so I can see what a great hunter she is. I can't wait for the fun to begin. LOL

Great story!
Angela M. May 1, 2008, 9:10am UTC
ha ha, a guy afraid of a mouse LOL that is just too funny
Donald M. May 2, 2008, 7:51pm UTC
I have had a few mice that were so comical I actually let them live. Then caught them in a trap.
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. May 2, 2008, 10:57pm UTC
LOL That is hilarious
Ellie !. May 4, 2008, 12:19am UTC
Hahahaha...growing up on the farm we had mice everywhere...in the graineries...in the seeder...
One day, one ran across the bedroom floor...out of instinct, I just stomped it with my foot...I think I was 10....pretty tough little girl.
Janet B. May 4, 2008, 5:42pm UTC
Thanks for the laugh.
Steve V. May 4, 2008, 5:42pm UTC
lol
Tiffany G. May 5, 2008, 5:24pm UTC
I wanna house cat but I would not be able to deal with finding them :)


cute story
Rae M. May 12, 2008, 1:45pm UTC
It sounds like your cat is good at taking care of the little critters. Funny story.
Jerri H. May 12, 2008, 2:03pm UTC
LMBO!!!!
Abby N. May 17, 2008, 2:43am UTC
Rotfl! :)
Terry M. May 19, 2008, 3:15pm UTC
LOL!!!!
Ashley P. May 20, 2008, 7:51pm UTC
Hilarious. Talk about mice and men. Cats are the best. So much fun to see them in the hunt. Dogs barking, sounds like a funny show.
Lol, yes this was funny!
necee t. Jun 10, 2008, 12:35pm UTC
i love this story... too funny...
Lisa K. Jun 12, 2008, 12:58pm UTC
Funny story!
Debby C. Jun 21, 2008, 7:52pm UTC
He he he....I've had those lovely gifts before too, always a good time when I'm up on the table freaking out because one of the kitties lost ahold of the "trophy". EEEkkk!
Jeanie C. Jun 23, 2008, 12:57pm UTC
THis is still so funny. LOL
Robert S. Jul 17, 2008, 8:50pm UTC
I think it was about time to get everyone out of the house and the shotgun out! Rats:)
Jessica I. Jul 29, 2008, 1:47pm UTC
lmao....i love the little presents cats bring.....and this is one that apparently keeps giving....lol
Sandra T. Aug 18, 2008, 9:08am UTC
You laugh, I'd be running with your hubby! Poor guy!
Leah A. Aug 29, 2008, 3:00pm UTC
ROTFLMBO! I wouldn't mind the mice in my house if they didn't leave their little "presents" all over. If they could be taught to go in a litter box like a cat, then I wouldn't have to keep "evicting" them.
Sherrie H. Nov 24, 2008, 10:29am UTC
You're braver than I am! Cute story.
APE 131313 Nov 29, 2008, 10:17pm UTC
10 catch up comments to Carmel ;)
denise e Dec 3, 2008, 9:23pm UTC
that is too funny
Carol V. Dec 28, 2008, 3:22pm UTC
Too funny!!!!!!!!!

One year, we had a mouse climb up on the table and start sampling the chocolate chip cookies. The stupid mouse just looked at Hubby as he got rid of it. The cookies went in the trash.
Sandra L. Jan 2, 2009, 1:41pm UTC
Too bad you didn't have time to video it. That would have been hilarious.

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