So the mouse thing has me a bit upset ... I saw one in the backyard last night ... very tiny ... little field one ... then this morning D saw a county pest control in our neighborhood ... there is a huge field at the end of our street ... so we are thinking there is a problem and we aren't the only ones having it ...
So I suggested a cat ... it is like the natural hunter ... D had to be prodded a bit but relented ... as long as we got a kitten and could train it to be an indoor/outdoor kitten ... so no declawing this cat ... on this I had to be prodded ... cause I really only want indoor cats ... but we both have to give a bit ...
So I was looking at the PetSmart adoption site ... they have a whole contract you have to sign and it is $95 to get a cat ... or do we go the Craigslist route and take a free kitten that we don't know if they have had shots or what ... cause there is an all black one listed that has to be picked up today ... but it was a stray and they don't know what it has had ...
I just don't know ... and money is so beyond tight right now that I freak a bit about the cost of a cat ... it has been nice not buying litter and food and vet bills and shots and all that stuff ...
And I called pest control ... it was going to be like $395 to have them come out to do all needed to do to take care of rodents ...
ick ... ick ... ick ...
Liz, I have only ever owned "free" cats and never had a problem.... and that was with 5 different ones. I say take the free cat - in fact the two best mousers out of the ones I owned were from feral mothers.... those strays can be awesome ;)
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