Snow is Staying - You Knew She Would LOL

Yes Miss Kitty is staying. BTW I didn't change her name which is Snow or Snowy. Not very original but why confuse the baby when she has to deal with these smelly boy dogs LOL.

First - I changed the covers in the LR and put down light covers so I could see if she was still doing damage. Only once since last week.

Second - I got one of those draft dodgers and sealed the door to my crafting room. She could slide UNDER the door. That route is now blocked so no more problems in there.

Third - she started climbing on me and curling up on my chest and purring. Well you know what a sucker I am so she had me right there. We have bonded. She even let me give her a bath and only clawed me once!!!

Fourth - as if I needed another one but the biggest reason of all. Remember this guy? Remember me complaining about being overrun by mice after losing Bianca two years ago? I put down mothballs, tons of cotton balls with peppermint essential oil and tried every other remedy I found in books and on the net. I even bought sets of those electronic plug ins. Still, I was killing 20-30 per week and barely putting a dent in the population explosion.

Then I got the bright idea of putting down sticky traps. Yes they trapped the little ones which I believe became the bait for the big ones like this guy. A couple of times I had seen mice on them just before going to bed and could hear them squealing. I am assuming the big ones heard the squealing during the night and came in for the food. The traps would be across the room or caught on the edge of the furniture the next morning with no mice stuck to them. I knew something big had to be moving them. I had to pump heavy duty poison into the walls to get rid of these guys. This one was found dead in the middle of my living room. Not going that route again. I figure what's a little cat pee if it keeps away this type of beasties?

BTW a lovely black snake took care of the hundreds that had taken over my garden and dog yard. I would go out on the deck in the morning and see hundreds of them scooting about doing their morning shopping in my garden. After the snake showed up one fall day the population slowly reduced to zero. He nearly gave me a heart attack. I was sitting in the glider talking on the phone when I saw him slithering just a few feet away. I watched him slide over and into the wood pile where I had just seen several mice running in and out. I was cheering him on - once my heartbeat resumed LOL.

Hugs
Linda B in TN:)

New Visitor Soon to Be Gone

This little lady came to live with me on May 11. She hid behind the chair for a few days but finally came out. She is a pretty kitty but still will not let me hold her and will not go past the living room/kitchen. The dogs stay in the bedroom and she is not happy about it.

Sadly I will have to take her back to her previous owner next Tuesday. She hates my dogs and is peeing on everything I own. She keeps going in my storage room and has gone to the bathroom on everything in storage boxes - craft books, clothes, towels and fabric for crafts, and lots more. Many things will have to go in the trash which is sad. I have been giving away a lot of my craft stuff away but I hate the thought of just tossing it in the trash.

The worst part is she is peeing on my furniture. I have never had a cat do that. She has two litter boxes and I clean them every single day but she gets in my chairs and pees in the corners. Luckily I already had thick covers on the lower half of each chair just in case the dogs hiked their legs. I discovered it the other day when I left the dog leashes in one of the chairs. When I went to pick them up that evening they were wet. I checked and she has been peeing in both corners of every single seat in the living room.

I tried adding sprays and pepper but I checked this morning and she is still at it. I am sure it is because of the dog smell but I can't deal with it. I have very little furniture (3 chairs) and can barely keep my kitchen moderately clean. Vacuuming once every two weeks wears me out for days. I sure don't have the strength to steam clean my furniture every week.

I called Charlie and he said to bring her back if I needed to so I will return her when I go to town for groceries next week. She is a cutie and I have been wanting a cat but I will have to try again later. She was happy at Charlie's. He has one kitten and no dogs LOL.

Linda B in TN:)