Rat madness

[simonethebeaver]

We are rat-free inside but obviously there are many outside. Nothing new, I know, but suddenly our cats are bringing a dead, smallish one inside every day. We can only assume there is at least one nest outside. It's fairly disgusting. Will this end as the rats get older, take on their student debt, buy Ikea starter packs and set off into the world, or is there any reason/benefit to getting K&O (to pre-empt the inevitable recommendation) to look for it in our garden?

[chuff]

Mine are doing the same thing, also with smallish rats. Glad they're doing it, not glad they're dragging them through the cat flap as presents.

[tiddles]

ours bring in live ones.... we have to chase around with tupperware and card to put back outside. Usually in the early hours. At least yours arn't moving

[simonethebeaver]

One was. Not only that, but when we chased the cat and writhing rat out again, a bloody fox appeared by our back door to try to snatch the rat. It was Beatrix Potter gone wrong in our garden.

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Oh crickey!!! Rats !! Bad enough with mice .

Where Are your located ? I don't have a cat but after having a mouse in my house a few months ago I do worry about getting them again and rats would just push me over the edge .

[Toldyouso]

Squirrels were my cat's prey of choice in his heyday!

[Nick B]

I seem to remember the "main" article in the current edition of Absolutely Dulwich tells the wonderful story of a man who killed a rat with a wall mirror. Perhaps contact them and see if he does work with other household vanity furniture.

[Voyageur]

On the other hand, a while back when we had a rat problem the council rat man aka 'pest control' said that he (not being a particular cat lover) had had to get a cat to deter rats in his garden after his local neighborhood became over-run.

May be worth sticking some rat poison in areas that pets cannot access but rats can?

[Mick Mac]

It always surprises me when people snuggle up to their cats or allow their cats to lick them when they must he aware that said cats spend much of their time biting into rodents.

[CakingsCakes]

Has anyone seen the rats at East Dulwich Train Station? Terrifying!

[Voyageur]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> It always surprises me when people snuggle up to

> their cats or allow their cats to lick them when

> they must he aware that said cats spend much of

> their time biting into rodents.

More risk of infection from a human bite than a cat/dog bite I remember being told.

I snuggle up to my cats big time and allow them to snuggle up to me. One of life's great pleasures!

[*Bob*]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> It always surprises me when people snuggle up to

> their cats or allow their cats to lick them when

> they must he aware that said cats spend much of

> their time biting into rodents.

At least cats - unlike dogs - have the good sense not to eat their own shite.

"C'mere boy - gimme a nice big kiss mmmmmm!"

[tomdhu]

Which side , platform 1 or 2?

[civilservant]

After my OH was bitten by a Jack Russell on the Rye, the doctor just cleaned the wound and dressed it - and added that had it been a cat bite instead, she'd have had to take much more drastic action against the possibility of nasty infections

[Mick Mac]

Voyageur Wrote:

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> I snuggle up to my cats big time and allow them to

> snuggle up to me. One of life's great pleasures!

Eh - Yuch...

[Loz]

Just remember, you are snuggling up to something that can lick it's own bum. And does.

[Mick Mac]

Loz Wrote:

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> Just remember, you are snuggling up to something

> that can lick it's own bum. And does.

LOL (really.. :) )

[Voyageur]

Ah.... you poor OCD sufferers :) You are far more likely to pick up bugs on your daily commute than stroking a cat ;-)