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[con_grazia]

Abby, I know you are grateful I took you in during a bitter cold winter and gave you a home. I know you are already very bonded to me and want to make me happy. I'm glad you finally feel like this is truly home.

But if I find one more freshly-killed rat at the foot of my bed, I will have a psychotic break.

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[lissafay]

Rat? Eeek. I got freaked out enough when I saw one of our cats in the throes of deathplay with a mouse in our upstairs bedroom, and then again on our porch...I can't imagine a rat -- they're so much bigger!! Eeek again.

I love rodents and hate to see them killed and all...but if our cats presented me with the fresh corpse of the squirrel that ate holes in my ceiling tiles, I think I'd probably reward them.

[con_grazia]

The rats we have here (I live near lots of fields) are the size of the rats you keep as household pets, not the ones you see running around in sewers on crime shows. ;) Still, they're not pretty and I don't want them dead - or alive - in my house! My solution now is to keep the cat door closed and monitor his comings and goings. I was doing that for a while but got lax - thus the gift in my bedroom.

I'm the opposite of you - while I don't hate rodents, I have no love for them but I'm very fond of all the squirrels around here. I'm praying he doesn't go after them.

[lissafay]

In general, I like squirrels...I'm just feeling somewhat homicidal toward the invaders that are damaging my house!!

You should meet my cuddly guinea pigs. They're delightful little rodents. :)

[con_grazia]

I've seen photos when you posted them in the past - they're adorable!

[con_grazia]

I should add I don't MIND rodents - I used to have a pet mouse named Archie - I just don't like them when they're dead at the foot of my bed, or anywhere else in the house, for that matter. ;)