The Great Mouse Adventure
Today was interesting. Seems I can't visit home without some sort of interesting debacle.
Last visit it was a very close call with a car while riding my bike where I found myself slightly underneath the car.
This time it was a attempt to rescue a mouse my cat was carrying in its mouth.
I grabbed the cat and got my mom to take her while I scooped up the mouse. The mouse latched to my middle finger with its teeth. I tried to pull it off for a while, but didn't want to pull to hard and have mouse guts dangling from my finger. Then I tried to pry its jaw free. No success. Finally, I shook it off. After a few small flicks off the wrist, I gave a final violent shake to send the mouse flying into the ceiling. It landed, on its feet even. The next time I was much more careful to pick th thing up by its tail. The mouse is fine as am I. Good news is- probably no rabies.
Back in Oberlin tomorrow (Sunday) night.
Last visit it was a very close call with a car while riding my bike where I found myself slightly underneath the car.
This time it was a attempt to rescue a mouse my cat was carrying in its mouth.
I grabbed the cat and got my mom to take her while I scooped up the mouse. The mouse latched to my middle finger with its teeth. I tried to pull it off for a while, but didn't want to pull to hard and have mouse guts dangling from my finger. Then I tried to pry its jaw free. No success. Finally, I shook it off. After a few small flicks off the wrist, I gave a final violent shake to send the mouse flying into the ceiling. It landed, on its feet even. The next time I was much more careful to pick th thing up by its tail. The mouse is fine as am I. Good news is- probably no rabies.
Back in Oberlin tomorrow (Sunday) night.