How to catch a mouse the cat brought in?

Question

Cat brings mouse in through doggie door, deposits in my bathroom. I try to capture it for 30 mins. I am in jammies, heart pounding, wearing rubber goves and trying to get it into a pillowcase, and the mouse is running all over my feet. I am very sorry and ashamed to say that I had to put my dog in the room with it and she dispatched it quickly and cleanly. This is not what I had in mind, but my roomie said she'd be awake all night if the mouse was there. I don't want to do that again--this is not my nature. Does anyone know if there any sprays that will calm it down long enough to scoop it up and send it on its way?

Answer 1

If this problem occurs regularly, you should invest in a no-kill trap.  If you don't feel like paying, there are several online "no-kill traps" that you can create with regular household objects.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=diy...

Good luck!

Answer 2

put a small dish of peanut butter on the floor near u and it'll come on it's own, then catch it by the tail. taht's what i've had to do

Answer 3

you could buy a humane trap so you could bait the mouse inside of the cage and release it if the incident happens again.

Answer 4

I don't know about sprays.  Your best bet is to get a live trap, put some peanut butter in it, and wait until the mouse goes in.  Once the mouse is trapped, you can take it to a field away from your home and release it.  You can find live traps at most hardware stores.

I also found this strange site online.  She used a toilet paper tube, some peanut butter and a trash can to catch the mouse.

http://glass.typepad.com/journal/2005/09...

I know it sucks to have it running around until it gets trapped, but it's better and more humane than having your dog kill it.

Hope that helps!