Rats!
I never thought that I would have an issue with rats. For a couple of weeks, Scruffy (my Cairn terrrier) has gone nuts and has alternately sat staring at various corners in the house. I was in denial, I am doing some work on my computer in the living room last night and I see a couple of rats essentially hanging out at Sakima’s dog dish. The scatter when they see me (at least two of them). THEN this morning, they come out again, and they pretty much could care less if I am there or not. If I entered the kitchen they would run but making noise did nothing.
Well, I called Terminix and set an appointment. Called Animal Control to see what their thoughts were. And off to Home Depot to see what might be the short term options. I was hoping to get sometype of humane trap where they could be "released into the wild" after capture. No such luck. Humane pretty much means quick death. Poison was out of the question (kids, pets and uncertain burial location). Ended up with something that said it was considered to be ‘humane’ because it electrocutes the little critters, and they supposedly do not suffer.
I have mixed feelings about all this. The decision that one never thought they would have to face. Where is Simba in all of this? The cat is clueless!