I Went on a Mouse Hunt

@akalinus (42998)
United States
July 7, 2024 10:30pm CST
This morning, I found my laptop mouse missing from my desk. I can't do much without it so I went mouse hunting. I looked around the desk, through the living room and kitchen, and down the hall where it was hidden in a corner. I cornered the thief and asked him who did this. Alex, the black cat, just looked at me with innocent eyes. He did the same thing when he ran off with my pens, comb, and other things. I must put all loose items in a drawer. I am glad it was not a live rodent? Does your cat or dog steal things from you? Does he like to play chase games with your stuff?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (469966)
• Switzerland
8 Jul
My cat knocks down things from the desk, but he does not hide my stuff.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (469966)
• Switzerland
8 Jul
@akalinus - I think he likes the sound, when I look at him he stops, but if I am not around he keeps busy.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (42998)
• United States
8 Jul
@LadyDuck He is sneaky and wants to think that you don't know what he is doing. Cats rule!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (42998)
• United States
8 Jul
Alex loves the noise things make when he chases them around on the floor. He loves to knock around pens, combs, and whatever. He has all kinds of cat toys but he likes our toys better. Your cat must like the sound of something falling on the floor.
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May Day
@HaruLoid (1589)
• Philippines
8 Jul
Our cats have been taking our hair ties. We've been losing a lot of hair ties because of them. Sometimes they play around with some of the wrappers of one of our snacks.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (42998)
• United States
8 Jul
The lady I rent a room from has long hair and often uses hair bands or ties. Alex always takes them and hides them so he can run up and down the hall chasing them in the middle of the night.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (42998)
• United States
10 Jul
@HaruLoid He can pretty much play as much as he wants. He has his sister cat to play with and they have a huge cat tree and a cat chair but Alex wants to play with pens and hair ties. Izzy likes to sleep in a litter pan under my friend's bed. She used it to water her plants but Izzy kept wanting to sleep there. Go figure out the life of a cat.
May Day
@HaruLoid (1589)
• Philippines
9 Jul
@akalinus That's adorable of Alex. I'm glad Alex can playfully run at night.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (67736)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Jul
When I do need a mouse, I use my computer's track pad. But, yes.... I had a cat who would play with the oddest of things. Let's just say I'm thankful he crossed rainbow bridge when he did, or George's feeding tube would be fair game.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (42998)
• United States
8 Jul
I gave up on the computer track pad. I do better with a mouse. I'm sorry to hear that he crossed the rainbow bridge.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (337987)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul
Naughty Alex. I'm glad you found it without too much trouble.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (42998)
• United States
8 Jul
I am glad too. I really need my mouse. I found it in the desk drawer this morning. That is where it will live from now on when I am not using the laptop.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (175269)
• United States
8 Jul
We never had that problem with our dogs. Alex took your mouse because he's a cat. lol Have a good week.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (42998)
• United States
8 Jul
I didn't think of that. He has toy mice of his own but he wants to play with mine.
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Gayle Harrelson
@2ndchances24 (8376)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
8 Jul
They do that for attention, & they know just how to get it & because their board so they find it fun to keep you in suspense so they hide things that you are attached to.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (42998)
• United States
8 Jul
That's true. Sometimes I think it is a game of hide and seek with them. It gets them some attention when the mouse runs down the hall.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139168)
• Roseburg, Oregon
8 Jul
That was cute the cat just wanted to play with your mouse. Mine take my little stuff animals.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (42998)
• United States
8 Jul
Do you let your cat play with them? They might be your cat's friends.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139168)
• Roseburg, Oregon
8 Jul
@akalinus I take them back and put them on my bed and a couple of months later they have them again. Than I take them back again.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (42998)
• United States
8 Jul
@jstory07 Did you think of giving him his own pet? Cute cat! What is his name?
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (34504)
• India
8 Jul
Wonderful post.Thanks for sharing. As I have already told you;we have two cats who are stray ones My sister looks after them.Till now they have never stolen anything.Both keep following my sister goes in our home.