Clever Mouse.

dreamdaisy

We have a furry presence in the kitchen and bathroom, we've had him/her for some time now. Mr DD bought some humane traps back in January (I think) but then all went quiet and so we (foolishly) thought the little furry problem had gone.

No. So, Mr DD put down said (and ready-baited) traps on Sunday night where he thought they should go and they remained undisturbed. He them put them down again last night (under my guidance, it makes sense to me to put them where the mouse has actually been SEEN :roll: ) and indeed one was disturbed. The bait had gone but the trap hadn't worked - no live mouse was contained (for release over the road in the little copse bit opposite). :roll: I will put some roughly chopped chocolate in the de-baited trap tonight and we will see if that works. I'm letting him touch the traps as I really don't fancy any mouse-based diseases - having said that though as I am on a mouse-based med (humira) perhaps I'm immune! Wish us luck. I've had a small roll of binbags shredded, droppings all over new dishcloths and tea towels, my iron chewed, it's not healthy. DD

jillyb1

Eek and squeak , DD , we have a similar problem as our neighbour was taken ill with a breakdown and is now being treated in hospital . Sadly he had become a hoarder ; keeping everything his dog and cat deposited as well as boxes , newspapers , food wrappers ; in fact : you name it , it's on the floor of the flat next door ! Anyway the mess is attracting varied wildlife from the fields roundabout . Council can't clean up ( it's a council flat ) without written permission letters from the tenant , not easy for him as he's unwell so all the neighbours are left with unpleasant smells and furry friends . Maybe our neighbours mice and yours could become penpals with a view to visiting each other , change of rodent scene is always good . Jillyb

Numptydumpty

Aw DD, I want to be a mouse at your house! Chocolate! All our mice get is the cat.
Numpty

ruby2

You are very brave DD, we had one many years ago and I went to stay at my mums, we emptied the room of furniture and bought new.
Good luck with the search, we resorted to the cheese theory as the chocolate was getting eaten with no mouse caught.

tkachev

Mouse based meds! Have I missed something?

E

dreamdaisy

Tkachev, I was told that any med ending with the letters 'mab' meant mabine (mouse) based, i.e. it has certain mouse proteins within. Infliximab, adalimumab (humira), tocilizumab etc. One GP posited the theory that I was not getting sufficient relief as my natural proteins were cat-based!

I don't mind the mouse (in fact it is very sweet) but I do mind the prospect of the patter of many tiny feet. We have had a mouse under the stairs, and I know I had one living in my old car but he didn't bother me and I didn't bother him. After so long on the immuno-suppressants I am now bothered by the risk of infection etc. I must be getting old. :roll: Thank you one and all for your lovely replies, I appreciate them. DD

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dreamdaisy wrote:

Tkachev, I was told that any med ending with the letters 'mab' meant mabine (mouse) based, i.e. it has certain mouse proteins within. Infliximab, adalimumab (humira), tocilizumab etc. DD

Sorry DD! not quite right....

For the sake of clarity infliximab is a mouse-human chimeric (humanised) antibody while adalimumab was constructed from a fully human monoclonal antibody. Etanercept is a TNF receptor-IgG fusion protein. Tocilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R). (Arthritis Research UK)

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tkachev

Thank you Moderator.

E

tkachev

I agree DD. Mouse droppings all over the tea towels is horrible!

E

dreamdaisy

I didn't say it was correct, I said that that was what I was told.

Again no joy. Bait taken, traps un-sprung. If this carries on then damn the humane version, we'll turn nasty. DD

barbara12

We live overlooking fields..and we regularly get mice calling in...they..and rats come to that.. there is a brook across the road...to cut a long story short..a few years ago we invested in the ultrasonic devices...we did think they weren't working...but slowly but surely ...we are now mouse and rat fee....they do pop in from time to time but they soon go on there way.

stickywicket

Moderator wrote:

Tocilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R).

Hey, I thought we had to stick to English

Numptydumpty - I love your post.

DD - when we used to get mice in our old house we regularly borrowed next door's cat. Sometimes it caught them and sometimes it didn't but it did frighten them away. I feel a new 'air-freshener' product coming on - essence of cat. Maybe your mouse has a chocolate allergy and you should be baiting the trap with the stuff it clearly enjoys - binbags, new dishcloths and tea towels and the iron. (The iron :shock: Are you sure this is a mouse?)

Seriously, it is a health hazard and a worry. Maybe time to summon up all your murderous instincts.

jillyb1

On a purely , serious yukky note , DD , you and Mr DD must get rid of your mice ( there's always more than 1 ) for the sake of your well being . Mice urinate constantly which can't be good for those of us with dodgy immune systems . Tell Mr DD ; it's time to get tough with the intruders . Jillyb

dreamdaisy

I urinate constantly too. I think I'll buy them little mice loos. We have discovered that he is a rather plump field mouse (so it's possibly Waldegrave) and he has been absent over the past four nights. I can tell by the absence of anal detritus. DD

julie47

oh dear dd that pesky mouse
Hope Mr dd can catch him soon

wheres our RA when he is needed, :roll:

love juliepf x

Numptydumpty

If I could be any creature on earth,
and I say this without laughter or mirth.
I would be a little squeaky mouse,
and I would live in DD's house.
I wouldn't touch her food, dish cloth or tea towel,
I'd try not to do anything filthy or foul.
Instead I'd eat chocolate by the trap load,
I'd eat so much I just might explode!
If that humane trap should catch me one day,
well a trip to the country would be O.K.
Then I'd return to DD's house,
you see, I'd be a homing mouse.
Numpty

dreamdaisy

Oh! Numpty! I don't know what to say: being somewhat fragile at the moment I am so touched by your little verse and very nearly crying. :oops: Thank you, that was lovely - I'm going to see if my blasted printer will co-operate so I have a permanent record of it! Thank you my lovely. DD

Yay! Success! That has made my day, thank you once again. ((())) xx

Numptydumpty

Hi DD, I'm so sorry you're not feeling so good at the moment. You do seem to be having a rough time of late.
I'm glad my little poem cheered you up. My dad and I used to send each other silly little rhymes all of the time. I think that's the first one I've written since he died, 20 years ago!
All the best,
Numpty

julie47

Numpty I loved your poem it is great and really made me smile

DD what a lovely way for someone to cheer you up

Love Juliepf x

dreamdaisy

This little creature is not just clever, he is a genuis. I baited the trap with some chocolate and hid it behind the laundry bin in the bathroom. I peered down at it this morning AND THE TRAP FLAP WAS CLOSED. I duly reported to Mr DD that it looked as though Operation Mouse had been successful!

He went down at 9.30 to do the necessary and the trap was empty. And the chocolate gone. :shock:

Dammit. DD

dreamdaisy

Oh Del, I fear you may well be right. We have lost the door to the pan cupboard (ancient kitchen and fittings) so I reckon said mouselet may be clambering (and weeing) all over our pans. I don't usually get wound up by the vicissitudes of life but this is now beginning to concern me. TTO.

dreamdaisy

I agree, not with much happiness but I think you are correct. The mouse has the same right to life as me, we could kill each other but in my case it's deliberate. DD

stickywicket

delboy wrote:

I don't like killing things that I don't eat but exceptions need to be made.

Or, you could eat the mouse afterwards.

dreamdaisy

Ye gods! Mouse kebabs anyone? :shock:

Numptydumpty

I think I've gone off the idea of being a mouse in DD's house!

dreamdaisy

I don't blame you! Mr DD has collypopsed into bed (thanks to an unusual surfeit (for him) of red wine) so I guess I'm trap-setting again. :roll: Worry not, Numpty, it's still the humane versions. DD