New cat is supposed to chase a mouse away, but instead he finds a tiny best friend (video)

[Carla_Sinclair]

Originally published at: New cat is supposed to chase a mouse away, but instead he finds a tiny best friend (video) | Boing Boing

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[theophrastus]

In fact, the little mouse was the one chasing down the kitty, who hid under a table. But the bold mouse persevered, scampering right up to the cat…

er uhm, not wishing to be a buzzkill but Toxoplasma gondii… purrhaps?

[bluehenbear]

Stop (over)feeding the cat?

[milliefink]

Looks like your avatar disagrees with that suggestion!

[bluehenbear]

He was a good mouser, but after becoming an indoor cat considered them more entertainment than food. He left the dirty work up to me.

[Hover_Board]

I really hope getting rid of mice wasn’t the only reason they got the cat. I fear what happens when the cat fails to consistently do its “job”. You get a cat because you want a cat, not for pest control. (I’m excepting the traditional reasons why cats were kept; this appears to be a standard household, not a farm or brewery).

If one has a mouse problem, there are other ways to combat the issue without outsourcing it to another animal.

[knoxblox]

I had a mouser once, but she could never get over it when I tossed the mouse outside.

[smut_clyde]

[smulder]

… TikTok video embeds are so awesome I love how they work right every time

[PsiPhiGrrrl]

Aw, a tiny best friend? For some reason this tune popped into my head while watching them…

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[WedgeAntilles]

Setting aside the cat…that mouse has some serious cajones.

[FGD135]

Nah, it’s the other way around:

 

[Ceran_Swicegood]

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