Eric Perkins

Feline Folly

I've always been a "cat guy". I firmly believe most everybody leans one way or another in their pet bias.

There are a few quirky "Ferret People", but whatever.

I am not by any means a dog hater. Michael Vick I aint. I actually had several dogs growing up. Buford, Mitch, Ruffy, Neska, and the like.

I even had a Cocker named Oshkosh until he got run over by a train. Long story. He also got hit by a bus earlier in life. Longer story.

Anyway, I have a cat now. Elizabeth. But the other day in our house, we saw a Mouse!

Not the cute Mickey kind. Or even the one I'm wielding now on my computer. But an honest to goodness, smarmy little whiskered nasty rodent!

In my house!

Which brings me back to my cat. Um, Hello! Elizabeth. It's not like you have a lot on your plate. There's eating. Sleeping. Washing. Using the litterbox. Sleeping some more. Come on! Get that mouse!

Granted she's a bit long in the tooth. 12 years to be precise. I'm just saying, use those long teeth to take care of our pest problem for crying out loud.

Anyway, thanks for listening. She's certainly not listening. Maybe I'll look into a ferret. Or perhaps, just adopt the mouse.

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