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["Steve N. Dulaney" <dulaney@wvi.com>]

Hello Don,

I quite agree.  We simply keep cats around to keep the rodent population 
under control.  Your description of Tuffy reminds me of our cat, Jester, who
was a drop-off by some city folks who apparently were tired of having a cat.  
She even had a collar and everything.  She turned out to a lean, mean
mousing machine, whose all time record bag total was six mice in one day, but 
normally ran two or three.

Regards,
Steve Dulaney

Don Yellman wrote:

> I'm with Waite.  We have eliminated the kitty litter middleman here, and
> have actual cats to do the job of rodent control.  Of our four cats, the
> champ is a furry little white one named Tuffy, which I found nearly dead
> from intestinal diseases in a dairy barn in Northeast Iowa.  Tuffy is an
> implacable hunter, and I have to drag her in at night to get her to
> stop.  The life of a rodent in our yard is short and brutal.  Often she
> gets 2-3 per day, and brings them up to the house for proof.  Country
> cats are better hunters than city cats, and females are much better than
> males, which tend to sit around and take naps. (Why is this not a
> surprise?)  With Tuffy on the job, I can grow oriental lilies again,
> which used to be completely eaten by the voles.
>
> Rgds, Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA
>
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