I knew someone would ask. I have no idea where you would get a bottle of
Bobcat urine or how one would obtain such a substance. (Do you say, "Just
fill this container, Mr.. Bobcat?") Someone had given my friend his bottle
as a gag gift and he just hadn't thrown it away. It was an experiment and
it worked. I will say that it is not a practical rat/mouse deterrent since
the odor is repugnant to humans as well as rodents.

However, after my friend & his bottle left, I inherited an orphaned kitten
which I determined to keep inside because of my love for watching my
feathered friends outside and my abhorrence of feral cats.

Interestingly, although I never saw the cat catch a mouse, it seems that
merely his presence drove the mice away. I guess that is an argument for
inside cats.

By the way, if Mr.. Leno decides to pay somebody, I get dibs!

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Rosso <jrosso at mediaseek.com>
To: Marguerite Bevis <mfly.bevis at worldnet.att.net>;
tweeters at u.washington.edu <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: rat baiting


>OK, I gotta ask. Where does one get a bottle of Bobcat urine? I mean the
>questions abound. How do you convince a bobcat that it wants to be checked
>for drug use? How does a bobcat get it into a bottle? Does this guy have an
>extra supply since I'm fresh out?
>
>On a more serious note, I would assume that those housebound mice had never
>smelled a bobcat before, so I wonder what reservoir of instinct caused them
>to say, "Oh, shucks, I smell the urine of a bobcat, we better leave!" (I
>have been told that mice are very careful with their language even when
>confronted with a smelly bobcat. This is one of those surprises that just
>brightens up a day.
>
>How much would Jay Leno pay for this story?
>
>At 12:55 PM 6/15/99 -0700, Marguerite Bevis wrote:
>>Hi John,
>>
>>I had an interesting experience in a country house in Texas which had a
lot
>>of mice. A friend of mine had a bottle of Bobcat urine, of all things and
>>sprinkled small drops gingerly around the house. The mice disappeared.
Go
>>figure.
>
>Jim Rosso
>Issaquah, Washington
>425-392-8440
>jrosso at mediaseek.com