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Cats are usually likely to chase, or even eat small rodents you may have in the house. If the cat is obsessed with it, you may want to somehow distract your cat. However, since it can be complicated to do this, this article will give information on how you can care for a cat when you have a rodent as a pet as well.

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    Know which rodents cats possibly may eat. These may include, mice, rats, hamsters, etc. Cats usually like to eat mice and rats. If you have one of these as a pet, your cat may want to catch it.
  2. 2
    If you got your cat before the rodent, make sure you buy a strong cage and medication for the rodent just in case the cat gets it sick.
  3. 3
    If you got the rodent before the cat, be ready to distract the cat with lots of cat toys and other things. Still, you should get a strong cage and medication.
  4. 4
    Make sure your cat can't put its claws or paws through the wires of the rodent's cage. For hamsters, try not to get a cage that doesn't have strong wires or walls.
  5. 5
    Get bedding that won't stick out of the cage easily. If you do have bedding that does that, either find another bedding that doesn't or just make it not stick out by pushing it in so the cat can't reach. If the cat does reach it, it could get extremely sick if he/she chewed or ate a piece. Rodents do their business on it.
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    Make sure your rodent doesn't have rabies or other diseases. This can get your cat sick. Make sure your cat doesn't have any diseases either, or it may get the rodent sick if they are very close to it.
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    Move the rodent's cage everytime your cat is not looking if it usually gets very close to the rodent. You may not have time to do it every single time, so tell someone else to do it, or move the cage where the cat cannot reach it completely.
  8. 8
    Let someone that is trusted or a family member watch your two pets while you are gone. Make sure you tell them exactly what to do. Consider letting someone that is good at caring for cats and rodents or two pets at the same time to do it.
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    Distract your cat with toys or teach it to do some tricks for a while. Give your cat its favorite toy, or teach it its favorite tricks.
    • Do not distract the rodent, because the cat will get close to the rodent while it's playing, and the rodent can't do anything about it if it's in its cage. When the cat is distracted, the rodent won't have to do anything but mind its own business.
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    As soon as your cat wants to seem to eat your rodent, feed it if it has not been fed yet. Try feeding it something it usually likes to eat, like a small snack of meat. Don't feed too much, though.
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    Whenever your cat doesn't pay attention to the rodent, give it a treat. This is a method for dogs, but you never know. You can also give your cat a treat to distract it, but only at least 1 or 2 treats a day.

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EditTips

  • Consider getting a cat that is cool with rodents. Ask the pet store owner if he/she likes rodents anyway. If they don't know, try finding a cat that seems nice. Nice cats usually purr or come right up to you. Nice cats also will not usually want to eat a rodent.
  • Avoid getting more than one rodents as the cat may see all of them and want to eat them more.

EditWarnings

  • Do not get more cats, as they all might fight over a mouse and hurt each other, and they will end up eating the rodent if in reach if there are 2 or 3 cats everywhere.

EditThings You'll Need

  • Treats for cat
  • Supplies for cat
  • Tricks for the cat
  • Food or 'snacks' for the cat
  • Good strong cage

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