Find the mouse

There are two (unwelcome) cats who live in our house. I've put up with them for the lone reason of keeping our mouse population under control. Which they seem to have taken care of. Until now. I can smell a mouse, or mice and these two creatures we allow to live in our space are NOT doing anything about it. In fact, I think they might be the problem. Jed found a mouse tail, unattached to a mouse body, but no mouse. A day later, we smelled MOUSE. And mouse is about the most disgusting smell ever. I. HATE. IT. I'm afraid our cat not friends have dismembered a mouse and left it to rot somewhere we cannot find it. Normally I'd blame Jayda because the smell is near her room and underneath her bed is a haven for a mouse, but this past weekend we deep cleaned her room, and I made both of my small children brave the depths of under her bed and bring out everything that was stuffed under there. Orange peels, fruit snack wrappers, dirty socks, dirty underwear, school papers, Paisley's toys that Jayda didn't want Paisley to have..... and so forth. So, I know the mouse isn't under her bed. I think it might be behind the washer and dryer or underneath one of them. Which is also where our beloved cats like to hang out and rip the dryer vent off. Four times. Four times we've had to replace the stinkin dryer vent because they scratch it to shreds and get it pulled off the opening so my dryer vents inside the house. Yes, I love these cats SO much!

They've also shreded the curtains in our bedroom because they like to peak outside and hang on the curtain while doing so. They have tore up the carpet outside my bedroom door, from scratching it, trying to crawl under the door. Really? Do you think you can fit under the door? They've done the same thing outside Paisley's door, as they enjoy her bed for their naps.

People keep telling me to have them declawed. UHM NO. If they can't kill at mouse, they will NOT live in my house. And they will not be joining us in our new house. No way. I will not continue to let something live in our space, that destroys it. Not happening!