Our neighbours have a few cats which like to hunt the mice around the outside of the house, but it's true, that doesn't help with the mouse already inside. I don't know if the smell of cats can penetrate into the walls to deter the mice, but I will look into it. We went out and bought a lot of steel wool, so we'll try that. And that's a good point to close off entry points from the attic to the walls.
Re: How to deal with mice in the house
Our neighbours have a few cats which like to hunt the mice around the outside of the house, but it's true, that doesn't help with the mouse already inside. I don't know if the smell of cats can penetrate into the walls to deter the mice, but I will look into it. We went out and bought a lot of steel wool, so we'll try that. And that's a good point to close off entry points from the attic to the walls.
Thanks again!