OK. We are getting into freaky mouse-snuffing-films.

And you wondered why people came 'round Buffistas.

My mother would grab the wee rodent by the tail, swing it round her head until it was dizzy, break its neck and then slit from throat to anus.

But you already knew that.

NotEmily has suggested throwing the mouse off the balcony if it shows up again. Which sounds like a bad idea, but I can't quite pinpoint why.

Of course, it may mean that Toto would find it during his walk for big fun.

Does it have to be dizzy before you break its neck?

Hey, my attitude is if you can't see it, it isn't there, fuck the crazy cat stares.

This is so I can sleep.

If Devi-the-mighty-predator-but-weak-on-the-killing-thing plays with it to death, not my problem. It's a stupid mouse problem.

And I like mice. Think they are cute.

Well that way it doesn't bite you.

Nothing beats a Cuisinart for mouse-snuffing.

OK, I apologize in advance for this one, but... you know those little cigar guillotines they have...?

OK, this site says I'm wrong:

The only humane way to euthanize a mouse is by inhaled gas anesthesia overdose. This can only be done at a vet's. There is no humane way to euthanize a mouse at home. Asphyxiation by carbon dioxide, by drowning, or in a plastic bag; freezing, cervical dislocation, or feeding to another animal are all incredibly cruel and inhumane. The only humane way to euthanize a mouse is by inhaled gas anesthesia overdose.

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NotEmily has suggested throwing the mouse off the balcony if it shows up again.

hey, done that! In the buff. It the first was in my bed, people. I freaked. It needed to be OUT. And then there was the maybe-dead one that was placed in a plastic bag on my balcony and apparently took a flight while I was at work.

Of course, it probably goes without saying that bringing a cat-wounded mouse to a vet's for euthanizing may not be practical...