About the Pets...

We have two cats: 6-yr old Tigger, the female, and almost 2-yr old Butters, the male. They tolerate each other. :)
At our old house, Tigger was an outdoor cat, so she was also a hunter. When we moved into our new house 1 1/2 years ago, we had her declawed and kept her inside because of coyotes around here. We also got Butters right after we moved in and had him declawed as soon as he was old enough - and he's always been an indoor kitty.
Well, this summer, we decided to start letting them outside during the day since the coyotes seem to have mostly disappeared.
Lo and behold, our declawed Butters is a mouser! And, I have actual proof of it right here.

Here he is guarding his mousie already dead).

Tigger had to investigate... I don't think she believed that he actually caught a real mouse...

Here he is wild-eyed and starting to play with the mousie before eating it (pictures I did NOT take.)

He's still playing...

while Tigger looks on in disbelief.

Daddy and Dain just thought it was all a lot of fun!