That would be fun!Ron, you need a scoped .22 and some good bait. Put the bait down that is so tempting so scrumptious that they can't pass it up. The rat equivalent of a Dairy Queen hot fudge brownie delight. Then you pick a safe vantage point where a .22 won't go wild, get comfy, site in your scope so you are basically looking into the scope at all times so you don't have to make any sudden movements and when Brer Rat moves in on the rat crack treat BAM! he doesn't know what hits him only since you are using a .22 it's more like a loud POP. A scoped .17 is even more fun. They explode.
Hi everyone. I'm feeling better. We got the path report in on Sid. Definitely Pythiosis. I can't say enough Please be careful with your dogs and where they swim or wade. Dogs are usually resistant to Pythium but if they have a problem with their immune system or an injury where the critters can gain access OR through their mucus membranes then they can become infected. We don't know how Sid became infected but the disease was so advanced that there was no way they could save her. She had everything from peritonitis to masses near her right kidney. If you are curious about this disease and the states it's found in, go to this site:
pythiosis.com
Be better educated than your vet about this because most vets don't know about it.
Getting the report and the memory gift from the MIZZOU veterinary hospital was a form of closure for me. They learned a lot from her and I'm glad that her life and death stood for something. Hopefully cures will progress from what is out there at the moment.
Sadly I would get into big trouble shooting a gun in the City