There's a mouse in my kitchen, and it's mocking me.

[Cataboo]

I never had a cat (as an adult), but my neighbors did, and all they did was chase the mice into my walls. Made the mouse problem worse, as far as I'm concerned. I can't see how it would be any different if the cat was actually in the house... it still can't get into the walls and cupboards where the mice go.

Tom was never that good at catching Jerry.