re: Rats in the Attic

I went for an early AM swim at my community pool and found a big rat, nearly dead, just barely keeping his nose above water. I flipped him out with the pool skimmer net, chucking him over the fence. Well, that faking bastard hit the ground and took off like a shot. He was conserving his energy, apparently.

Re: cats, even the dumb lazy overfed ones with no hunting instinct can be a rodent deterrent. It seems that cat urine smell will cause rodents to avoid a place. So maybe get a dirty letterbox and put it in the attic?