1. Cat must be hungry enough to prefer a rodent over the finely processed and flavored kibble (RARE trait in a housecat, unless accidentally locked in a closet for a few hours without owner awareness)
2. (And Ritz can attest first hand) Real live mice "wiggle" and cause the cat to spit it out in disgust, particularly if said cat is also very well fed (see #1)
3. If I kill and eat the toy, what will I have to play with? (Ritz's first encounter with a live field mouse was hilarious - but she was so excited she would go to the mouse come to me look at me with this wild eyed expression, like COOL TOY, mom!...then when we finally captured the critter and released its weary little butt (all Ritz managed to do after hours of play was slobber all over it and wear it to a panting frazzle). Afterward, she was looking for it the rest of the day.....MOM, WHERE'S THAT NEAT TOY! and refused to play with the limp, lifeless fake fur mousies
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