Clover and her rats

[Karen]

I don't let them loose together. I held the rat to show her. She would never grab it out of my hands, she's trained better then that. She won't even take human food that drops on the floor until I tell her. I've tried ignoring her but after so long it gets annoying. I also call her and get her to "go to bed" which works til the next time she wanders into the room

Yup, she's got you down! Headphones with music that will down out her whining is my next suggestion!

[Steve Wisley]

Reminds me of a story a person told me about their cat. There was a bird building a nest in the shrub outside their picture window. The cat would sit in the window for hours and watch that bird. One day she started cry to go out. When they opened the door the cat made a beeline to the bird and caught it. You will have to keep them separated and get used to the whining. Maybe she will give up.