Noises in kitchen, absolutely shitting myself

It'll be a cat. They're right buggers. You can't leave the back door open for 5 minutes just to put your washing out. My son's away training and we found one sleeping in his bed!

When my parents went away I used to lick the cat flap

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I don't think it's a rat. They aren't common in houses here in the UK AFAIK. Probably a cat if you've left the window open. Maybe even a bird. I've had one and was terrified. Something horrible about them bring in the house.

Well it looks like the giant rat ate the OP as well as the BF and salmon.

This! We had rata in my house growing up and they’re loud!

@Kidulthood2027 I can't believe you left without telling us what it was......a what happened when your partner came home? 🤣

That's why I refused to get a cat flap when we had cats(they used to kill mice and then rats and leave them in the garden which was marginally better).
When my parents went away I used to lick the cat flap so he could go out but not in. And that was only mice (although he did kill birds and chase wild rabbits in to the house!!
Obviously I let the cat in but only when I was sure it didn't have a present for me
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What was it OP?

I reckon option 2!

The OP would've updated if option 1

Op I need to know.

OK so I think there are two options.

It was a cat and the OP and partner are now asleep.

Or it was a rat so they are in the process of burning the place down and leaving the country.

OP please update.

I am so sorry for all of you with rat phobias as I find them so cute. Getting a cat is a great idea for deterrence and early warning system if one does get in.

Hoping OP comes back today to update. I would say cat or fox. Just don't think a rat would make so much noise. Have experience unfortunately.

Read the whole thread and OP didn’t come back 😂

Who would be terrified of vermin but then leave food out and the window open?

One regret I've had for years is not hearing the phone ring when it was my cousin who is terrified of spiders. She wanted someone to go to her house and get rid of a spider. Apparently she was in terror for hours.

You need to get a cat OP!

I’m as scared of rats as you are, I once had a panic attack so bad I fainted when I saw one at a petrol station when washing my car.

I live in a big shared house made into flats where people were feeding the birds so we had rats. I was so scared that I refused to go into the garden or put the recycling out.

My partner had used some brown parcel tape and rolled it into a ball and chucked it in the waste paper bin in our bedroom.
It started to come unstuck making a rustling noise when he was at work and I thought it was a rat, I called him unable to breathe in absolute hysterics. He couldn’t finish work so I booked a taxi, begged the driver to investigate then paid him well when we realised it was a false alarm! I’m sure this is a job he’s never forgotten with me gibbering in terror and dragging him to my bedroom begging “please please catch it!” 😂

We now have a sadistic little cat who would murder any rodents, he tries to bring them to us as presents but luckily makes a certain noise when he has his catch of the day so I know not to look. My partner said he once saw him running round with a rat the size of a kitten hanging from his mouth, apparently he then decided to eat it and sucked up its tail like spaghetti. I’m very glad I didn’t witness that!

I trained him by putting treats in any suspected entry points to leave his scent there. We did hear some biting and rustling after coming back from holiday last year, it made me think he’d gone on strike with no one to present his catch of the day to, but I redid his “training” and (so far) there has been no evidence of any rodents over the whole property and grounds.

If you want peace of mind get a little killing machine, DO NOT get a cat flap or you might not like the “presents” being dragged through it.

Any update? You have left us hanging OP

Once, I was convinced we had a rat infestation. I stood outside the back door looking in (with the door closed). I couldn't see anything. Eventually I went in and stood beside the fridge. It was making loud scratching noises. It does that frequently now.

We've had mouse infestations, and while they're disgusting, I only have a full-on phobia of rats. When I see one I feel like the blood is draining from my legs.

I'm going to London in a few weeks and will avoid the Tube. I hate seeing them running up and down the tracks. I feel sick now writing this...

Bloody hell, I've only had one rat and it was dead. I'm pretty sure it was dead when the cat brought it in because he's an idiot and we'd had floods and apparently there were dead rats everywhere 🤢

He did bring a few baby birds in last year alive which is another reason I don't think he managed to kill a bloody rat

😧!

You have hero status in my eyes!!

Arghhhh my cats keep bringing rats in from the farm and just let them go in the house then I have to catch them and put them out. Those buggers are fierce.

Roland or garfield?

I also need to know what it was! I would also shit myself if it was a rat. I also hate cats tbh.

I will definitely think twice about opening my kitchen window ever again now.