Pet Rental?

I spent the day with Grandma yesterday. She had to go to the hospital for tests, and wanted me to go with her. So, I did. When I went to pick her up, I noticed a mouse trap near the kitchen.
ME: "Do you have a mouse?"
GRANDMA: "Yeah", she said. "I don't know how the little bugger got in here though. So I set some traps."

We continued on the discussion with how mice can squish themselves down so thin, that they can slip under the smallest crack in a door. I watched a mouse slip under a sliding patio door once at a friend's cabin. I didn't think there was anything that could fit in that tiny little space, but apparently a mouse can.

GRANDMA: "I need to rent a cat."
ME: "What? RENT a cat? What do you mean?"
GRANDMA: "You know. Go to the shelter, and ask to rent a cat for a week or two!"
ME: "Oh, Grandma. I don't know if they will do that."
GRANDMA: "Well, they should." (Typical Grandma response. Something that seems obvious to her should be obvious to everyone else).
ME: "Why don't you just get a cat?"
GRANDMA: "Well, I don't want to. If I go travelling and am gone for a month, who's going to look after the thing?"

I smile at her lack of "mothering" instinct when it comes to animals. She grew up on a farm, so she learned very early in life not to get attached to animals, as they often ended up sold, dead, or on the dinner table. Thus, when she references anything cute or cuddly, it is often refered to as "thing" or "it" or some other non-endearing term.

ME: "Well, the shelter does foster animals out sometimes, so maybe you can ask them. They'll either think your some crazy old woman, or you'll come home with a cat!"
GRANDMA: "Yeah, that's what I thought."

Afterwards, I thought that Grandma might be on to something. Rent-a-Pet. I can see the adverts now...
"Have a mouse in your house? Rent-A-Pet. We have dozens of cats to choose from."

"Want to keep the neighbourhood kids from climbing your fence to swim in your pool? Rent-A-Pet. We have alligators, crocodiles, and snapping turles just for that particular problem."

"Are you a single guy, and want to meet a nice girl? Rent-A-Pet. Go jogging with one of our cute Bijon Frise, Poodles, or Havanese, and you'll be shocked at how many woman will stop to talk to you!"