Yes, a mouse is dirtier than a dog or cat. Rodents urinate and defecate much more often than dogs and cats. If a mouse or rat is in your meat case, it’s probably urinated on a lot of the meat. You just can’t see it.
They pretty much have no control over bodily functions and it just comes out when it comes out.
Only *once* have I ever seen a rodent “hold it”.
It was my pet rat, Rita and we were visiting my landlady for several hours.
When I left and had barely made it off her back porch, Rita let loose a torrent of pee that was impressive.
I have no idea how that little rat managed to contain it that long when physically, it’s just not normal.
My landlady was so amazed and delighted that Rita was “polite enough to hold on” for all that time.
Maybe she was.
:)
” If a mouse or rat is in your meat case, it’s probably urinated on a lot of the meat. You just can’t see it.”
I think mouse and rat urine glows under UV light.