Cat Sounds To Scare Mice | Sound Rats Hate Cat sounds Particularly meowing hissing or growling can be used as sound effects to deter mice and rats These sounds mimic the presence of a predator which can scare away rodents In some cases these sounds are also used to keep dogs away or to train cats Various sound effect applications and devices incorporate cat noises to exploit these natural predator-prey dynamics for pest control and behavioral training cat sounds to scare mice cat sounds to scare