That poor mouse's fate was sealed as soon as my cat laid eyes on it, and we returned from a weeklong vacation to a dead mouse in the dining room. At that point, our question turned from "how to ...

Handling dead mice should be done with just as much caution ... Outside your home, keep trash cans and wood piles more than 100 feet from your house to keep mice at a safe distance.

Disinfect the area where you found it using a bleach solution (one part bleach to 10 parts water). Let it sit for 10 minutes ...