Really cool concept and some very nice animations. I wish there were a more active way of dealing with the cats. I'm guessing you're supposed to hide your rats until the cats go away but if you don't have enough holes for all your rats the cats will just hang around and pick off the stragglers and if you run around and find holes for all your rats, then you're kinda just stuck.
Sending the rats to eat corn was super satisfying and the game overall has a ton of charm and character - I hope you update it post jam!