theres a mouse in the house

So we have a furry friend living with us..........he has a pink nose and long whiskers and just the thought of him makes me jump up on my couch and get out heavy socks........I am totally freaked.........every article and DIY site is telling me when there is one there is many..........when it rains it pours....no different than any other problem in life I guess.....needless to say if I could walk on stilts I SWEAR I would be............I keep trying to convince myself it's a mouse.......but we all know it's a GIANT sewer rat......I'm sure one that's been showcased on the history channel's monsterquest............I really never pray, but tonight I will pray to every being possible just to let me sleep without getting tickled by 8 inch whiskers....YUCK