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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2004Someone please tell my cat.....
......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! Imp has been doing this ever since I got him, and there are times when it's so bad, I sit up in bed and say, "Imp, that's ENOUGH already!" Imagine you're in bed and you hear your cat scratching in the litter box. You hear the scratching, pause, then more scratching. Then you hear, "Scratch, scratch, scratch...." from your cat scratching the wall next to the litterbox. This scratching goes on for a few seconds, then it starts up again, and again. This time the cat is scratching the side of the litterbox. argh! This morning, he kept going at it when I sat up and called to him. Then it turned to a more stern tone. I actually got up and went to the bathroom in time to see him leave the litterbox. I look in and see that in spite of all that scratching of the wall, his business wasn't even covered. So i grabbed the strainer and cover it up for him and went back to bed. A few minutes later, "Scratch, scratch, scratch..." It's that type of scratching you would expect to hear in a bad horror movie. Even though his business is covered, Imp still has to scratch at the wall or the side of the box. After a few more scratches I get up again, he runs away and I spray some pet odor spray over the litter box. But then scratching comes up again. By this time I'm visualizing which items on my nightstand will be suitable to throw, when the scratching suddenly stops. It is now 7 am. *sigh* I had to get up anyway. Kristi >......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for >5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! ARRGGHH. That's Bootsie. She's a wall-scratcher. Yoda, on the other hand, spends no less than ten minutes covering it. When he's done, the the tracks in the litter are a starburst design. He rakes all the way around, outside to inside, in a big circle. It's art, really. It's also disturbing that I even notice this. Sherry > ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for > 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! Nor will scratching the floor, or throwing sand in the opposite direction from the mess he/she wants to cover! (The behaviour is instinctual, obviously, but some cats don't show much reasoning ability in that area.) > Imp has been doing this ever since I got him, and there are times when > it's so bad, I sit up in bed and say, "Imp, that's ENOUGH already!" When Melisande does it excessively, it's usually a "heads up" that she's made a deposit on the floor, and is trying in vain to cover it with non-existent earth. (Although she HAS been know to toss enough sand out of the litter box to cover it - not really a satisfactory solution, IMO.) > > ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for > > 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > of the litter box to cover it - not really a satisfactory solution, > IMO.) Pearl usually has to "announce" that she has just done a poopie. Very loudly. In an echoy bathroom. It's kind of funny. You hear a big ole meow from the bathroom, usually it's an all clear signal (I guess). Karen > > > ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for > > > 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! > Pearl usually has to "announce" that she has just done a poopie. Very > loudly. In an echoy bathroom. It's kind of funny. You hear a big ole meow > from the bathroom, usually it's an all clear signal (I guess). Mischief doesn't has to announce it, she just does it. Then she scratches the wall and the towel I have on the floor and then walks away, her "stinky" still left uncovered. It's only a matter of time before I smell it. She does this on purpose of course, normally in the mornings or late at night. So I have to get out of bed and clean it or else I'm going to continue to smell it. Kristi > > > ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for > > > 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Karen Psycho comes running full speed out of the bathroom after her tootsie roll deposit. She always has this " aaahhhhhhhh" expression of her face. Bob  SignatureOnce you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth looking skyward,longing to be there. And in the end, on wheels we will depend. >> Pearl usually has to "announce" that she has just done a poopie. Very >> loudly. But of course. She's a lady. And your job is to clean it up immediately. :-) Sherry >> > > ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for >> > > 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Bob Reminds me of my cat Figaro. I got one of those Litter Maids to cut down on the scooping bit. He went in and did number 1 and wouldn't you know it about 10 minutes later he had to do number 2. He finds his spot, settles in and the sweeper bar starts to move foreword. I hear this moan and go to see what's wrong. There is Figaro "walking" in front of the bar moving foreword. He had a very pained expression on his face. Well the bar walked him right out of the litter box. When it started to retract there was the "tootsie roll" on top of the bar going back. Figaro then proceeds to look for his waste to bury it and can't find it. He gives me a look that says "Oh the hell with it" and walks off. I wish I had a movie camera so I could have it on tape. >> > ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for >> > 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Karen You brought back another memory. When my Siamese (RB) first adopted me (she was about 2), every time she used the litter pan she would come to tell me. Then she would follow me and wait while I scooped. She was a smart little girl. MLB > >> > ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for > >> > 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > come to tell me. Then she would follow me and wait while I scooped. > She was a smart little girl. MLB Maybe its a Siamesish trait. Pearl is part Siamese (I'm QUITE sure of this not even knowing her origins.) >> ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for >> 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > sand out of the litter box to cover it - not really a satisfactory > solution, IMO.) Persia covers up if she barfs on the carpet. She's been known to drag clean t-shirts out of the laundry basket. Then she sits there and look at me as if to say, "I have no idea how that got there, but you probably don't want to lift it up." ;) Jill > Persia covers up if she barfs on the carpet. She's been known to drag clean > t-shirts out of the laundry basket. Imp likes to scratch after eating or drinking from the bowls. I've learned not to leave clothes on the floor near the bowls because I will come in later to a wet shirt or a sock that smells like cat food. Kristi > >> ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for > >> 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Jill That's really cute, it reminds me of the cat that I post-homechecked a couple of years ago. He bonded really well with with the family d*g, and when the dog messed in the kitchen, the cat covered it up with the door mat. Jeanette >> >> ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for >> >> 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Jeanette What are friends for? :P Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ >......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for >5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! < Maybe that's just a ploy to get you out of bed - as in the other recent thread of the different methods the masters use to wake up their hoomins. The cats here all have their own unique wasys of using the box (even Rocky who consented to use the box last night for the first time ever) Sammy just plain likes to dig. Whenever new litter is added, she has to jump in and dig for 5 minutes - half the time not even bothering to "do" anything. She's been that way since she was a tiny kitten - first time she encountered a litterbox she hopped in and sent to town (or maybe tried to go to China LOL) Little Bit is little miss fussy kitty. I have two boxes, and she'll inspect each one to find the most pristine litter, and if they don't meet her standards she comes complaining. Rocky discovered the litterbox last night for the first time. He's been sating in at night since last fall, but has been holding it under he goes out in the morning. This evening I actually saw him use it for the first time. He digs a BIG hole, does his business, and walks away with no attempt at burying it. Last night all the litter was moved to the over side of the box and he did the deed on the bare box. I was actually a little concerned when I saw it, since the girls leave a golf ball sized clump and there was a LOT. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html "Steve Touchstone" <stouchst@junksirinet.net> wrote > Rocky discovered the litterbox last night for the first time. Congrats! Another milestone. Scritches to Rocky for that. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > ......that after using the litterbox at 6 am, scratching the wall for > 5 minutes ISN'T going to do ANYTHING!!! But it does! It gets him breakfast earlier!!! :) SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com |
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