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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2004Hubert used the litterbox!! (Sort of GW)
And Tallulah did NOT like it. He figured it out all by himself; got in and made a teeny little poop and scratched around, trying to cover it but missing entirely. Tallulah was upset and dragged it out to eat it. I backed her off, picked it up and put it back in the box, and scratched litter over it while both cats looked on. Hubert stayed in the box to scratch some more; Tallulah then scruffed him and dragged him away from the box while I was washing my hands. *sigh* Anyway, I do hope Hubert keeps it up and teaches his mom to do the same. Tallulah's not liking any of Hubert's steps to becoming a Big Kitty; she doesn't want him to eat cat food or drink water or use the litterbox. It seems to me that she's being *seriously* overprotective, but I don't know what to do about it. I am inclined to mostly just trust Tallulah to raise her kitten, but I certainly don't want Hubert to get discouraged. ------ Krista Poor Mamma cat. Is this her first kit? Has to be hard for her especially as he is so big. She has likely had bad experiences with water, and doesn't want him to drown in the mean ole bowl. Also with one kitten she probably has enough milk to be uncomfortable and doesn't really appreciate him dinning out. And I'd be willing to bet that after a little consideration, she will decide the litter box isn't such an awful idea. And even try to convince everyone she thought of it first. Jo > And Tallulah did NOT like it. He figured it out all by himself; got > in and made a teeny little poop and scratched around, trying to cover [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > ------ > Krista > Poor Mamma cat. Is this her first kit? Has to be hard for her especially > as he is so big. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jo I have no idea whether this is her first; the first time I ever saw Tallulah was only a few days before Hubert is born, but Tallulah seems so young herself that I would bet he's her first. I hadn't thought about the too much mmilk issue; considering how swollen the poor little girl is, you're probably right. But dang, he's gotta be weaned some time! :-) I am hoping that what you said about the litter box is exactly what will happen. We've got our fingers crossed! ------ Krista probably has enough >> milk to >> be uncomfortable and doesn't really appreciate him dinning out. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > swollen the poor little girl is, you're probably right. But dang, > he's gotta be weaned some time! :-) Yeah, but not necessarily at 22 days old. It will be a gradual process, I'm sure. Good luck! He sounds very precocious for one so young :) Jill > Tallulah's not liking any of Hubert's steps to becoming a Big Kitty; LOL! Some human mothers behave in similar fashion - I hope it doesn't leave the same psychological scars on the offspring with cats! > > Tallulah's not liking any of Hubert's steps to becoming a Big Kitty; > > LOL! Some human mothers behave in similar fashion - I hope it doesn't > leave the same psychological scars on the offspring with cats! I don't think it will in this case - Hubert seems pretty unfazed, and DH tells me that as soon as I take Tallulah outside Hubert zooms over to the food and water to eat and drink without interference. Hee hee. ------ Krista >I don't think it will in this case - Hubert seems pretty unfazed, and >DH tells me that as soon as I take Tallulah outside Hubert zooms over >to the food and water to eat and drink without interference. Hee hee. Little rascal has a mind of his own, doesn't he? He's gonna be *some* kitty-cat one day!!! Jeanne >And Tallulah did NOT like it. He figured it out all by himself; got >in and made a teeny little poop and scratched around, trying to cover >it but missing entirely. WOW! What a good boy! I know I shouldn't but I always think tiny babies in the litterbox are hilarious. > Tallulah was upset and dragged it out to eat >it. I backed her off, picked it up and put it back in the box, and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >------ >Krista Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ I watched one of the FF when they'd been inside for about a week - I have NEVER shown a kitten, not even Weeble, how to use a litterbox, they just took to it as it was there (and they're all diggers, flinging litter (and whatever it is stuck to) everywhere) - I believe it was Ernie. He made a pile of litter, then dug a hole in it (kinda looked like Mt St Helens) then proceeded to poop, missing the hole (it fell on the side of his little mountain), and when he was finished, he filled in his hole, missing the poop. I went over, laughing, after he was done and buried it for him (using a plastic fork) because it STUNK. I think Tallulah probably ate the poop, because that's what they do in the wild, to protect the kittens from predators that would be attracted by the smell of the poop. she hasn't gotten it into her head yet that there are NO predators inside!  SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > >And Tallulah did NOT like it. He figured it out all by himself; got > >in and made a teeny little poop and scratched around, trying to cover [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:23:03 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> yodeled: >I watched one of the FF when they'd been inside for about a week - I have >NEVER shown a kitten, not even Weeble, how to use a litterbox, they just >took to it as it was there (and they're all diggers, flinging litter (and >whatever it is stuck to) everywhere) (snip) Cue The Clash: "Rocking the catbox, rocking the catcox." ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ >> I watched one of the FF when they'd been inside for about a week - I >> have NEVER shown a kitten, not even Weeble, how to use a litterbox, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Cue The Clash: "Rocking the catbox, rocking the catcox." ;) My, my, we *are* a bunch of old rock 'n roll fans here, aren't we! :D Jill (rockin' the casbah, er, cat box) > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "jmcquown" > My, my, we *are* a bunch of old rock 'n roll fans here, aren't > we! :D > > Jill (rockin' the casbah, er, cat box) I heard a parody of that song called "clean the cat box". lol SignatureCheryl "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Hubert used the litterbox!! (Sort of GW): >I watched one of the FF when they'd been inside for about a week - I have >NEVER shown a kitten, not even Weeble, how to use a litterbox, they just >took to it as it was there (and they're all diggers, flinging litter (and >whatever it is stuck to) everywhere) - When I adopt a kitten, I usually do show him/her where the box is, plop the kitten into it, and maybe take the little front paws and dig a bit to give them the idea. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > When I adopt a kitten, I usually do show him/her where the box is, > plop the kitten into it, and maybe take the little front paws and dig > a bit to give them the idea. When I brought Nikki home, I plopped her in the box. Then she went exploring and challenging Frank and eating, and a half hour later, she went to the box and used it. She had never used a box before, but we never had any problems after that.Wish Tallulah would get the message as easily, but of course, she has spent a longer time outside (Nikki was only 2 months old) and gotten used to the outside rules, which are different than inside rules. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:<bY6Uc.135425$8_6.108580@attbi_s04>... (snippety) > I think Tallulah probably ate the poop, because that's what they do in the > wild, to protect the kittens from predators that would be attracted by the > smell of the poop. she hasn't gotten it into her head yet that there are NO > predators inside! Yes, that's what I think too. Hubert knows better, though; he knows that the only fearsome predators in his world are DH and me. ;-) ------ Krista > "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote > (snippety) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Yes, that's what I think too. Hubert knows better, though; he knows > that the only fearsome predators in his world are DH and me. ;-) Is he still skittish around you? Any sign of him calming down? SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > Is he still skittish around you? Any sign of him calming down? He's better, but still wary. He will play with me with the fuzzy tasselled ball on a string (gotta order more of those!!) and will bat at my fingers sometimes if I waggle them at him. He will stand and stare solemnly at us instead of running away immediately, but doesn't usually want to get too close. I pet him some when he's too sleepy to protest, but it's sooooo hard to let him set the pace and not just swoop him up and smooch him to pieces! ;-) ------ Krista > He's better, but still wary. He will play with me with the fuzzy > tasselled ball on a string (gotta order more of those!!) and will bat [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to let him set the pace and not just swoop him up and smooch him to > pieces! ;-) Aww, I probably could not resist. Purrs that he lets you do that soon. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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