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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2007To Each his Own; Or A Tale of Two Boxes ;)
I've had two boxes lying around for the cats for about a week. Both are nicely furnished with crumpled tissue paper. This is a special treat because I can usually only tolerate one box at a time lying around, so the cats have to take turns-- which they usually end up doing without too much foofaraw (I've never used that word before! I LIKE it!). But when there were two boxes, each of them decided that BOTH of the boxes must belong to him alone. I call this Box Imperialism, and my gentle Stinky is a prime practitioner. He's become very adept at sidestepping and defusing conflicts with Dante when he gets into gangsta mode-- or just shutting him down with a well-placed bop. But where BOXES are concerned, all bets are off. ALL BOXES BELONG TO STINKY-- that's a rule. Stinky can be lolling in his favorite places in the world-- my lap, or on whatever book I'm trying to read-- purring up a storm-- but if Dante gets into a box somewhere in the world, Stinky knows about it, and has to correct the situation. So this comedy goes on for days. A cat would get in a box- -- other cat tries to bully him out of the box he's in, instead of just getting into the other one. Or cat gets in OTHER box, and OTHER cat gets out of FIRST box to chase cat out of . . . well, you get the idea. I awoke this morning to the strange sensation of NO cats in bed with me-- and looked around to see -- ONE CAT in EACH BOX. ONE CAT PER BOX. Amazing that they finally worked that out. It took them a week. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > I've had two boxes lying around for the cats for about a week. Both > are nicely furnished with crumpled tissue paper. This is a special [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War Okay, noted. All Boxes are the Property of Stinky. =o) Francesca may contest that ruling, or would if she had any idea it existed, because you see, all boxes belong to HER. Melissa > I've had two boxes lying around for the cats for about a week. Both > are nicely furnished with crumpled tissue paper. This is a special [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War "All your box are belong Sammy!!!" And she'll sit on top the box and crush it on you if you're in it! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > I awoke this morning to the strange sensation of NO cats in bed with > me-- and looked around to see -- ONE CAT in EACH BOX. ONE CAT PER > BOX. Amazing that they finally worked that out. It took them a week. > ;) LOL! Unbelievable that they could decide on a box each. :P  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > > I awoke this morning to the strange sensation of NO cats in bed with > > me-- and looked around to see -- ONE CAT in EACH BOX. ONE CAT PER [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > -- > Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Hi, My Ginger Meggs is top cat at home here, he has to do everything first, food included, He is on a diet but trying to keep him away from her bowl Princess' bowl that is, can be so frustrating. I love the sound of the boxes with tissues, what a great idea. I am always trying to think of something to amuse them with. Same with my dog too. Jennifer. > But when there were two boxes, each of them decided that BOTH of the > boxes must belong to him alone. I call this Box Imperialism, and my > gentle Stinky is a prime practitioner. Seems like both of them are practitioners - you had a bit of a Box Cold War going on. > But where BOXES are concerned, all bets are off. > ALL BOXES BELONG TO STINKY-- that's a rule. I'm sorry to correct your grammar, Theresa, but the correct phrasing here is "ALL BOXES *ARE* BELONG TO STINKY". Just thought you'd want to know. > I awoke this morning to the strange sensation of NO cats in bed with > me-- and looked around to see -- ONE CAT in EACH BOX. ONE CAT PER > BOX. Amazing that they finally worked that out. It took them a week. > ;) Box Detente! A chicken in every pot, and a Box for Every Cat! Joyce > I've had two boxes lying around for the cats for about a week. Both > are nicely furnished with crumpled tissue paper. This is a special [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > BOX. Amazing that they finally worked that out. It took them a week. > ;) LOL! That must be a relief (no pun intended.)<g> I have a slightly different box problem. Boyfriend likes to use the big outside and so did KFC until she forgot and now has to have a inside box. I have to have two boxes, one downstairs and one upstairs in the bathroom. She will only pee in the downstairs one and poo upstairs. Now why? I am away all day working so both boxes are fairly private. Tweed Actually, the answer to that one may not be quite so complex Tweed. It is not uncommon for cats to prefer to have one box for #1 and one box for #2 given the chance. My cats right now don't care, but before I had three and three litter boxes, there was a definite preference for one litter box being for pee and the other for poop. Just with three litter boxes they don't seem to care anymore. KFC is just being neat and tidy. Bridget >> I've had two boxes lying around for the cats for about a week. Both >> are nicely furnished with crumpled tissue paper. This is a special [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Tweed > Actually, the answer to that one may not be quite so complex Tweed. It > is not uncommon for cats to prefer to have one box for #1 and one box [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > KFC is just being neat and tidy. Yes, Frank and Nikki were like that, too. The current two use both boxes for both. My sister's cats also use one box for pee and one for poo. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > But when there were two boxes, each of them decided that BOTH of the > boxes must belong to him alone. I call this Box Imperialism, and my > gentle Stinky is a prime practitioner. He's become very adept at > sidestepping and defusing conflicts with Dante when he gets into > gangsta mode-- or just shutting him down with a well-placed bop. LOL - Box Imperialism!! > but if Dante gets into a box > somewhere in the world, Stinky knows about it, and has to correct the > situation. Sounds like Otis and Chester with scratching posts. That's why Chester will forever scratch the bed and Otis while Otis knocks himself out protecting seventeen million and one cat scratching posts. > I awoke this morning to the strange sensation of NO cats in bed with > me-- and looked around to see -- ONE CAT in EACH BOX. ONE CAT PER > BOX. Amazing that they finally worked that out. It took them a week. > ;) Thud! I wasn't expecting that :-) Susan M Otis and Chester great story, Lee > I've had two boxes lying around for the cats for about a week. Both > are nicely furnished with crumpled tissue paper. This is a special [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War |
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