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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2006bizarre post-poop behavior
I've had Isaac, who is close to 2 years old according to the shelter, since early April. He's a very enthusiastic, active cat. He wasn't feeling so great for the first couple of weeks that I had him but once he got over his virus/whatever he really perked up. I'd find him zooming around my apartment, bouncing off walls & furniture early in the morning. His circuit always took him into my bedroom and across the bed (and me), waking me up several hours before I wanted to wake up. He still does this and I *finally* realized that he does is after he poops. His feces look perfectly normal - not too big, not too small. Not hard, not mushy. WHY does he do this? He's destroyed many things already while he's imitating a tornado. If I catch him (literally catch him, as he's rebounding off a shelf or dresser) he'll let me hold him and hang out. Once I let him go he will often decide to continue his circuit for a bit. Many times he's going so fast I can't even get him. This is only post-poop. Unfortunately he poops at least twice a day. -- Liz normal, mine does the same... My cat does the same thing too. My theory is they are running away from their smell ;-) > normal, mine does the same... My male cats always do, what I call the poopie dance!! I think it's the smell too. > My cat does the same thing too. My theory is they are running away > from their smell ;-) > > > normal, mine does the same... A couple of mine do this as well. I figure it's either the smell (which seems to cling to their fur for a bit), or they're soooo glad to "take a load off" that they must spread the cheer. Or it could be both - spread the cheer and the smell - a two-for-one deal :D One of mine that darts from the litterbox, on occasion when I've witnessed it, I've hollered after him "What's the matter? Afraid it will try to crawl back in?" > My male cats always do, what I call the poopie dance!! I think it's > the smell too. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >>> normal, mine does the same... >A couple of mine do this as well. I figure it's either the smell (which >seems to cling to their fur for a bit), or they're soooo glad to "take a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > it, I've hollered after him "What's the matter? Afraid it will try to > crawl back in?" This brings back memories of my Sara, who died of renal failure in April. Before she got sick, she would poop in her pan and then sprint throughout the apartment while chirping. She never covered her poop, either. As she would sprint this way and that way, I'd say, "Stinky! Hey Stinky!" As much as her atomic turds smelled, I never thought I would say I miss cleaning her pan :-( Thanks for all of the replies! I'm glad thatit's considered normal behavior. None of my other cats have ever done anything like it. Some of them might jump out of the box quickly, but they walk away like a civilized cat. Isaac immediately takes off like a pinball and goes through the *entire* apartment, making to sure to hit every room. I don't think he minds the smell, because I'll find him curled up next to the litterbox sleeping sometimes. -- Liz I have one who does this all the time. Celeste > I've had Isaac, who is close to 2 years old according to the shelter, > since [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > -- > Liz Liz, That is too funny. We have some cats that get incredibly happy and race through the house post-poop too, but sounds like Isaac is ricocheting much more than ours. I've always wondered what makes them so happy afterwards. Walter always said that after they dump their big loads, they are light-headed. Rhonda > This is only post-poop. Unfortunately he poops at least twice a day. > > -- > Liz |
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