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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2004Toilet Paper Eater
Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a drawer. > Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a > drawer. I don't know - eating paper/TP is a new one on me. Cats tend to like plastic (one of mine gnaws on the edges of the shower courtain, for example), and Siamese sometimes have a penchant for clotth/wool, but paper... Cathy >> Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a >> drawer. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >example), and Siamese sometimes have a penchant for clotth/wool, but >paper... One of my cats loves chocolate muffin wrappers, and he'll eat blueberry wrappers in a pinch. We don't let him have them intentionally, but it's not the type of thing that normally interests a cat, so I didn't worry about throwing it in the garbage in my office (which is not cat proof) Took a few times of him dumping the garbage to figure out what he was after (when I picked it up I wasn't exactly looking for stolen garbage, I was mostly just annoyed that one of my terrorist kittens had dumped the garbage *again*) Since we found out we've been much more careful... Strange cat.  SignatureSticks and stones may break my bones, but, whips and chains excite me. circa Sat, 19 Jun 2004 22:52:57 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, PewterCat (PEWTERCAT@webtv.net) said, > Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a > drawer. Is s/he eating it, or just tearing it up? Like the others who've posted, eating toilet tissue is a new one to me. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde Because toilet paper is the natural enemy of the housecat AND MUST BE DESTROYED. Didn't you get the memo? > Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a > drawer. >Because toilet paper is the natural enemy of the housecat AND >MUST BE DESTROYED. Didn't you get the memo? Well sure, but my cats destroy all sorts of things without eating them... SignatureWhen you're arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing. >>Because toilet paper is the natural enemy of the housecat AND >>MUST BE DESTROYED. Didn't you get the memo? > >Well sure, but my cats destroy all sorts of things without eating >them... Shaina ADORES torturing wrapping tissue paper. it's the noise. she hears the noise of tissue paper, she pounces on it even if she quietly napping, and she hunts it until she is completely exhausted. when she kills tissue paper she has, i'll get her some more. -L >>>Because toilet paper is the natural enemy of the housecat AND >>>MUST BE DESTROYED. Didn't you get the memo? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >napping, and she hunts it until she is completely exhausted. when she >kills tissue paper she has, i'll get her some more. Our three are the same when it comes to plastic. Bags are best, they can climb inside and attack the other cats from inside the bag, but any sort of thin plastic crinkling and they're there to investigate and destroy immediately. On the plus side, they'll take the fricking plastic off CDs and DVDs for me. SignatureHTML email should be treated in the same manner as sexual acts between consenting adults. Only done in private places where willing parties, whom agreed upon such an act BEFOREHAND, will see it. > Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a > drawer. My Clawde can totally shred a roll of toilet paper in a flash. When I ask him why he does this, he immediately changes the subject. Hiding the roll is a good idea. Posting a sign advising visitors where to look is also a good idea. Roby >> Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a >> drawer. > > My Clawde can totally shred a roll of toilet paper in a flash. When I ask > him why he does this, he immediately changes the subject. My cat Ming doesn't eat the toilet paper, he doesn't shred it, he soaks it in the toilet and then distributes it in wet lumps artistically arranged on the bathroom floor. I have no idea why, or how he figured out how to get the paper from the roll to the water. The first week I had him (he was about a year old when I got him from the shelter) I found him trying to look innocent in the bathroom surrounded by wet t.p. His wet paws gave him away, although he continues to insist that he was framed (the dog did it!) Katrina > My cat Ming doesn't eat the toilet paper, he doesn't shred it, he soaks > it in the toilet and then distributes it in wet lumps artistically arranged on the bathroom floor. Oo. I sure would be careful to flush the toilet! >> My cat Ming doesn't eat the toilet paper, he doesn't shred it, he soaks >> it in the toilet and then distributes it in wet lumps artistically > arranged on the bathroom floor. > > Oo. I sure would be careful to flush the toilet! We are... the first time it happened, my husband and son were around- I'm pathalogical about flushing the toilet, but they're more lax, so I figured that one of them had blown their nose or something and dropped the paper in the toilet rather than the basket, since the paper and the toilet water were clean (except for the paper IN the toilet, of course). The second time I was home alone and I distinctly remember flushing it, and then came back 10 minutes later to find the wet lumps. I'd love to know what's going on in that furry brain when Ming does it. Katrina -- circa Sun, 20 Jun 2004 14:57:32 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, kworley (k_worley@yahoo.com) said, > > My Clawde can totally shred a roll of toilet paper in a flash. When I ask > > him why he does this, he immediately changes the subject. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > t.p. His wet paws gave him away, although he continues to insist that > he was framed (the dog did it!) Aww, your own little Michaelangelo! :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > My cat Ming doesn't eat the toilet paper, he doesn't shred it, he soaks >> it in the toilet and then distributes it in wet lumps artistically >> arranged on the bathroom floor. time to keep the lid down (which is so much more pleasant anyway!). Why don't people put lids down? Why else would the lids exist? I have open-ended TP holders in my bathrooms. Skip decided that taking the roll off the holder and rolling around with it between all 4 paws (shredding it very nicely in the process of course) was really great early morning fun. I tried a few things to keep the roll on the holder, but none worked. Instead of drilling even more holes in my tile, I bought a free-standing TP holder, which has a nice tight roller. Since he can't get the roll off, he's left it alone - I can actually use TP that doesn't have gaps! ;-D Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience >> My cat Ming doesn't eat the toilet paper, he doesn't shred it, he soaks >>> it in the toilet and then distributes it in wet lumps artistically >>> arranged on the bathroom floor. > >time to keep the lid down (which is so much more pleasant anyway!). Why don't >people put lids down? Why else would the lids exist? lid is for sitting down on it when you are painting your nails or washing your kitten's face. my demon cat at home thinks that the lid is also for destruction by curious cats who want to know what's inside the soft lid. we no longer have soft toilet seats at home. -L circa Sun, 20 Jun 2004 20:57:15 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, MadHatter (devil_m@y_care.lost) said, > my demon cat at home thinks that the lid > is also for destruction by curious cats who want to know what's inside > the soft lid. we no longer have soft toilet seats at home. I see that she's progressing nicely. ;-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >circa Sun, 20 Jun 2004 20:57:15 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, >MadHatter (devil_m@y_care.lost) said, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Laura oh no, not Shaina. she's still an amateur and her pray is wrapping tissue paper, my earrings, when on my ears, and straps on my tank tops. my demon cat is Murka, the one at my mom's house. :) -L circa Mon, 21 Jun 2004 01:33:52 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, MadHatter (devil_m@y_care.lost) said, > >> my demon cat at home thinks that the lid > >> is also for destruction by curious cats who want to know what's inside [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > tissue paper, my earrings, when on my ears, and straps on my tank > tops. my demon cat is Murka, the one at my mom's house. :) AH! Well, here's to hoping Shaina continues to develop her skills. ;-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a > drawer. NewCat will lick Kleenex and toilet paper. She doesn't do it all the time, just periodically. She will also frantically try to kill the comforter, pillows, and sometimes my shirt (while I'm wearing it) by biting it to death. You know how a dog will clamp on a chew toy while you pull it, and they shake it in their teeth? It's like that. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net Check out www.snittens.com >Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a >> drawer. Years ago, my cat Heffalump used to love unraveling and shredding the toilet tissue rolls. Eventually I started propping an empty soup can on the toilet paper roll before leaving the house. The clatter of the can falling ruined the whole experience for her. She's only rediscovered the toilet roll about twice in the last 6 years, so I'd say this method of deterrence worked quite nicely. |
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