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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2004Digging?
One of my cats has just recently (within the past 8-12 hours) taken up digging. She's tried to dig up the bathtub, the front door, the door to the basement, and the bathroom sink so far. As I write this she has just finished a 10-15 minute tub digging tour, and she is now stretched out in the tub having a nap (which is a little weird for her, I've never seen any of them sleep in the tub before) She's a little over a year old, spayed, no health problems to date, and frankly, this is weird. My other two cats (two females one male, brother and sisters) are acting normal, although all three of them have been a little more hyper then normal this evening. Any thoughts? Should I be concerned, or just add it to the list of reasons my cats are insane? > One of my cats has just recently (within the past 8-12 hours) taken up > digging. She's not declawed, is she? Perhaps she was a dog in a previous life and has come back to find that bone she left hidden.... My prevous cat took to snoozing in the bath tub or bathroom sink during hot weather. sarah :) >Perhaps she was a dog in a previous life and has come back to find that bone >she left hidden.... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >sarah :) i took Shaina to visit my friend, who lives two buildings away and after she was done with the tour of the apartment, she climbed into the kitchen sink and just sat there. -L >Perhaps she was a dog in a previous life and has come back to find that bone >she left hidden.... Nope, not her. Our male might be a dog though, he comes when you call him, speaks on command, and I'm part way to training him to fetch :) >>Perhaps she was a dog in a previous life and has come back to find that bone >>she left hidden.... > >Nope, not her. Our male might be a dog though, he comes when you call >him, speaks on command, and I'm part way to training him to fetch :) Shaina also comes when we call her. she also runs to the door when someone is ringing the bell, or entering, but we are the ones who are fetching things. -L >>>Perhaps she was a dog in a previous life and has come back to find that bone >>>she left hidden.... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >someone is ringing the bell, or entering, but we are the ones who are >fetching things. Bear (the aforementioned male) is our doorbell. He bolts for the door, and if I don't answer he comes and meows at me -- It's great, since the doorbell at this place is pathetically quiet, but I haven't bothered to replace it yet. He actually taught himself to fetch, although he doesn't always bring the toy back to me, sometime he just brings it near me, drops it and starts meowing. That's okay though, I can work on that. He's so adorable, and the most communicative cat I've ever seen, 99% of the time I can tell what he wants by the sound of his meow or his body language. > Nope, not her. Our male might be a dog though, he comes when you call him, > speaks on command, and I'm part way to training him to fetch :) Oscar loves to chase after thrown objects (particularly a stuffed dolphin she's had since kittenhood), but the instant the object lands, she loses interest. I throw, she runs, I run, I throw, she runs, I run ...  Signaturemonique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey^H^H^H^Hblue-cream DLH with an attitude! >> One of my cats has just recently (within the past 8-12 hours) taken up >> digging. > >She's not declawed, is she? Nope, not a chance. >One of my cats has just recently (within the past 8-12 hours) taken up >digging. She's tried to dig up the bathtub, the front door, the door to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Any thoughts? Should I be concerned, or just add it to the list of >reasons my cats are insane? Ivan digs in the enclosure. It's the very first thing he did when I let him out there for the first time this summer. He went right for the nearest bare spot of ground and started digging, dog-style, with both paws, spraying dirt between his hind legs. Drives my freakin' crazy! I had to bury a bald spot under rocks to stop it, and have to plant grass as soon as he starts or else he goes to town. >Ivan digs in the enclosure. It's the very first thing he did when I let >him out there for the first time this summer. He went right for the >nearest bare spot of ground and started digging, dog-style, with both >paws, spraying dirt between his hind legs. Drives my freakin' crazy! I >had to bury a bald spot under rocks to stop it, and have to plant grass >as soon as he starts or else he goes to town. Cute :) I don't really mind the digging in this case, Naula can't dig through a tub so it's not really a concern, it's just weird that she has started digging in multiple places around the house at once -- I thought I'd check in case this is a sign of a health problem (like peeing in the tub/sink can be) > I don't really mind the digging in this case, Naula can't dig through a tub > so it's not really a concern, it's just weird that she has started digging > in multiple places around the house at once -- I thought I'd check in case > this is a sign of a health problem (like peeing in the tub/sink can be) Come to think of it, Oscar will sometimes dig in the tub when I'm in the one bathroom that does have a tub. As far as I know, she only does it when I'm in the bathroom. Signaturemonique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey^H^H^H^Hblue-cream DLH with an attitude! >Any thoughts? Should I be concerned, or just add it to the list of >reasons my cats are insane? Oh, it's just one of those weird things some of them do. Biskit digs on the windows, digs in the bath tub. She digs on the front storm door, and digs on pictures on the wall. Also the bathroom mirror. It gets on Bootsie's nerves, she ususally runs across the room and smacks her for digging on that picture behind the sofa. Sherry >>Any thoughts? Should I be concerned, or just add it to the list of reasons >>my cats are insane? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > she ususally runs across the room and smacks her for digging on that picture > behind the sofa. Oscar "digs" at any mirror she can. We have a lovely vanity with a three-way mirror built into the wall of the bedroom, but we have to stack boxes in front of it so that she won't keep us up all night with the mirror. No full-length mirrors to check before leaving the house, either, for the same reason. She's learned to (mostly) not get on the bathroom counters, at least when we're around, but even when she "forgets" she doesn't bother with those. Don't know why. Signaturemonique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey^H^H^H^Hblue-cream DLH with an attitude! |
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