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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2006My cat chews anything paper!
Why is my neutered 10 month old male comestic shorthair chewing EVERYTHING in sight? He used to be an outdoor cat until I moved a cuople of months ago to a "city" environment and don't want to let him go out. He has sat at the door many times, but has never made the move to run outside. He LIKES being an indoor cat. He will find whatever paper he can (ie: newspaper, paper towels, kleenex box, bills, mail, etc.) and shred it into small pieces. His name is Spike but I often call him "Shredder". Any ideas on what's wrong? How can I stop this behavior and rest in piece knowing he won't chew something important? Thanks to all! Cathy On Mon 27 Feb 2006 08:38:37a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it luxurylady? > Why is my neutered 10 month old male comestic shorthair chewing EVERYTHING > in sight? He used to be an outdoor cat until I moved a cuople of months [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > ideas on what's wrong? How can I stop this behavior and rest in piece > knowing he won't chew something important? Thanks to all! Cathy I can't answer your question, only share your experience. We have five cats, and two of them absolutely love to chew corrugated cardboard. Occasionally they will chew other paper products as well.  SignatureWayne Boatwright o¿o ____________________ BIOYA > On Mon 27 Feb 2006 08:38:37a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it luxurylady? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > and two of them absolutely love to chew corrugated cardboard. Occasionally > they will chew other paper products as well. i only have one cat, and you better be ready to read the newspaper fast before missy attacks it. just think maby its some wild instinc? ripping a paper to threads for bedding? ghost Mine eats scotch tape just to barf it up. The kids try to put posters up in their room and they get woken up by her standing next to the poster chewing the tape off. > Why is my neutered 10 month old male comestic shorthair chewing EVERYTHING > in sight? He used to be an outdoor cat until I moved a cuople of months [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > ideas on what's wrong? How can I stop this behavior and rest in piece > knowing he won't chew something important? Thanks to all! Cathy Eating abnormal things is not unusual for cats - a lot of cats eat rubber for instance - My own Katie is never happier than when she has a length of black rubber elastic to chompdown on. The stronger the rubber smell, the better. This behaviour is known as 'Pika' - why they do it is anyones guess, I think I used to know, but have forgotten. http://www.black-cat-gfx.co.uk/ "A cat is only technically an animal, being divine" - Robert Lynd
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