OCD Plagued Housecat?

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Echosyn - 03 Nov 2006 03:37 GMT

Hello, group. Six cats share our home and get along well enough, but
the yearling female who recently weaned an only kitten has suddenly
started to shred paper as energetically as a dog pulverizes foam
rubber. She also shreds tough cardboard boxes. We have to be
continually vigilant to not leave valuable printouts, mail and files
laying about.

Is this a commonly recognized disorder? What would an animal
psychologist say about it?

Thanks, Echosyn

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Magic Mood Jeep© - 03 Nov 2006 14:46 GMT

> Hello, group. Six cats share our home and get along well enough, but
> the yearling female who recently weaned an only kitten has suddenly
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>
> Thanks, Echosyn

We have a couple that go apeshit over toilet paper rolls, or even a roll of
paper towels. They must KILL that evil roll! I remember one morning waking
up to a 2-foot-high pile of shredded paper towel. They slept well that day,
having worn themselves out during the night!

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Glenn (Christian Mystic) - 17 Dec 2006 19:12 GMT

>> Hello, group. Six cats share our home and get along well enough, but
>> the yearling female who recently weaned an only kitten has suddenly
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> waking up to a 2-foot-high pile of shredded paper towel. They slept well
> that day, having worn themselves out during the night!

I would recommend placing the tiolet roller up on the wall just high enough
to be out of reach, such solved the problem for me

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William Graham - 18 Dec 2006 04:34 GMT

>>> Hello, group. Six cats share our home and get along well enough, but
>>> the yearling female who recently weaned an only kitten has suddenly
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> I would recommend placing the tiolet roller up on the wall just high
> enough to be out of reach, such solved the problem for me

I have one that goes nuts over shoes.....If either my wife or I leave our
shoes on the floor overnight, she plays with them, and carries them all over
the house.....Fortunately, she doesn't tear them up, although she will take
the gell-rubber inserts out of them.......

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Glenn (Christian Mystic) - 18 Dec 2006 23:05 GMT

Giggles

>>>> Hello, group. Six cats share our home and get along well enough, but
>>>> the yearling female who recently weaned an only kitten has suddenly
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> over the house.....Fortunately, she doesn't tear them up, although she
> will take the gell-rubber inserts out of them.......

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tension_on_the_wire - 18 Dec 2006 05:41 GMT

> >> Hello, group. Six cats share our home and get along well enough, but
> >> the yearling female who recently weaned an only kitten has suddenly
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> I would recommend placing the tiolet roller up on the wall just high enough
> to be out of reach, such solved the problem for me

Hmmm.....in order to place a toilet roll out of reach
of my cats, it would have to be placed so high
it would be out of reach of me!

--tension

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MoMo - 03 Nov 2006 14:50 GMT

Both of my cats do the same thing! I have a cardboard box in almost every
room that they go to town on everyday (I figure it is better the boxes than
my couches) and my younger one has a thing for q-tips (have not quite figured
that one out yet). As far as the toilet paper, I know that my parent's cat
shreds rolls like they are going out of style. Perfectly normal behavior :)

>Hello, group. Six cats share our home and get along well enough, but
>the yearling female who recently weaned an only kitten has suddenly
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
>Thanks, Echosyn

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TaliesinSoft - 03 Nov 2006 19:51 GMT

Back in the seventies I had a wonderful bloodhound, Luke, who had a thing
for toilet paper. You had to be careful lest you leave the bathroom door and
find toilet paper spread throughout the house. If Luke was with me when I
visited with a dog loving friend that friend was warned to shut the bathroom
doors. Worse than the toilet paper was that Luke's ultimate pleasure was to
find a disposed of sanitary napkin which he would parade around the house
with, his jaws vice-gripped around it.

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James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com

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Glenn (Christian Mystic) - 17 Dec 2006 19:54 GMT

> Both of my cats do the same thing! I have a cardboard box in almost every
> room that they go to town on everyday (I figure it is better the boxes
> than
> my couches) and my younger one has a thing for q-tips (have not quite
> figured
> that one out yet).

When you do, please let us know, my Samy loves Q-Tips too ! Ear wax ???

> As far as the toilet paper, I know that my parent's cat
> shreds rolls like they are going out of style. Perfectly normal behavior
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>>
>>Thanks, Echosyn

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Matthew - 17 Dec 2006 19:40 GMT

Sounds like she is being a cat to me.
I haven't left a roll of toilet paper or paper towel roll anywhere out in
the open for over 40 years

Remember we are their slaves not the other way around

> Hello, group. Six cats share our home and get along well enough, but
> the yearling female who recently weaned an only kitten has suddenly
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> Thanks, Echosyn

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Sniper .308 - 18 Dec 2006 04:43 GMT

Exactly,

Dogs have masters, cats have staff.

Mine goes ape sh.t for toilet paper, fax paper, cardboard, tin foil,
paper towel, and cellophane wrap.

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Glenn (Christian Mystic) - 18 Dec 2006 23:53 GMT

> Exactly,
> Dogs have masters, cats have staff.

LOL

:-)

> Mine goes ape sh.t for toilet paper, fax paper, cardboard, tin foil,
> paper towel, and cellophane wrap.

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