OCD Cat?

[LeeAnne]

I'm wondering what strange behavior(s) your cat(s) may have. I mean besides
the general run of the mill things that cats do all the time (like the
sudden decision that they just *have* to be in the next room, right *NOW*
and zooooom off they go).

Here are a couple odd ones I am submitting on behalf of my cat, Max:

First, he must meow LOUDLY after coming out of the cat box until somebody
pays attention to him. I don't know if he's proud of what he's just done or
what, lol.

Second, walking in to a room he's fine but (here's the obsessive/compulsive
thing) a lot of times when he comes out of rooms he'll stop about a foot or
so away from the doorway, sniff, look and then leaps as far as he can into
the other room and kind of runs away from the door for a couple feet - much
like when you were little you leapt in and out of bed because you knew if
you didn't the boogeyman who was hiding under it was going to grab your
ankle.

Anybody else have cats with strange obsessive/compulsive type behavior?

This should be a good thread :-D
LeeAnne

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If you're an insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic do you lay
awake at night wondering if there is a dog?
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[DeAnna]

One of mine has a 'snake' phobia. I assume sometime early in her life, she had a run in
with a snake. Now anything that resembles a snake-hubby's belt, tossed on the bed, a
wrinkle in the blanket, the cord to the vacuum.... she just goes into what I call
halloween cat mode. Her hackles raise, and her ears flatten, and if you even dare touch
her, she spits, hisses, jumps, attacks....

This behaviour transforms a mellow, loving cat (I call her 'kitten-baby' because she will
willingly let me hold her on her back, toss her across my shoulder, like a baby needing
burped, etc.) into a wild beast! She bit clean through my knuckle once, when I had her in
her 'pouch' and pulled the air line out of one of the aquariums to change the stone. She
saw that thin, round, snake-like air hose, and went ballistic.

I have never seen a cat get spooked over something like this.

D.

"LeeAnne" > wrote in message
...
> I'm wondering what strange behavior(s) your cat(s) may have. I mean besides
> the general run of the mill things that cats do all the time (like the
> sudden decision that they just *have* to be in the next room, right *NOW*
> and zooooom off they go).
>
> Here are a couple odd ones I am submitting on behalf of my cat, Max:
>
> First, he must meow LOUDLY after coming out of the cat box until somebody
> pays attention to him. I don't know if he's proud of what he's just done or
> what, lol.
>
> Second, walking in to a room he's fine but (here's the obsessive/compulsive
> thing) a lot of times when he comes out of rooms he'll stop about a foot or
> so away from the doorway, sniff, look and then leaps as far as he can into
> the other room and kind of runs away from the door for a couple feet - much
> like when you were little you leapt in and out of bed because you knew if
> you didn't the boogeyman who was hiding under it was going to grab your
> ankle.
>
> Anybody else have cats with strange obsessive/compulsive type behavior?
>
> This should be a good thread :-D
> LeeAnne
>
> --
> ------
> If you're an insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic do you lay
> awake at night wondering if there is a dog?
> -----
>
>

[Chester]

"LeeAnne" > wrote in message
...
> I'm wondering what strange behavior(s) your cat(s) may have. I mean
besides
> the general run of the mill things that cats do all the time (like the
> sudden decision that they just *have* to be in the next room, right *NOW*
> and zooooom off they go).
>
> Here are a couple odd ones I am submitting on behalf of my cat, Max:
>
> First, he must meow LOUDLY after coming out of the cat box until somebody
> pays attention to him. I don't know if he's proud of what he's just done
or
> what, lol.
>
> Second, walking in to a room he's fine but (here's the
obsessive/compulsive
> thing) a lot of times when he comes out of rooms he'll stop about a foot
or
> so away from the doorway, sniff, look and then leaps as far as he can into
> the other room and kind of runs away from the door for a couple feet -
much
> like when you were little you leapt in and out of bed because you knew if
> you didn't the boogeyman who was hiding under it was going to grab your
> ankle.
>
> Anybody else have cats with strange obsessive/compulsive type behavior?
>
> This should be a good thread :-D
> LeeAnne
>
> --
> ------
> If you're an insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic do you lay
> awake at night wondering if there is a dog?
> -----
>


One of our cats will run madly into the room and scratch frantically at her
'Cosmic Scratcher.' As soon as I say "good kitty," she stops and calmly
walks out of the room. I think all she wants is reassurance. The same cat
will occasionally circle my feet meow like Timmy-fell-down-the-well. She
doesn't want to be petted or picked up (neither of our cats care to be
picked up or carried), she is just frenzied about nothing that I can figure
out. I usually just sit beside her until she calm down. If it was something
real I'm sure the dog or other cat would be concerned as well.

--
Chester
http://chester_vaughn.tripod.com/

My psychiatrist said. . .
"Positive results within a year, or your mania back."

[M.L. Briggs]

My Siamese used to find me to tell me she had used the litter pan. She
wanted me to scoop it -- then she was satisfied. Tootie (My current
companion) will come and check it out after scooping -- I guess to see
if I have done a thorough job of scooping.

LeeAnne wrote:

>I'm wondering what strange behavior(s) your cat(s) may have. I mean besides
>the general run of the mill things that cats do all the time (like the
>sudden decision that they just *have* to be in the next room, right *NOW*
>and zooooom off they go).
>
>Here are a couple odd ones I am submitting on behalf of my cat, Max:
>
>First, he must meow LOUDLY after coming out of the cat box until somebody
>pays attention to him. I don't know if he's proud of what he's just done or
>what, lol.
>
>Second, walking in to a room he's fine but (here's the obsessive/compulsive
>thing) a lot of times when he comes out of rooms he'll stop about a foot or
>so away from the doorway, sniff, look and then leaps as far as he can into
>the other room and kind of runs away from the door for a couple feet - much
>like when you were little you leapt in and out of bed because you knew if
>you didn't the boogeyman who was hiding under it was going to grab your
>ankle.
>
>Anybody else have cats with strange obsessive/compulsive type behavior?
>
>This should be a good thread :-D
>LeeAnne
>
>
>

[bewtifulfreak]

"M.L. Briggs" > wrote in message
...
> My Siamese used to find me to tell me she had used the litter pan. She
> wanted me to scoop it -- then she was satisfied.

LOL....very consciencious kitty!


Tootie (My current
> companion) will come and check it out after scooping -- I guess to see
> if I have done a thorough job of scooping.

Mine do this, hang about and watch me while I'm cleaning it out, and then
christen it again immediately after!

Ann

[bewtifulfreak]

"DeAnna" > wrote in message
...
> One of mine has a 'snake' phobia.

Poor thing, sounds like she's got it bad, I'd hate to think what happened to
scare her like that! It must have been something pretty terrifying, since
you said she's normally such a mellow sweetie.


"LeeAnne" > wrote in message
...

> One of our cats will run madly into the room and scratch frantically at
her
> 'Cosmic Scratcher.' As soon as I say "good kitty," she stops and calmly
> walks out of the room. I think all she wants is reassurance. The same cat
> will occasionally circle my feet meow like Timmy-fell-down-the-well. She
> doesn't want to be petted or picked up (neither of our cats care to be
> picked up or carried), she is just frenzied about nothing that I can
figure
> out. I usually just sit beside her until she calm down. If it was
something
> real I'm sure the dog or other cat would be concerned as well.

My cat does this, runs down the hall yammering incessantly about something
that sounds *really* important. When he comes in, though, it generally
seems like he just wants attention, because once I pet him, he's quiet and
mellow (although he will hold a conversation with you if you say, "What?" or
talk or meow back to him). Maybe they really do just want fussing, but it
really is just like you say, that Timmy-fell-down-the-well kind type of
thing, really trying to get your attention about something that is obviously
important to them!

Ann

[---MIKE---]

Sometimes Tiger will run across the room but stop about every five feet
and vigorously lick his side and then continue to run. It's almost like
he has a flea biting him - but he has no fleas. ?????


-MIKE

[Joyce & Rick]

:) I have this problem with both of mine. Oscar will meow at you until you
follow him to the litter box and scoop. At which point he smugly smiles and
wanders off. And as soon as Fozzie hears you scooping, he runs in and does
his business. Makes you wonder what they do when I'm not at home!!

Oscar's other OCD is not to be picked up and petted, but will demand you lay
down on the couch so he can sprall across your chest with his tail on your
face and want his ears scratched. Yes, I have hairball problems, too.
*hack*

Joyce


"bewtifulfreak" > wrote in message
...
> "M.L. Briggs" > wrote in message
> ...
> > My Siamese used to find me to tell me she had used the litter pan. She
> > wanted me to scoop it -- then she was satisfied.
>
> LOL....very consciencious kitty!
>
>
> Tootie (My current
> > companion) will come and check it out after scooping -- I guess to see
> > if I have done a thorough job of scooping.
>
> Mine do this, hang about and watch me while I'm cleaning it out, and then
> christen it again immediately after!
>
> Ann
>
>