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... anyone else ever had a cat who has the best of intentions but apparently some crossed wires? my new cats 3 weeks home from the humane society, does her thing in the litter box and then paws furiously at the box (not the litter), and the wall and toilet next to the box, for a minute or so. then she walks away leaving her pile uncovered. Harriet, one of the cats at work, does this. She's 6 years old. Sometimes she will even get out of the box and scratch shelves across from the box. Some people said they may be trying to get rid of litter on their paws but I don't think that's why Harriet is doing it. If she walks away from the litterbox (leaving her business uncovered) and comes back later and sees it, she goes through the whole routine again. Stinky, the other work cat, doesn't do this and usually covers her waste. Sometimes she doesn't, and if Harriet sees Stinky's mess she does her routine again. Liz |
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First make sure the boxes are clean and try putting more litter in the box.
Second try a different litter. It's not uncommon behavior at times. Fewer refuse to bury solely because that's their individual habit. Look to what may be wrong with the litter box first. wrote in message . .. anyone else ever had a cat who has the best of intentions but apparently some crossed wires? my new cats 3 weeks home from the humane society, does her thing in the litter box and then paws furiously at the box (not the litter), and the wall and toilet next to the box, for a minute or so. then she walks away leaving her pile uncovered. |
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First make sure the boxes are clean and try putting more litter in the box.
Second try a different litter. It's not uncommon behavior at times. Fewer refuse to bury solely because that's their individual habit. Look to what may be wrong with the litter box first. wrote in message . .. anyone else ever had a cat who has the best of intentions but apparently some crossed wires? my new cats 3 weeks home from the humane society, does her thing in the litter box and then paws furiously at the box (not the litter), and the wall and toilet next to the box, for a minute or so. then she walks away leaving her pile uncovered. |
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... anyone else ever had a cat who has the best of intentions but apparently some crossed wires? my new cats 3 weeks home from the humane society, does her thing in the litter box and then paws furiously at the box (not the litter), and the wall and toilet next to the box, for a minute or so. then she walks away leaving her pile uncovered. I'm fostering 11 kittens at the moment. Two of the eleven exhibit the behavior your describe. Bill |
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... anyone else ever had a cat who has the best of intentions but apparently some crossed wires? my new cats 3 weeks home from the humane society, does her thing in the litter box and then paws furiously at the box (not the litter), and the wall and toilet next to the box, for a minute or so. then she walks away leaving her pile uncovered. I'm fostering 11 kittens at the moment. Two of the eleven exhibit the behavior your describe. Bill |
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Sadly, this is perfectly normal behavior. You might want to invest in a covered litterpan, to save your wall and contain the smell a bit. And scoop daily. On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 wrote: anyone else ever had a cat who has the best of intentions but apparently some crossed wires? my new cats 3 weeks home from the humane society, does her thing in the litter box and then paws furiously at the box (not the litter), and the wall and toilet next to the box, for a minute or so. then she walks away leaving her pile uncovered. |
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Sadly, this is perfectly normal behavior. You might want to invest in a covered litterpan, to save your wall and contain the smell a bit. And scoop daily. On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 wrote: anyone else ever had a cat who has the best of intentions but apparently some crossed wires? my new cats 3 weeks home from the humane society, does her thing in the litter box and then paws furiously at the box (not the litter), and the wall and toilet next to the box, for a minute or so. then she walks away leaving her pile uncovered. |
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