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cats + plastic bags
I'm not talking about shopping bags. I know cats can get in trouble with
those and I always put them away when I bring something home in one. I'm talking about food stored in plastic bags. Isaac is insane over any food product I stupidly leave out if it's in plastic. I'm not sure if he's attracted to the plastic or the food inside. Probably both. I left the last few slices of a loaf of bread out - he dragged it down, under the table and was happily chewing through the bag when I caught him. He's gone after some cookies a few times that came in a thin plastic container (the kind that crush/break very easily). He never got into them because the container makes so much noise and it's hard for him to get a grip on to drag under the table. He's gone after a bag of oat bran. English muffins - bread products seem to be his favorite. A bag of dried beans. If he can drag it off the counter it's fair game. Yesterday I went to The Container Store and bought a bunch of different sized containers to store my bread and bulk food in. I have very little storage space in my kitchen, so all of that was pretty much on the counter. His favorite items I had been putting in the microwave, but had to remove & replace them every time I used it. While putting everything away last night I got to a bag of Splenda Blend (Splenda + regular sugar mix) and found he had chewed through that bag, so I had to clean up little white granules. That made me nervous, because of the Splenda. I doubt he had more than a taste since there was no gaping holes in the bag, just small ones from his teeth. When he gets bread he does eat it, though. I still need to buy a few more containers. I have to admit that the counter is much neater now and it's easier to find what I'm looking for. There are no more plastic bags of food for Isaac to steal. I had a bag of dry cat food in a large square Rubbermaid container a couple of weeks ago and he did gnaw on that but wasn't able to get the lid off (although he punctured it a few times), so now I'm only buying hard plastic, not soft. -- Liz |
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cats + plastic bags
One of my cats is crazy for chewing on plastic bags, whether they're
empty or full. Mostly he likes clear, crinkly plastic. I can;t figure this out as he is healthy and eats and drinks normally. My other cat has no interest whatsoever for plastic of any kind. |
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cats + plastic bags
My cat is addicted to plastic bags too. They can even be the ones
that are covering you dry cleaning - not even a food issue. His mouth was getting sores on it. So, I have kept the plastic bags away and no more sores. Think it's an allergy. P No Gree G O wrote: One of my cats is crazy for chewing on plastic bags, whether they're empty or full. Mostly he likes clear, crinkly plastic. I can;t figure this out as he is healthy and eats and drinks normally. My other cat has no interest whatsoever for plastic of any kind. |
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cats + plastic bags
"Elizabeth Blake" wrote in message et... I'm not talking about shopping bags. I know cats can get in trouble with those and I always put them away when I bring something home in one. I'm talking about food stored in plastic bags. Isaac is insane over any food product I stupidly leave out if it's in plastic. I'm not sure if he's attracted to the plastic or the food inside. Probably both. Decades of animal ownership has given me the neatest kitchen in the world. Stuff gets put away pronto! -- Toni http://www.cearbhaill.com/rules.htm |
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cats + plastic bags
"Toni" wrote in message ... "Elizabeth Blake" wrote in message et... I'm not talking about shopping bags. I know cats can get in trouble with those and I always put them away when I bring something home in one. I'm talking about food stored in plastic bags. Isaac is insane over any food product I stupidly leave out if it's in plastic. I'm not sure if he's attracted to the plastic or the food inside. Probably both. Decades of animal ownership has given me the neatest kitchen in the world. Stuff gets put away pronto! Phantom no matter what has to chew on plastic bags from the grocery store won't chew on garbage bags only the ones from the stores |
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cats + plastic bags
"Toni" wrote in message
... Decades of animal ownership has given me the neatest kitchen in the world. Stuff gets put away pronto! Early this morning I'm woken by the sound of little fangs gnawing through plastic. Damn, what didn't I put away?! Turn on the lamp, get down on my knees and peer under the bed (without putting on my glasses, or barely opening my eyes). There's Isaac with something, and I manage to reach under and snag it. A small bag of Cosmic Catnip, which he has chewed through, scattering nip all over the place. When I first got him I gave him catnip a couple of times and he didn't seem interested but I guess he's over that. I'm not sure why the little dummy brought the bag into the bedroom, where he would surely be caught. At least it wasn't dragged onto the futon in the living room, one of his favorite places to bring stolen goods. Put him out of the bedroom, shut the door and went back to sleep. Swept up all the catnip when I got out of bed. -- Liz |
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cats + plastic bags
"Elizabeth Blake" wrote in
et: "Toni" wrote in message ... Decades of animal ownership has given me the neatest kitchen in the world. Stuff gets put away pronto! Early this morning I'm woken by the sound of little fangs gnawing through plastic. Damn, what didn't I put away?! Turn on the lamp, get down on my knees and peer under the bed (without putting on my glasses, or barely opening my eyes). There's Isaac with something, and I manage to reach under and snag it. A small bag of Cosmic Catnip, which he has chewed through, scattering nip all over the place. When I first got him I gave him catnip a couple of times and he didn't seem interested but I guess he's over that. I'm not sure why the little dummy brought the bag into the bedroom, where he would surely be caught. At least it wasn't dragged onto the futon in the living room, one of his favorite places to bring stolen goods. Put him out of the bedroom, shut the door and went back to sleep. Swept up all the catnip when I got out of bed. -- Liz I am pretty sure they like the feel of the plastic between their teeth. Kind of soft but firm (heck, try it). Many years ago I had a cat who seemed to like this also. He took it one step further; he would get his head through the handle in the crocery store crinkley plastic bag and just walk around for about an hour like that. I freed him up a few time before realizing he was doing this intentionally (he looked so insulted when I took the bag off his neck!). He looked so damn funny "wearing" the bag but he seemd to think it was quite a prize. I put a latch on the closet the bags were stored in because I still worried he would get caught on something while I was out. I miss that goofy cat; I wished I had let him play with his bags a little more. |
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