Cats in the bathroom..

Karen Chuplis wrote in message ...
in article , RobZip at
wrote on 3/27/04 11:09 AM:

Just tossing this out for observation and comment.

I have 2 cats in my household, a 4 year old spayed female and a 9 month old
female due for neutering soon. Both are quite contented, well adjusted to
each other and the household in general. Both have a normal interest in
dominating the attention of their favorite personalities within the home
which consists of myself, my wife, and an 8 year old son.

The 4 year old cat has developed a habit of following me into the bathroom
and snuggling herself down into the sink which is immediately next to the
commode where I am seated. Regardless of what she may have been doing prior
to me heading to the bathroom, she jumps up into the sink basin, circles a
few times and nestles down, form fitting herself to the contour of the sink
as snugly as possible. She purrs quite strongly while doing this and
responds to petting and verbal interaction normally.

At no other time does she show the slightest interest in roosting in the
sink. I've heard of other cats who have a preference for sink nesting for
whatever reason it appeals to them but this *only* occurs when I am in there
using the facility. Recently the younger cat has begun following the 4 year
old on these ventures. Not to be outdone, she will hop up on the vanity,
circle past the older cat, walk across the toilet tank and climb up on my
shoulders to roost. Where did my privacy rights go?

It's not like either of them are lacking for attention throughout the rest
of the day but why such a heightened interest in me at this rather personal
moment? If I shut the door before they arrive, there will be paws under the
bottom of it trying to open it. Comments?


I don't know what it is about the bathroom. Undivided attention I guess? All
three of mine follow me in (and they do not all get along so it is always a
bit trying if they get into a tiff and I can't do anything about it).
Mostly, they just seem fascinated that you MUST pay them attention. They
figure, well, hey, you're not doing anything else important right now.

Karen

It *can* get worse. There were times when Prissy was alive when I
kept her litter box in the bathroom. On occasion, she would follow me
into the bathroom when I was engaged in, to put it delicately, more
extensive business and she would decide that since it was a good time
for Mommie, it was a good time for her, too. :-) Those vent fans can
only do so much in that situation.

"Mary" dumped this in news:%Yi9c.27497$Rr5.1244939
@twister.southeast.rr.com on 27 Mar 2004:


"RobZip" wrote in message
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Just tossing this out for observation and comment.

**** off. Adding this group to the group lines of your posts
that were obvious trolls (such as the spam bait one
and the morgue photos) tells us what you're here for.




I agree with this post!!

--
Cheryl

"Mary" dumped this in news:%Yi9c.27497$Rr5.1244939
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"RobZip" wrote in message
...
Just tossing this out for observation and comment.

**** off. Adding this group to the group lines of your posts
that were obvious trolls (such as the spam bait one
and the morgue photos) tells us what you're here for.




I agree with this post!!

--
Cheryl

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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I agree with this post!!
Perhaps you and Mary can form a committee and report back to me when you
have choad smoking figured out.

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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I agree with this post!!
Perhaps you and Mary can form a committee and report back to me when you
have choad smoking figured out.

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
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http://amishrakefight.org/gfy/

snip

This can be explained quite easily. You lost your privacy by not keeping your
door closed and protecting it.

Why are they doing this. Simple. They love you.

snip

This can be explained quite easily. You lost your privacy by not keeping your
door closed and protecting it.

Why are they doing this. Simple. They love you.

"RobZip" said:

The 4 year old cat has developed a habit of following me into the
bathroom and snuggling herself down into the sink

The litterbox is in our bathroom and the cat likes company.
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McQualude