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Is this unusual?-What is the reason for this behavior?
My indoor-outdoor cat sleeps in her well protected and insulated cat bed/tunnel
just outside the main house on my patio. It rained very heavily the other day and the next day I did the usual, always clean out her bed & blanket to air it. But to my disgust, she left her poop (intact & firm - not mushy & no ordours!) in her bed! She has never done this before! Could it be that it was raining and she didn't want to get wet in the rain to get to the flowerbed to poop and so she did it in her bed! But that is most unusual for most animals because they usually don't go near their poop. Is this a major cause of concern or should I just dismiss it as her not wanting to get wet and she couldn't hold herself anymore? |
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If it's a one-off thing, I wouldn't worry. But if she does this sort of
thing again, then I'd start thinking about it more, investigating into seeing if it's medical or behavioral, & the possible whys for either. Maybe the rain kept her inside; that part I can't guess at. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Kuisse0002" wrote in message ... My indoor-outdoor cat sleeps in her well protected and insulated cat bed/tunnel just outside the main house on my patio. It rained very heavily the other day and the next day I did the usual, always clean out her bed & blanket to air it. But to my disgust, she left her poop (intact & firm - not mushy & no ordours!) in her bed! She has never done this before! Could it be that it was raining and she didn't want to get wet in the rain to get to the flowerbed to poop and so she did it in her bed! But that is most unusual for most animals because they usually don't go near their poop. Is this a major cause of concern or should I just dismiss it as her not wanting to get wet and she couldn't hold herself anymore? |
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If it's a one-off thing, I wouldn't worry. But if she does this sort of
thing again, then I'd start thinking about it more, investigating into seeing if it's medical or behavioral, & the possible whys for either. Maybe the rain kept her inside; that part I can't guess at. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Kuisse0002" wrote in message ... My indoor-outdoor cat sleeps in her well protected and insulated cat bed/tunnel just outside the main house on my patio. It rained very heavily the other day and the next day I did the usual, always clean out her bed & blanket to air it. But to my disgust, she left her poop (intact & firm - not mushy & no ordours!) in her bed! She has never done this before! Could it be that it was raining and she didn't want to get wet in the rain to get to the flowerbed to poop and so she did it in her bed! But that is most unusual for most animals because they usually don't go near their poop. Is this a major cause of concern or should I just dismiss it as her not wanting to get wet and she couldn't hold herself anymore? |
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the rain kept her inside; that part I can't guess at. Thats what I don't understand either. It is most unusual. At the moment I am not too worried becasue judging by her poop, she's appears to be in good health. Isn't it wierd. How do you explain such behavior? |
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the rain kept her inside; that part I can't guess at. Thats what I don't understand either. It is most unusual. At the moment I am not too worried becasue judging by her poop, she's appears to be in good health. Isn't it wierd. How do you explain such behavior? |
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Like Cathy said, if it's a one-time occurance, I wouldn't worry. Does she have
an indoor litter box? I agree it's very weird behavior. Cats generally won't soil their own dens. I've heard of cats who wouldn't even use litterboxes if they were too close to their feeding station. Keep us posted Sherry |
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Like Cathy said, if it's a one-time occurance, I wouldn't worry. Does she have
an indoor litter box? I agree it's very weird behavior. Cats generally won't soil their own dens. I've heard of cats who wouldn't even use litterboxes if they were too close to their feeding station. Keep us posted Sherry |
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"Kuisse0002" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Maybe the rain kept her inside; that part I can't guess at. Thats what I don't understand either. It is most unusual. At the moment I am not too worried becasue judging by her poop, she's appears to be in good health. Isn't it wierd. How do you explain such behavior? Does she have a long coat? Would it be possible that it was poop clinging on to her fur and that she cleaned off while in her bed? Elaine |
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"Kuisse0002" wrote in message ... My indoor-outdoor cat sleeps in her well protected and insulated cat bed/tunnel just outside the main house on my patio. It rained very heavily the other day and the next day I did the usual, always clean out her bed & blanket to air it. But to my disgust, she left her poop (intact & firm - not mushy & no ordours!) in her bed! She has never done this before! Could it be that it was raining and she didn't want to get wet in the rain to get to the flowerbed to poop and so she did it in her bed! But that is most unusual for most animals because they usually don't go near their poop. Is this a major cause of concern or should I just dismiss it as her not wanting to get wet and she couldn't hold herself anymore? Get her a cat box! Of course she didn't want to get wet. I think she left it in her own bed so as to disturb you and your things as little as possible. Also, using your flower bed as a toilet is not really a good thing for her to do. |
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