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Laura R. wrote:
circa Thu, 08 Jul 2004 16:41:51 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Dally ) said, Another point: he lies and watches us clean it up. In fact, I can tell now from the way he lies intently watching that door that he's **** in there. He finds the sight of us handling his **** to be very interesting - as if we were holding a catnip ball or something. Every cat I have ever owned loves to watch me do everything from cleaning the litter box to wiring a server closet. They are just curios as hell especially when it's something of theirs I'm messing with. Good point. I just mention it in case it's some behavioral clue that will help me solve this. I figure if I just spout dialogue long enough some clever diagnotician will see something that triggers an "aha!" moment. Okay, a thought. You know those doormats that are a rough, bristly texture? They're made of sisal or something, but instead of being woven and ropy, they're actually just like a huge bristle brush lying bristle-side up. Can you find some of those, cut them to shape (you'll need a hefty utility knife) and put them everywhere on the floor of that bathroom except where the litterbox is? I know that my cats don't like the texture of those mats under their feet; I'm betting yours won't, either. And if he doesn't like standing on 'em, he probably won't like pooping on 'em, either. Might be worth a shot. Thanks, Laura, that was a great suggestion and similar to what I did implement: I laid down bubble wrap which I sprayed with citris oil. It's been nearly a week. I picked the bubble wrap up when I mopped but laid it back down again and it's still there, so I don't know if the habit is broken yet, but the bubble wrap is easy to move around and it appears to be abhorrent to the cat. Dally |
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