Isis & Litter

Little Isis is making it hard to clean the litter. She has this habit of when she hears me cleaning the litter to bound (she never runs, she bounds like a rabbit) to the litter box and then circle it over and over. I like that, its funny. But then she feels the need to use it even in the midst of my cleaning. She doesn't seem to care. Fine, I can overlook this. But then she feels the need to play with the litter scooper. Now that is trouble. I've tried putting her down on the ground when she does this (we use a very large Rubbermaid container as a litter box and I take the lid off to clean. Isis likes walking around the edges of the container to attack the scooper) and I have tried gently pushing her away. But Isis is tenacious and she doesn't let up. Any suggestions?

Close her out of the room during cleaning, or bring out a catnip toy that she likes while cleaning.

Yep close her out of the room when you scoop the poop.

rotfl....sorry....I have two cats that will do this unless I close the door.

And after I'm done I open the door to have them both bound in and inspect their litter.

Isis is in a wonderful stage of life where everything is A) a toy or B) food. But I just don't agree with some of the things that she uses as toys...

She impressed us today by jumping to the top of the entertainment center. My goodness that cat can get around! She's a lot more mobile then I remember either Niko or Mischief being at fifteen weeks old.

It's a stage???

When does it end? My two see non food items as toys...including the mouse attached to the computer and laptop!! *Thinks to self* Must get photos....