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cat likes to chew on paper

post #1 of 8
12/18/09 at 7:08pm
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Any ideas why my 2 year old male would like to chew and shred up paper? He doesn't eat it, but he'll seek out any sheets of paper lying around - scattered mail, a paper bag, etc. I've been making sure I don't leave these items around, but every once in a while, I catch him shredding something. I sometimes see him chew other things, but never to the extent that he goes after paper. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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post #2 of 8
12/18/09 at 7:20pm
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Originally Posted by kittysback View Post
Any ideas why my 2 year old male would like to chew and shred up paper? He doesn't eat it, but he'll seek out any sheets of paper lying around - scattered mail, a paper bag, etc. I've been making sure I don't leave these items around, but every once in a while, I catch him shredding something. I sometimes see him chew other things, but never to the extent that he goes after paper. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Most of the cats I've had over time have done this. Don't ask me why they do it. They don't swallow the paper, they just seem to love tearing it up into small pieces and making a mess LOL. I have a male now, Hobee, he's almost 2 yrs old......he loves to tear up cardboard. God help ya if you leave any kind of cardboard box on the floor ..........he's in the box, tearing the crap out of it with his teeth; it would keep his busy for hours. He doesn't eat it, just shreds the heck out of the box. I've wondered myself why he does this. Never had a cat who shredded cardboard before. he sure makes a mess! LOL
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post #3 of 8
12/18/09 at 7:34pm
Ashia is my little shredder, she just forces me to be more tidy
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post #4 of 8
12/18/09 at 7:36pm
I think they may like the sound of it. I have one that loves to shred things, too - only he will eat a few pieces. I try to keep stuff put up and that solves it.
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post #5 of 8
12/20/09 at 7:52pm
Because shredding paper is ultimate fun.
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post #6 of 8
12/20/09 at 8:03pm


Sheer ecstasy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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post #7 of 8
12/21/09 at 6:10am
When we first got Punkin, he had the habit of grabbing the corner of a sheet of paper, if we left anything around. For a while, any paperwork we sent in from the truck looked like someone had roughly stapled the corner, then just as roughly removed it. Two big holes and a tear!
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post #8 of 8
12/21/09 at 6:22am
When we first got Punkin, he had the habit of grabbing the corner of a sheet of paper, if we left anything around. For a while, any paperwork we sent in from the truck looked like someone had roughly stapled the corner, then just as roughly removed it. Two big holes and a tear!
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