Hi all!
We recently picked up a new kitten one month ago from our local Humane Society and we love him to death. I was especially pleased to have a cat again as for the 9 years I've been with my wife she has been allergic to animals and we haven't been able to own pets. She just recently found a combination of meds/lifestyle that has allowed us to allow our little guy into our home.
When we took "Billy" home we quickly found out that he had upper respiratory illness. It was off to the vet and than amoxicillin for 10 days which happily cured him. The weirdest thing that he does now which I can't find any information on is lie down in his litter box. Now he doesn't do it all the time but today he's done it at least 4 or 5 times. I'd say he probably does it about 3 to 4 times a week on average. I keep the litter box very clean but don't know how to deter him from doing this. I admit we found it comical to see him lying in there the first time but now it's just a bit disgusting to be honest. My question is on how do I stop him from doing this? I don't dare use the spray bottle on him because I'm worried that he'll take the litter box as a bad place and maybe stop going in it all together.
One other small problem is the biting. He doesn't bite all the time but he does bite my wife on the face on occasion...it's never a violent bit but nonetheless a bite on the face. He also seems to think that my hand is one of his play toys at times and wants to fight with me. I use to do this years ago with my cats but have read that it's not good to do this and would like him to stop it. He's still a very lovable cat but does have a bit of "loner" in him no doubt.
Well that's my intro. and I'm very happy to have stumbled apon this great site! I look forward to reading your stories and learning more about my cat with your replies.
Take care
We recently picked up a new kitten one month ago from our local Humane Society and we love him to death. I was especially pleased to have a cat again as for the 9 years I've been with my wife she has been allergic to animals and we haven't been able to own pets. She just recently found a combination of meds/lifestyle that has allowed us to allow our little guy into our home.
When we took "Billy" home we quickly found out that he had upper respiratory illness. It was off to the vet and than amoxicillin for 10 days which happily cured him. The weirdest thing that he does now which I can't find any information on is lie down in his litter box. Now he doesn't do it all the time but today he's done it at least 4 or 5 times. I'd say he probably does it about 3 to 4 times a week on average. I keep the litter box very clean but don't know how to deter him from doing this. I admit we found it comical to see him lying in there the first time but now it's just a bit disgusting to be honest. My question is on how do I stop him from doing this? I don't dare use the spray bottle on him because I'm worried that he'll take the litter box as a bad place and maybe stop going in it all together.
One other small problem is the biting. He doesn't bite all the time but he does bite my wife on the face on occasion...it's never a violent bit but nonetheless a bite on the face. He also seems to think that my hand is one of his play toys at times and wants to fight with me. I use to do this years ago with my cats but have read that it's not good to do this and would like him to stop it. He's still a very lovable cat but does have a bit of "loner" in him no doubt.
Well that's my intro. and I'm very happy to have stumbled apon this great site! I look forward to reading your stories and learning more about my cat with your replies.
Take care