I just got a new male cat - he's adorable and he's such a great kitty, but he has a few behaviors that I'm not sure about... and I don't know the best way to go about and correct these behaviors. FYI: I got him about a week ago, he's about 6-7 months old, and he didn't come from the best home... he and his brother lived alone in an empty apartment.
Behavior #1: He goes #2 in his litter box and then proceeds to furiously bury it. In doing so, he gets poop on his paws sometimes. I keep the litter box clean, so I don't understand this overburying... and why he isn't too careful about not getting poop on his paws. He doesn't try to clean the poop off right away either. He doesn't like when I try to clean his paws for him either. How do I get him to not step in his poop?
Behavior #2: When he does clean his paws, he dips them in his water bowl and then licks them. Ewww! My previous cat never did this - she would just lick her paws. I don't want him to get his drinking water dirty, how do I discourage this?
Behavior #3: He tries to bury his food that he hasn't finished eating. He'll scratch outside of his bowl and sometime this results in him flipping his entire food bowl over... spilling food everywhere. Why does he do this?
Any suggestions? Thank you!!
Behavior #1: He goes #2 in his litter box and then proceeds to furiously bury it. In doing so, he gets poop on his paws sometimes. I keep the litter box clean, so I don't understand this overburying... and why he isn't too careful about not getting poop on his paws. He doesn't try to clean the poop off right away either. He doesn't like when I try to clean his paws for him either. How do I get him to not step in his poop?
Behavior #2: When he does clean his paws, he dips them in his water bowl and then licks them. Ewww! My previous cat never did this - she would just lick her paws. I don't want him to get his drinking water dirty, how do I discourage this?
Behavior #3: He tries to bury his food that he hasn't finished eating. He'll scratch outside of his bowl and sometime this results in him flipping his entire food bowl over... spilling food everywhere. Why does he do this?
Any suggestions? Thank you!!