this has got to be the only thing that actually annoys BF and I about our cats.
Floyd, bless his little furry heart, has this 'habit' with his literbox. Or, for that matter, ANY box such as a rubbermaid container used for laundry that he will overturn if its less than half full, take the clothes out, and then play in. Apparently it's been this way since BF brought him home as a little kitten from the humane society.
he 'thumps'.
He's not digging, or scratching. He covers his business, but before he can exit said box, he spends 30-45 minutes just slapping his paws on the sides of the box. Its. So. Loud.
The literbox is in the storage room across from our bedroom, down the hall from the livingroom (it's an apartment)
We can be watching movies and still hear it. We can be attempting to sleep and it will wake me up as I'm closer to the door and have super hearing at night. Even the gurgling of the fishtank doesn't cover it.
And now he's taught Zoe to do it too. *cries a little* Though thankfully she only does it for 10-20 min.
WHYYYY. I've never in my life encountered this, not with my old cat, not with roommates old cats, not with friends cats. Just Floyd and now Zoe.
I've tried different kinds of litter, I keep the box clean (though holy geebers do our cats like to drink water, and holy geebers do they pee a lot) I've tried different levels of filling...
We still love them to pieces but its baffling. So it suddenly occurred to me that maybe, someone, out there, has had this and found a solution??? I would LOVE to find a way to at least muffle it.
Tried taking the top off the litterbox, but YIKES. Zoe just yowled at me until I put it back, and Floyd then kicked stuff EVERYWHERE.
Floyd, bless his little furry heart, has this 'habit' with his literbox. Or, for that matter, ANY box such as a rubbermaid container used for laundry that he will overturn if its less than half full, take the clothes out, and then play in. Apparently it's been this way since BF brought him home as a little kitten from the humane society.
he 'thumps'.
He's not digging, or scratching. He covers his business, but before he can exit said box, he spends 30-45 minutes just slapping his paws on the sides of the box. Its. So. Loud.
The literbox is in the storage room across from our bedroom, down the hall from the livingroom (it's an apartment)
We can be watching movies and still hear it. We can be attempting to sleep and it will wake me up as I'm closer to the door and have super hearing at night. Even the gurgling of the fishtank doesn't cover it.
And now he's taught Zoe to do it too. *cries a little* Though thankfully she only does it for 10-20 min.
WHYYYY. I've never in my life encountered this, not with my old cat, not with roommates old cats, not with friends cats. Just Floyd and now Zoe.
I've tried different kinds of litter, I keep the box clean (though holy geebers do our cats like to drink water, and holy geebers do they pee a lot) I've tried different levels of filling...
We still love them to pieces but its baffling. So it suddenly occurred to me that maybe, someone, out there, has had this and found a solution??? I would LOVE to find a way to at least muffle it.
Tried taking the top off the litterbox, but YIKES. Zoe just yowled at me until I put it back, and Floyd then kicked stuff EVERYWHERE.
