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Shortly after this my large orange son burst out of cuddle time by kick flipping off my delicates and sprinting for the kitchen because my wife accidentally clanged his kibble bowl in the drying rack.
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Teriyaki Koinku posted:
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Roundup Ready posted:poo poo on the floor directly in front of her litter box. Was trying to prep dinner and just heard her trying to bury it. I just cleaned the box yesterday. One of my two cats shits in front of the litter box almost daily, and I’ve never caught them in the act so I don’t know which one it is >  I keep that thing clean, swept, fresh, and still they disrespect my bathroom floor.
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My Cats had nice naps today. The female mother of the other cats yelled at me at 2 am because her kibble bowl was empty.
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quote:The female mother Hello fellow mammals
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Taco keeps trying to perch on the crossbar underneath my bar chair but it's so precarious she gets nervous and forgets about her own tail and inevitably starts trying to chase it until she falls onto the floor. It's incredibly cute and I keep trying to get it on camera.
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Neophyte posted:
I didn't get a picture of Noon fighting me for the cake, alas. But here's Noon:  And here's the cheesecake: 
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super sweet best pal posted:Cats will be entranced by the most trivial things, mine wanted to know what my toenail clipping was as I was throwing it in the trash. Sekhmet is all about toenail clippings, she sees those trimmers come out and it's 
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madmatt112 posted:One of my two cats shits in front of the litter box almost daily, and I’ve never caught them in the act so I don’t know which one it is > They are likely doing that because you only have one litter box, because the litter hurts their paws, or some other territorial concern. They are not disrespecting you. Source: I have watched 6 seasons of My Cat From Hell so I'm basically a cat behaviorist myself now.
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SilvergunSuperman posted:That cat has a pretty coat Thanks.  I think she's gorgeous too. Scanning her in Google says she's a Turkish Van and I guess they typically have this kind of coat. I originally adopted her and found out she had been passed over several times for months which is crazy to me, so I feel lucky to have her. 
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Thorgot posted:They are likely doing that because you only have one litter box, because the litter hurts their paws, or some other territorial concern. They are not disrespecting you. my cat does it to disrespect me. if he's mad at me (i've taken him to the vet recently, he only got one breakfast that day, I didn't give him his hourlong post-dinner cuddle) he shits directly in front of the litter
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Mx. posted:my cat does it to disrespect me. if he's mad at me (i've taken him to the vet recently, he only got one breakfast that day, I didn't give him his hourlong post-dinner cuddle) he shits directly in front of the litter lol
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yeah, Deuteronomy is a spite shitter.
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One of mine (I suspect Claz) is a spite shitter. It tends to be when I go away for a night or two, or when one of them has been to the vet. Last time it was because I went to see my folks out of town for one night, two weeks after I’d had a week-long work trip. The week was fine, my flatmate looked after them, but apparently disappearing for a night with no flatmates home was a bridge too far. That was three weeks ago, and every time I go to put away my little cabin-baggage sized suitcase, Clarence is lying on it. I guess it’s his bed now. 
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Thorgot posted:They are likely doing that because you only have one litter box, because the litter hurts their paws, or some other territorial concern. They are not disrespecting you. I appreciate the helpful advice - we have two litter boxes in different rooms. Haven’t switched the litter type in a few years and this is more recent than that. They also use the litter box for like 95% of their other business, there’s just always one lil turd pile outside. Hmm… I wonder if it’s just that it happened by accident one day and then the lingering scent of turd-on-tile keeps them coming back for more. I should try really scrubbing the floor with vinegar and water or something.
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madmatt112 posted:I appreciate the helpful advice - we have two litter boxes in different rooms. Haven’t switched the litter type in a few years and this is more recent than that. They also use the litter box for like 95% of their other business, there’s just always one lil turd pile outside. Hmm… I wonder if it’s just that it happened by accident one day and then the lingering scent of turd-on-tile keeps them coming back for more. I should try really scrubbing the floor with vinegar and water or something. My ol fat girl trundles requires me to keep puppy pee pads under the litterboxes. I have enclosed ones, and while they are fully large enough for her portly rear end, she frequently doesn’t get all the way inside to pee. I know she CAN, she shits in a box just fine, but for reasons unknown to me, she gets most of her body in the box and half the time hangs her butt out the doorway, and just goes “yeah good enough”. Then she very carefully piles the litter inside the doorway where she didn’t pee, comes out and does a couple of cursory scratches at the pee pad and saunters off, slightly embarrassed and slightly “whatcha gon’ do, eh?” Not sure whether your turd piles are close enough to the box to plausibly be the cat forgetting where it’s rear end is, but their brains are very small and smooth so it’s a possibility.
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  Got some cat snack paste on her nose but still maintaining her dignity.
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zakharov posted:Threw up directly into his food dish So he's a critic then?
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zakharov posted:Threw up directly into his food dish He made food!
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Shithouse Dave posted:My ol fat girl trundles requires me to keep puppy pee pads under the litterboxes. I have enclosed ones, and while they are fully large enough for her portly rear end, she frequently doesn’t get all the way inside to pee. I know she CAN, she shits in a box just fine, but for reasons unknown to me, she gets most of her body in the box and half the time hangs her butt out the doorway, and just goes “yeah good enough”. not sure if you or madmatt have tried, but there's top-entry litterboxes which make this basically impossible. I love mine bc it prevents the usual 'kicks the litter out as they bury their poos' situation
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Shithouse Dave posted:My ol fat girl trundles requires me to keep puppy pee pads under the litterboxes. I have enclosed ones, and while they are fully large enough for her portly rear end, she frequently doesn’t get all the way inside to pee. I know she CAN, she shits in a box just fine, but for reasons unknown to me, she gets most of her body in the box and half the time hangs her butt out the doorway, and just goes “yeah good enough”. There's also the Breeze little box that uses pellets on top and has a vent into a drawer with a pad in it for liquids. Might work better for this, they also make an XL version that's very roomy if that's what your cat wants.
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He yowled then curled up and took a nap.
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I have no credentials past “didn’t know anything about cats, did a tonne of research to prep for cats” but I’m also of the understanding that cats have no concept of a complex emotion like spite. Litter box issues are usually down to something else like preference (e.g. the litter hurts their paws), age/health (e.g. arthritis can make it hard to get in and out of some boxes comfortably), or stress (e.g. separation anxiety, change in routine, vet visits, territorial anxiety). Obviously I don’t know anything about anything but I wouldn’t jump to “spite” as a first guess. Don’t want to argue with anyone in the chill cat thread just putting it out there as something to maybe dig into more if you think you need to. 
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Yeah my wife is a veterinary professional, so she’s keeping an eye on things to see if they need further investigation. In the meantime we’ll just keep scooping poop. I suspect the root cause may, in some cases, be “cats are dumber than a sack of potatoes” and nothing more. I do appreciate people’s concern for my cats’ wellbeing. Here’s Tigger. He found the Tigger-sized laundry gap. 
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kaom posted:I have no credentials past “didn’t know anything about cats, did a tonne of research to prep for cats” but I’m also of the understanding that cats have no concept of a complex emotion like spite. Lol
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Spite is one of maybe five emotions cats are capable of
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He barfed on the bedsheets again. That's fine though, it was past time to change them.
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the five cat emotions are spite, anger, disdain, affection and curiosity
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My cat is the smartest and least potato-like cat ever  And just lol that they don't have spite or at least a you broke your side of the bargain, now it's my turn view
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TK8325 posted:the five cat emotions are spite, anger, disdain, affection and curiosity You forgot hunger.
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TK8325 posted:the five cat emotions are spite, anger, disdain, affection and curiosity 
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super sweet best pal posted:You forgot hunger. hunger is the all reigning force that commands each emotion
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My wife and I absolutely exploded laughing at that gag, it came out of absolutely nowhere and landed so hard.
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Shelby wants me to play with him and stop paying attention to the weird rectangle thing. But book club meets tomorrow and I have to finish it. 
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StrangersInTheNight posted:not sure if you or madmatt have tried, but there's top-entry litterboxes which make this basically impossible. I love mine bc it prevents the usual 'kicks the litter out as they bury their poos' situation Interesting, I might look at those. I tried to get a covered litter for my cat to stop that but he would just put the front half of his body inside the box and then poo poo on the floor.
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If enough cat spite stories are posted maybe I can be convinced. 
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That particular time wasn't a spite making GBS threads, he's also not very smart
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