Dear Cat

[Thorn]

Dear Black and White Kitty,

Why are you pulling all your hair out? You look terrible bald. Also, you throw up lots of hairballs now. I would appreciate it if you would just leave yourself alone and let me brush you instead. Or at least take your anti-OCD medication like a champ instead of drooling all over my floor.

Just trying to help,

Your human slave.

Psst...gluten intolerance? Had a cat that pulled out her hair. Turned out she was gluten intolerant and the hair pulling was a pain reaction. Put her on a gluten-free diet and she's got fur, she's active and I think some days the princess costs more to feed than me.

Now, if someone could explain....

Dear Boy Cat,

They are wool socks. Just socks. You can leave then in the dirty clothes pile. No need to bring them upstairs one at a time. And, really, no need to announce to the world you found another.

The Can Opener

[jessmarimba]

VELCRO!!! too cute!

Dear Skunk,
I'm out of slippers. You're going to have to find someplace else to puke. Just please let it be where I can find it, because mummified cat vomit is disturbing. Oh, and I'm with everyone else on the request to poop IN the litterbox, rather than beside it.

Sincerely,
the mean lady who won't let you outside anymore

[Bethany1]

Dear Buttons,

I have video evidence of you getting into the box of cookies now so can't claim innocence or blame my other cat. Very ingenious of you to push the box off the table so the cookies fall out onto the floor for your edible enjoyment.

If I wasn't laughing so hard while taping, you'd be in really big trouble right now.

Enjoy your sugar cookie. If you puke all night, don't come to me for sympathy.


The Mom

[CyborgQueen]

All of these have me laughing!!

Let's see....

Every time I open my drawer with my brush and hairbands, my Penny comes running in the bathroom (and she could be sleeping on the other side of the house), to try to grab some of the hairbands. I've lost so many of them that they're all over the house.

Reno tend to swat at me and my DF when we walk past him without petting. He gets a in a hissy fit if he gets no attention.

Mocha is the pee'er. She'll pee on our clothes/towels if we leave them on the floor. We've tried medications, and it does help. I may have to put her back on them again (anti-anxiety meds).

Penny and Telly (yes, named after Penn and Teller...after all, I do live in Vegas) - LOVE to lick plastic bags, and goes nuts over them. The other three, not so much.

We get boxes all the time, so we always change our cardboard boxes from time to time to keep the cats entertained...cheaper than getting a cat tree.


Anyone have multicat household? I HIGHLY recommend this gigantic litter box that can hold 25-40 lbs of litter. I do have two smaller ones spread out, but all the cats use this box and very easy to clean.


Those who are sick of "poop" outside the box...it COULD be that the fur that the cats are swallowing get stuck on their butts, so as they exit the litterbox, they "shake" 'em off. Happened quite a few times with my cats.

[WindingRoad]

Dearest Peanut,

Please behave while 'Grandma' is watching you. Try not to scare her dogs and bully them. Stop glaring at poor Bosley so he can't get into her bedroom to his bed. Stop hissing and swatting at Zoe when she goes running by. Poor doggies There is a reason your nickname is "Peavil".

Your human

[jessmarimba]

Penny and Telly (yes, named after Penn and Teller...after all, I do live in Vegas) - LOVE to lick plastic bags, and goes nuts over them. The other three, not so much.

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Anyone have multicat household? I HIGHLY recommend this gigantic litter box that can hold 25-40 lbs of litter. I do have two smaller ones spread out, but all the cats use this box and very easy to clean.


Those who are sick of "poop" outside the box...it COULD be that the fur that the cats are swallowing get stuck on their butts, so as they exit the litterbox, they "shake" 'em off. Happened quite a few times with my cats.

Clementine's favorite flavor of plastic bags is Target, by far. But grocery store bags will suffice if nothing else is available.

I have a giant storage tub as my litter box. The walls are high enough that they can't fling, and no way is anyone accidentally leaving their butt hanging out of the box when they "use" it. But while Skunk does have long hair and occasionally leaves poop surprises around the house, I've seen her perch on the corner of the box and deliberately go over the edge (outside). I think it's less likely to stick in her hair if she sits like that...but I wish she'd learn to do it IN the box and not OUT. Or heck, over the toilet.

[bmccasland]

Those who are sick of "poop" outside the box...it COULD be that the fur that the cats are swallowing get stuck on their butts, so as they exit the litterbox, they "shake" 'em off. Happened quite a few times with my cats.

Nope, sometimes it's by the litterbox, others it's across the room. There is purposeful litter box avoidance. But she'll pee in the box. The really crazy thing was I took her with me to a friend's house for the weekend, along with one of the litter boxes. She was a perfect house guest and used the box all weekend. Came home, put the same box down, and she poops next to it.

[Biciclista]

Nope, sometimes it's by the litterbox, others it's across the room. There is purposeful litter box avoidance. But she'll pee in the box. The really crazy thing was I took her with me to a friend's house for the weekend, along with one of the litter boxes. She was a perfect house guest and used the box all weekend. Came home, put the same box down, and she poops next to it.

Beth, maybe it's the kind of litter you use?

[zoom-zoom]

Anyone have multicat household? I HIGHLY recommend this gigantic litter box that can hold 25-40 lbs of litter. I do have two smaller ones spread out, but all the cats use this box and very easy to clean.

Yep, we have 2 of those in the basement...they are awesome (I mean, if a litter box can BE awesome)!

[lph]

Dear sweet big strong Lyra,

yes, we know you are a wild and independent creature with a rich, and let's not forget, nocturnal life. We all worship the ground you pound along on.

But honestly - when you sleep all day, upside down, on the rocking chair (yes, ds was home all day, he blabbed on you) - and then spend all night:
1. catching a mouse, bringing it in alive and then chasing it around the living room
2. getting into a loud fight with the tom cat next door not once but three times in the course of the night...

you're out of sympathy. Yes, I got up to check that you were all right. No, I won't be doing that next time. Shut up and go to sleep. You have a cat flap and can come inside, just let it go.

- your exhausted house inhabitants

[Becky]

Yep, we have 2 of those in the basement...they are awesome (I mean, if a litter box can BE awesome)!

We're in the process of switching to stainless steel litter pans. Those are most definitely awesome! Stuff doesn't stick nearly as badly to them as to plastic, and they're easy to sanitize.

I never thought that I could love a litter pan...

[Titania]

I'd LOVE to get one of those, but I've never seen one big enough for my luggs. Both of my cats are over 16 lbs, and one of my cats is extremely long...neither fit well in standard litter boxes. I have one of those HUGE litter boxes that fits a cement truck full of litter.

Dear Elliott,

I do love you dearly, but you must understand that sometimes the two-footed cats need "alone" time. We really don't need your help and support when we're trying to use the restroom.

Love,
The woman who wishes you didn't feel the need to sit on my underwear while I'm using the toilet.

[westtexas]

Psst...gluten intolerance? Had a cat that pulled out her hair. Turned out she was gluten intolerant and the hair pulling was a pain reaction. Put her on a gluten-free diet and she's got fur, she's active and I think some days the princess costs more to feed than me.

Well, maybe, but Theo's been on a grain-free diet since I got him 3 years ago. He only has done it when other cats have lived with us, but this time it's worse than usual. I think the move, coupled with weird apartment noises (we used to live in a very quiet, secluded neighborhood), a new kitty in our lives, and all the travelling I have been doing lately has him really stressed out. He's my sweet, sensitive boy. Amitryptilline seems to do the trick though!

[marni]

dear tuxie and miss ike

Just once could I please brush my teeth and wash my face at night without having to move a kitty butt out of each sink, repeatedly?

Miss Ike,

today I found 50, yes I did count them, of your milk rings under the Welsh Cupboard in the bedroom. I thought you were looking a bit deprived. I am going to time how many days it takes you to fish them individually out of the drawer and hide them.

Tuxie,

Yes baby, I know that my hot sweaty exercise clothes and biking cloths are dirty and need washing. I do not need you leaping into the laundry basket,fishing out the items individually and strewing them along the hallway to the kitchen and laundry room while I am asleep. Honest.

thank you both sweeties,

your caregiver.