And I Thought I Was A Mad Cat – Check Out Calvin May He Rest In Peace
Cat Behavior Problems – Peeing Outside The Box
What causes a Cat behavior problem like peeing outside the box? It could be having your butt dragged to a psychiatrist. That would make me want to find my Human’s favorite shoes and pee in ‘em. Okay, that’s really not the reason; I just had to throw that in.
Anyway, I imagined I had the title Maddest Cat In The World. I imagined I had the worst temperament of any Cat in the world. However, I was scrolling around the internet the other day (which is somewhat difficult sans opposable thumbs) and stumbled upon this fascinating story of a dearly departed mad Cat named Calvin.
Kathy, the humorous Human of The Junk Drawer, aka junkdrawerblog.com and her master, the aforementioned Calvin - may he rest in peace – had come to a crossroads. Calvin was mad and displayed the devil within by simply being ornery.
I understand ornery Cats. It takes one to understand one. So, I understand Calvin. His devilish behavior manifested itself in a couple ways… 1) keep your hands off me, and 2) I’ll pee where I darn well please.
Since his behavior was getting so uncontrollable (biting the vet and other fun things like that) the Human decided to get Calvin’s head examined… by a shrink.
The result. You can read all about it here, The Thing I Swore I’d Never Tell Anyone at JunkDrawerBlog.com
The upshot is the shrink couldn’t shrink a thing. The ornery behavior couldn’t be changed. Ornery Cats are sometimes ornery because they can be.
However, the psychiatrist did come up with the ‘duh’ solution that every Cat’s Human needs to know – more litter boxes are good. The more you put around the place, the better we like it.
The moral of this story? If you have a mad Cat skulking around the house, learn to live with it. If you have a mad Cat who’s skulking around the house AND peeing outside the box, put out more litter boxes.
Thanks Kathy for your splendid tale and for giving us a glimpse into your dearly departed Calvin’s wonderful personality. I admire every Mad Cat.
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