That Cat REALLY Doesn't Like Me

[jamesq]

Woke up. Checked my email and my daily web comics. Came back to my room to prepare for my morning shower. Saw that in the 20 minutes that I'd left my door open, Flynn decided to crap on my bed. Again. For the fourth time.

And it was a pretty big shit for such a small cat. I swear to god I think he saves it up as long as he can in case an opportunity presents itself. It's always the same spot too - it's not like there's crap all over the house because he can't hold it in.

He got a nose full for his troubles and a timeout on the litter box.

On the bright side, I've been changing my linens more often.

Comments

[mallt.livejournal.com]

Another bright side, as much as it sux... him peeing on your bed would be worse. ;p

[wee-megan.livejournal.com]

Shitty...

[ladyerwyn.livejournal.com]

He must be mad at you. My sister used to have a cat that did that sometimes, but it was pee and I had to keep washing my blankets. Try being nice to him and pet him, maybe he'll stop. That or pee on him or poop on his bed and see if that works.

[thekillerb69.livejournal.com]

From what I know about cats, it could be that he's mad or stressed out for some reason or another but if this is a fairly new thing it could be very likely that he's sick and trying to tell you he needs help. A trip to the vet may be in order to make sure he doesn't have an infection. If that's the case he sees you as the alpha and is coming to you for help, hence why it's always in the same spot, he knows you'll see it.

[oblivions.livejournal.com]

Agree with this comment. Cats are generally very clean so this is a message. The point crap was often a mark the litter box was too dirty (for some cats this varies from dirty to a poop or two, cats are odd that way).

Something to check is the litter box for anything that looks crystalline, that means a urinary track infection.

[jamesq]

nosarious cleans both boxes daily.

I've never paid much attention to Flynn, so it's not like this is a change in my behavior. RP and nosarious have both been spending a lot less time at home though so maybe he's mad at all the monkeys.

I'll pass the advice re: UTI to RP. It's her cat, she can deal with it.

[thekillerb69.livejournal.com]

Ya, if you've never paid much attention to him and haven't changed your routine (and assuming he gets attention from the others in the house) it's likely a sign. Either medical or a dominance thing. Hopefully it's an easy fix and if it turns out to be a dominance thing, I can give you some suggestions that have worked with my cats.

[jamesq]

Or the only thing that's changed is that my door was open at the right time. For all I know he'd do it daily if he could get away with it.

if ( bPoopIsReady && bBigMonkeysBedAccessable )
then SqueezeOneOutOnBigMonkeysBed();

I need to remember that this is an animal it does things for its animal-reasons.

Still, it's frustrating - I grew up with the rule "shut door == occupied" so it looks wrong every time I walk by it.

[oblivions.livejournal.com]

Maybe someone needs more love. Rogan would get right pissy with me, if I wasn't home enough, though her methods were less messy and more pointed.

[jamesq]

He's been like this since RP brought him home. His stool is also super runny, and RP has him on some special diet. Problem is, he would rather eat what Spanky is eating. This has lead to nosarious separating them when he feeds them. Hell, I wish RP would take care of her cat half as much as nosarious does.

So yeah, it's not new. I think the cat just doesn't like me. For now I'll just redouble my efforts to keep the door shut.

[thekillerb69.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, didn't see this before my last post. Sounds very much like what we have been going through with Hugo. Part stress of being in a new place (this will play havoc on a cat's digestion) and part stealing spanky's food. They may want to have a chat and try to find something both cats can eat to take that problem out of the equation. We had to do that with our cats and seem to have sorted out the runny crap problem. This still leads me to believe it's medical (infection or just upset stomach from stress, diet or environment) and he sees you as the person he needs to tell. Just because you generally ignore him doesn't mean he doesn't consider you the boss.

[oblivions.livejournal.com]

For now that may be the best thing... sucks though.

[slavewench.livejournal.com]

Try picking up a citrus spray at a pet store... cat's don't like citrus. If you spritz your bed with a lemon juice/water solution it could bleach/lighten the sheets, but hey.. if it works..