Pets and Pet Peeves <G>

ShadowWOW · January 12th, 2001, 10:45 PM

Unusual pets or pet habits? Share them here!

ScoobyWOW · July 16th, 2001, 06:10 PM

Ok all of you owned by cats... ever had your cat do this?? Our oldest cat Milo will not touch any kitty litter.. now he will use the box but he pirches himself on rim of box..lol..it is entertaining watching him try to balance himself as he goes but there has to be something I can do. I have tried every kind of litter that there is, cedar, clay, clumping, crystals. He also will not cover it up after he is done. He does this faux scratching around edge of box. Any suggestions or do I just have a WAY nuerotic cat?

He is also the only cat I have ever seen who is completely petrified of the outdoors. So letting him go outside is not an option either.

frozen5 · July 18th, 2001, 12:30 AM

Not sure about the balancing act, but my oldest cat does the faux scratching thing. Is more annoying than actual scratching. I do however have a male cat that goes into heat just like his mother. Not sure what to think about that. lol

ScoobyDoo · July 21st, 2001, 07:37 PM

rofl Frozen he is just a typical male.. ALWAYS in heat!

julesingresham · October 27th, 2001, 01:53 AM

(((scooby and frozen5)))I also have a cat that will do the faux scrathing thing.It must definitely be a male thing,lol. I have a cat that will also climb to the top of my recliner to pull out my pony tail holder. He loves to play with them. He even nosed open the container to get one the other day. Talk about smart.Rofl by the way on your stories. jules

Sunshine · April 21st, 2002, 02:02 PM

Ever see a hairless Guinea Pig? Oh my! Saw one yesterday! Not even a mother could love that thing! It was pitiful! Sunshine!

Tammy · May 27th, 2002, 09:57 AM

<--that's Brandi. She's shy. I don't think she's an unusual pet, but we don't have a bunny discussion so I figured I'd put her here <g>

I can't even imagine a hairless guinea pig. LOL!

Did anybody else see that little CNN blip about the featherless chickens? The crossed a regular chicken with some featherless something and ended up with a chicken that doesn't have to be plucked. It was the weirdest looking chicken....

Scooby, my cat won't touch the litter either. I've had her for 12 years and I just figure as long as she doesn't scratch the walls or miss the box, I don't care how she goes <g>

mickey · May 27th, 2002, 10:29 AM

I've heard of people training their cats to use the human toilet. See if you can catch him when he starts to perch on the edge of the catbox and take him quick to the bathroom. Who knows, it might work.

Tammy · May 27th, 2002, 10:52 AM

PetSmart actually has a training kit for that. It's like one of those potty training toilet seats for little kids, and it holds cat litter in a pan in the center. You start with the cat litter there, then slowly phase it out, then eventually remove the pan all together. Through all that your cat is supposed to learn to tinkle in the potty.

I doubt it'd work for me though. Satteirra's too old, Bernard's too stubborn, and Sam's too SHORT.. ROFL!!

I have one of those LitterMaid self-scooping litter boxes. Someone will pry that litterbox from my cold, dead hands <g>

Terri · May 27th, 2002, 10:54 AM

Mickey I used to work with a woman whose cat not only was trained to use the human toilet but she trained him to flush it too. She told me how she did it. She put kitty litter in a potty seat that fit on the toilet to train him to use the toilet and eventually removed it. She hung a feather from the flush handle to teach it to flush. It can be done and think, no more litter pans!

Terri · May 27th, 2002, 10:55 AM

Hey Tammy that was a simultaneous post almost! LOL

Tammy · May 27th, 2002, 11:11 AM

ROFL!!!

That's just scary <g>

topsinapod · May 27th, 2002, 12:34 PM

hmmmm scarier still....... that rhymed. <G> Tammy, I like that wabbit!

jkearns4949 · March 8th, 2005, 07:28 PM

I have a dog that not too many people have. My dog is a rat terrier. He also has an unusual habit to go with his name. When people enter the house he gets so excited he will pull back his top gums. His teeth are shown as the ugliest smile ever.

July 16th, 2001, 06:10 PM	#2
ScoobyWOW WOW Host Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Jeffersonville, In Posts: 72	Ok all of you owned by cats... ever had your cat do this?? Our oldest cat Milo will not touch any kitty litter.. now he will use the box but he pirches himself on rim of box..lol..it is entertaining watching him try to balance himself as he goes but there has to be something I can do. I have tried every kind of litter that there is, cedar, clay, clumping, crystals. He also will not cover it up after he is done. He does this faux scratching around edge of box. Any suggestions or do I just have a WAY nuerotic cat? He is also the only cat I have ever seen who is completely petrified of the outdoors. So letting him go outside is not an option either. __________________ "Value your friendship as your bank account; taking care to deposit more than you withdraw." ~ Anonymous

July 21st, 2001, 07:37 PM	#4
ScoobyDoo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Louisville area Posts: 76	rofl Frozen he is just a typical male.. ALWAYS in heat! __________________ Every Soul is a celestial Venus to every other soul...Love is our highest word, and the synonym of God. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

May 27th, 2002, 10:54 AM	#10
Terri Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 382	Mickey I used to work with a woman whose cat not only was trained to use the human toilet but she trained him to flush it too. She told me how she did it. She put kitty litter in a potty seat that fit on the toilet to train him to use the toilet and eventually removed it. She hung a feather from the flush handle to teach it to flush. It can be done and think, no more litter pans! __________________ Let words touch wisdom teeth on way through mouth (Confucious)

May 27th, 2002, 10:55 AM	#11
Terri Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 382	Hey Tammy that was a simultaneous post almost! LOL __________________ Let words touch wisdom teeth on way through mouth (Confucious)

January 12th, 2001, 10:45 PM	#1
ShadowWOW Guest Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 23	Unusual pets or pet habits? Share them here!

July 18th, 2001, 12:30 AM	#3
frozen5 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 44	Not sure about the balancing act, but my oldest cat does the faux scratching thing. Is more annoying than actual scratching. I do however have a male cat that goes into heat just like his mother. Not sure what to think about that. lol

October 27th, 2001, 01:53 AM	#5
julesingresham Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 29	(((scooby and frozen5)))I also have a cat that will do the faux scrathing thing.It must definitely be a male thing,lol. I have a cat that will also climb to the top of my recliner to pull out my pony tail holder. He loves to play with them. He even nosed open the container to get one the other day. Talk about smart.Rofl by the way on your stories. jules

April 21st, 2002, 02:02 PM	#6
Sunshine Let the sunshine in! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 79	Ever see a hairless Guinea Pig? Oh my! Saw one yesterday! Not even a mother could love that thing! It was pitiful! Sunshine!

May 27th, 2002, 09:57 AM	#7
Tammy Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 143	<--that's Brandi. She's shy. I don't think she's an unusual pet, but we don't have a bunny discussion so I figured I'd put her here <g> I can't even imagine a hairless guinea pig. LOL! Did anybody else see that little CNN blip about the featherless chickens? The crossed a regular chicken with some featherless something and ended up with a chicken that doesn't have to be plucked. It was the weirdest looking chicken.... Scooby, my cat won't touch the litter either. I've had her for 12 years and I just figure as long as she doesn't scratch the walls or miss the box, I don't care how she goes <g>

May 27th, 2002, 10:29 AM	#8
mickey Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 26	I've heard of people training their cats to use the human toilet. See if you can catch him when he starts to perch on the edge of the catbox and take him quick to the bathroom. Who knows, it might work.

May 27th, 2002, 10:52 AM	#9
Tammy Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 143	PetSmart actually has a training kit for that. It's like one of those potty training toilet seats for little kids, and it holds cat litter in a pan in the center. You start with the cat litter there, then slowly phase it out, then eventually remove the pan all together. Through all that your cat is supposed to learn to tinkle in the potty. I doubt it'd work for me though. Satteirra's too old, Bernard's too stubborn, and Sam's too SHORT.. ROFL!! I have one of those LitterMaid self-scooping litter boxes. Someone will pry that litterbox from my cold, dead hands <g>

May 27th, 2002, 11:11 AM	#12
Tammy Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 143	ROFL!!! That's just scary <g>

May 27th, 2002, 12:34 PM	#13
topsinapod Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Maine Posts: 120	hmmmm scarier still....... that rhymed. <G> Tammy, I like that wabbit!

March 8th, 2005, 07:28 PM	#14
jkearns4949 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DE Posts: 38	I have a dog that not too many people have. My dog is a rat terrier. He also has an unusual habit to go with his name. When people enter the house he gets so excited he will pull back his top gums. His teeth are shown as the ugliest smile ever.