The Companion Animal Gripe Thread

Bratt is being a brat. It seems everytime I stay strict with his diet, he gets super cranky. I mean, I get it. Dieting is not fun. But he intentionally does things he’s knows is bad. They say animals do not show spite, but I think they are wrong. Maybe it’s not spite in the real sense of the word but he knows certain things will get my attention, even if it’s just to redirect his bad behavior to something else. It has the same affect…it ticks me off lol.
 
He’s also urinating outside of the box every 3/4 weeks. It’s ridiculous that I had to put a litter box in the bathtub because he was peeing in there a few times a week. I actually didn’t hate that. It was so easy to clean. But inappropriate nonetheless.

Now he’s doing it by the front door. Three times in two months. I know something is bothering him but I’ve exhausted all avenues of trying to figure it out. It’s definitely behavioral. I spent $400 at the vet making sure he was ok.

I think it boils down to food again. He’s mad that Stella had the chip feeder and he doesn’t. He has learned how to “break into” it and has done it several times. It’s getting to the point that I can’t leave it out for Stella to free feed. I have to remove it immediately after mealtime and wait until Bratt goes to take a nap. Then she has a couple of hours to take her two bites, here and there, before he gets hungry and decides to try to get into it again if there’s anything left at that point.

I’m convinced if I just let him eat himself to death that he would be the perfect cat. If I don’t get my health issue sorted out it may come to that. I’m losing my resolve to keep his weight in check.
 
Why do they steal my seat every time I get up for even just a minute? It’s like they hide and stalk me, waiting for me to get up. I brought the rocking chair into the bedroom so I could watch tv in there. So far I got to sit in it twice. 😡
 
Why do they steal my seat every time I get up for even just a minute? It’s like they hide and stalk me, waiting for me to get up. I brought the rocking chair into the bedroom so I could watch tv in there. So far I got to sit in it twice. 😡
That's because it has your scent in it. They love you so they also love your scent. :)
 
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We need a human companion gripe thread. I can think of lots of gripes that our animal companions might have:

01. We remove sent markings.
02. We do not comply with daily health checkups.
03. We bathe way too frequently.
04. We do not appreciate the hard work that they put into redecorating our homes.
05. We never thank them for babysitting and entertaining the kids.
 
@ Silvia - Do you have a pic of Princess Sophie getting her beauty sleep?

I know that seems like a silly request. But, I like those types of pics.
 
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Since getting kittens Tortellini and Alfredo I have a whole new list of annoyances lol.

I cannot open a closet or a drawer without them jumping in. I've had to take my frequently used items like makeup, lotion, hair accessories, and put them in a container with a lid and leave it on top of the dresser. If I open the closet they're in there in a flash climbing up my clothes.

I can't get dressed with them in the room because they go after the pant and arm legs of anything that I'm trying to put on my body.

I can't put shoes on when they're around because they go after my feet and shoe laces.

They sharpen their claws on my shoes so now I have snags in most of them.

They climb my legs so now my jeans have snags in them.

They can climb just about anything… The table, the counters... they are frequently in the sink. The only upside to that is everything has to stay neat and clean lol. But then I don't live alone so that needs to go into the human grip thread. Yes I know… It says grip… But I said grippe. Geez, Siri it's still spelling it wrong. What is her problem? But I digress.

I worry most about the stove because while I am vigilant to cover any burner that remains hot after it's been turned off, I cannot count on the other two family members to do so. So again it's left to me to be constantly vigilant.

I can't put makeup on in the bedroom because I never know when they're going to jump on me and they almost blinded me with my mascara brush.

I'm sure there's more… I just can't think off the top of my head right now.

Oh yeah, they play with water. I have to put their water bowl inside another larger bowl because they are ruining my wood floors. And even that doesn't stop them from making a mess.
 
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It's funny though, how one little word negates all of the above. And that word is LOVE. I'm so happy I got them. They complete me lol.
 
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I had a cat years ago that loved to climb curtains. And for years I avoided putting up curtains wherever because I figured future cats would do the same, lol.
 
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I had a cat years ago that loved to climb curtains. And for years I avoided putting up curtains wherever because I figured future cats would do the same, lol.
I can't remember the last time I had curtains in my house lol
 
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