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> wake up at 2 in the morning to some weird noises I used to have that problem. But I now make sure to exhaust my cat, feed him, and poop him before I sleep. A
by powersnail 6y ago
> wake up at 2 in the morning to some weird noises
I used to have that problem. But I now make sure to exhaust my cat, feed him, and poop him before I sleep. And he no longer wakes me up in the middle of the night. Works like a charm.
- r00fus 6y agoI can understand the exhausting & feed him, but "poop him"? How do you control that?
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- powersnail 6y agoI obviously can't force him to poop. But I bring him to the box at approximately the same time every day, and he kinda eventually gets it.
- novok 6y agoCats are very in the moment. 50/50 chance they'll eat food if you put in their face lol
- omginternets 6y ago>poop him Like... do you hold him over the litter box and squeeze or something?
- powersnail 6y agoBring him to the box, and verbally encourage him. 70% of the time, he'll poop.
- ianai 6y agoWow that’s impressive
- smichel17 6y agoDepends on the cat -- mine likes to follow me down to the basement and go when I'm in the middle of cleaning the litterbox.
- ianai 6y agoI wonder whether that’s a neurotic thing about wanting clean litter or an emotional support thing. Your cat might only feel safe enough to go potty with you nearby. Just guessing with little info admittedly.
- smichel17 6y agoI don't know! There are counterexamples to both hypotheses: She'll often go before I actually start cleaning, so if it's clean litter, she's not very good at recognizing it; and similarly, while she likes to poop in my face, it's not the only time she uses the box, so I can't say she feels uncomfortable without me, either. I'd be more inclined to say the latter (or some variant), since she also likes to come visit me + keep watch while I use the bathroom, if I don't latch the door shut.
- DonHopkins 6y agoI heard of somebody who trolled their cat owning housemate by immediately cleaning the litter box after the cat pooped for a week, to make them think the cat wasn't pooping, then they took a huge dump in the litter box.
- lars 6y agoThat somebody was George Clooney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_HnP9TP5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_HnP9TP5s