henry@rochester.UUCP (10/09/85)
From: Henry Kautz <henry> I recently adopted a stray kitten, who is very sweet and all that although a little deficient in the brains department. She can't seem to figure out the difference between her litter box and a potted plant. Well, I'm glad she understands DIRT, at least. Right now all my plants have been covered (over the exposed dirt) with aluminum foil, which indeed foils her, but I don't want to keep things this way forever... when I remove the foil, she immediately thinks, wow! another cat box! Anybody else have this problem? Solutions? -- Henry Kautz (henry@rochester; seismo!rochester!henry)
booter@lll-crg.ARpA (Elaine Richards) (10/11/85)
In article <12194@rochester.UUCP> henry@rochester.UUCP writes: >From: Henry Kautz <henry> etc. >... She can't seem >to figure out the difference between her litter box and a potted plant. etc. >-- Henry Kautz (henry@rochester; seismo!rochester!henry) I tried taking brown blotter paper. Cut it in a circle put a slit the radius and make a hole for the plant stem(s). Doesnt look as bad as aluminum foil. Water the paper and osmosis take the water down. Kittens grow out of using potted plants. One, they wind up knocking them over and hitting themselves on the head. Two, their furry little hineys get too large to be accomodated by your pointsetta's abode. Water pistols help. Lavender blossoms repel cats like no one's business. Put some lavender blossoms on the blotter (or dirt). E *****
larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (10/24/85)
> I recently adopted a stray kitten, who is very sweet and all that > although a little deficient in the brains department. She can't seem > to figure out the difference between her litter box and a potted plant. > Well, I'm glad she understands DIRT, at least. Right now all my plants > have been covered (over the exposed dirt) with aluminum foil, which > indeed foils her, but I don't want to keep things this way forever... > when I remove the foil, she immediately thinks, wow! another cat box! > Anybody else have this problem? Solutions? You have three choices: (1) keep the plant soil covered with foil, (2) use the plants as a litterbox, or (3) get rid of the plants. If you elect to go for (1) or (2), be prepared to replenish the plants periodically as the leaves are eaten. We have six indoor cats, and have had cats for a number of years. I have tried various solutions to the problem, but to no avail. At this time we have NO indoor plants (leaf eating was more of a problem with our furry little friends). === Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York === === UUCP {decvax,dual,rocksanne,rocksvax,watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry === === VOICE 716/741-9185 {rice,shell}!baylor!/ === === FAX 716/741-9635 {AT&T 3510D} syr!buf!/ === === TELEX 69-71461 ansbak: ELGECOMCLR {via WUI} ihnp4!/ === === === === "Have you hugged your cat today?" ===
larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (10/26/85)
> >... She can't seem > >to figure out the difference between her litter box and a potted plant. > etc. > > ... > Kittens grow out of using potted plants. One, they wind up knocking > them over and hitting themselves on the head. Two, their furry little > hineys get too large to be accomodated by your pointsetta's abode. > ... Not our cats! Not only do they fertilize the soil, but they also eat the plants! We have tried all manner of cajoling and/or punishment. For *years*... Nothing worked. So we have no indoor plants... === Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York === === UUCP {decvax,dual,rocksanne,rocksvax,watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry === === VOICE 716/741-9185 {rice,shell}!baylor!/ === === FAX 716/741-9635 {AT&T 3510D} syr!buf!/ === === TELEX 69-71461 ansbak: ELGECOMCLR {via WUI} ihnp4!/ === === === === "Have you hugged your cat today?" ===