Re: Peeing on the Cat Mat

"Janet" <boxhill@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote

> Any ideas? I have no experience with cats at all.

Some cats like two boxes, one for pee and one for poo. It's
not that much trouble for you, and since you are new to cats,
let me tell you, it never pays to have a battle of wills with them
over elimination matters. She is trying to tell you something, and
rather politely. Some just pee in the middle of your bed.

Other than this, her only
> flaw is that she is the Hairball Queen, and apparently one of the small 
> percentage of cats who is indifferent to catnip, so she won't even look
at 
> the scratching thing I got for her. So I have to keep her front claws 
> clipped to protect the furniture. Luckily she tolerates this very well.

You should clip them anyway, for her comfort. But do look into
an Alpine Scratcher. Something about them--and not the catnip,
either--really appeals. It might be the slant. Good luck!