Thursday, February 10, 2011

Epiphany

Oh god. I'm a crazy cat lady. I really, really am.


As I was scooping the litter tray 10 minutes ago I suddenly became aware of my thought process. I noticed that I actually knew whose poo turds and pee clumps belonged to whom and was taking notes in my head about the differences.

I actually came home to no turds in the tray which is HIGHLY unusual..... So I cleaned it. 

Naturally. 

Then I fed them.

Then the little feline dams burst and I was forced to clean it all up at once and was led to this startling self-realization 

This toilet training thing has gotten me so focused on my cats toiletting behavior. It's kinda weirding me out.

But I will succeed. 


Oh yes. I will succeed!



PS-- For those of you really jonesing for an update, I have hit a bit of a plateau in the training.

I tried to move on last week to the amber stage,  but dear little Dumbledore wasn't a fan of the new situation. He kept forgetting there was a hole and would stick his foot through it and into the water. Then it was wet and got litter stuck all over it. Very unpleasant -- I don't blame him for not wanting to use it.

He didn't go pee or poo for 24 hours. Even though Merlin was successful in the pee department (peed straight into the water -- no need to say THAT was the loveliest sound EVER!), I needed to move back a step and stay on the red for another week.

(Sorry for the dark picture. I swear Merlin is actually peeing in the water though..... And DD is watching, but apparently not learning.)

That extra week has been concluded, however, since it's Valentine's weekend there is a lot going on and I don't think I'll be able to devote enough time to staying home and monitoring their potty habits. I will move on soon though and will keep everyone updated. t

1 comment:

  1. Keep it up, honey. I'm proud of you! These kitties, along with mine, are lucky to have you as a mother! All four love you dearly! :)

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