Monday, October 27, 2008

An unexpected problem

When we lost Elf last year, we knew that Chief would be sad.  The way I convinced Ry to get 2 cats was that they "do better in pairs."  Indeed, they do. 

Since Elf has been gone, Chief has had highly questionable hygiene.  He rarely grooms himself and has lately had a problem of a highly disgusting nature.  There always seems to be residual poo after a stop in the cat box.  And, no, I'm not talking about tracking it around on his paws.  Nope, our kitty friend smears it all over the couch with his bum. Apparently, this was a service that Elf used to perform for him.  Either that, or he's so depressed that he can't even bring himself to perform basic grooming.

In effect, this means that we follow him around with baby wipes anytime he leaves the office.  How do you get a cat to clean its bum? I already change 8 diapers a day, I don't need to chase around a cat bum all day.

3 comments:

Becky said...

Ummm, so you should get a kitten!!!!! Everybody loves kittens!

Anonymous said...

I agree with Becky, your solution is definately a kitty companion, maybe even an adult cat from the Humane Society!

Jube said...

Ry is decidedly anti-kitten. To be fair, our first 2 "free" kittens cost us a lot of money. Plus, the cat hair is killing me!!

 
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