Our small young rescue cat (6 lb, ~1.5 yr old) shreds and eats really odd stuff: all plastic grocery bags, a bag of pin badges, insulated lunch bags, cereal boxes, cork on her cat toys, etc.. She has broken into a plastic bin that had granola bars (she ate most of one), she has CHEWED on her ceramic dish, and even chewed open her bag of litter.
We've had her about 4 months and we thought the behavior would get better, but it doesn't seem to improve. We moved all cereal & bread to the cupboards/ plastic bins but she now breaks into the plastic bins and this morning had terribly runny poo after getting into the granola bars.
I took her to the vet who said it isn't a physical thing and we should play with her to "wear her out", she likes the wand toys, but only plays for a couple minutes at a time, then ignores it. We bought several expensive mechanical toys, but she was totally uninterested, so we returned those after a week. She likes to claw the rope on her "tower" and the carpet. She doesn't like to claw cardboard and doesn't seem interested in catnip.
She is our only cat and is occasionally interested in our dog (Labrador retriever), but when he tries to "play" with her, she hisses and bats at him (she does not run away).
This is our 3rd cat we have owned and we are baffled by her behaviors. Any thoughts?
We've had her about 4 months and we thought the behavior would get better, but it doesn't seem to improve. We moved all cereal & bread to the cupboards/ plastic bins but she now breaks into the plastic bins and this morning had terribly runny poo after getting into the granola bars.
I took her to the vet who said it isn't a physical thing and we should play with her to "wear her out", she likes the wand toys, but only plays for a couple minutes at a time, then ignores it. We bought several expensive mechanical toys, but she was totally uninterested, so we returned those after a week. She likes to claw the rope on her "tower" and the carpet. She doesn't like to claw cardboard and doesn't seem interested in catnip.
She is our only cat and is occasionally interested in our dog (Labrador retriever), but when he tries to "play" with her, she hisses and bats at him (she does not run away).
This is our 3rd cat we have owned and we are baffled by her behaviors. Any thoughts?