I just couldn't help laughing when I first put that cone collar on Red Cat this morning. What a cat won't do to try to get one of those things off! He jumped in the air, up against the walls, tried to wedge himself between objects and pry it off that way. Then he would stomp up and down the halls, lifting his legs high as in marching. He maneuvered up and down the stairs half a dozen times, trying to find something which would get that thing off. I wish I'd had a video.
At first Purdy acted very concerned about Red Cat, following him from room to room. Then it apparently hit him, Red Cat couldn't very well carry out his dominant cat behavior while he was so handicapped. So then Purdy started play-ambushing Red Cat. Needless to say, Red Cat was not amused!
One thing is not funny, though. Red Cat expressed a desire to use the litter box about 2½ hours ago. I took the cover off the usual boxes, of course, and he did get in one several times, but apparently found it too hard to maneuver, so got out without using it. I found another extra litter box in the garage, a bit lower, so tried that. He found that unacceptable. A neighbor had given me one even lower after their cat died. I washed it up and put litter in it. Red Cat refused to use it. I thought maybe in spite of the washing there was still smell of a "foreign" cat on it, so I went to the hardware store and bought another similar shallow one. I filled it almost to the top with litter. He wouldn't use that either. I'm just hoping that he doesn't decide to use the carpet or my bed or something.
At first Purdy acted very concerned about Red Cat, following him from room to room. Then it apparently hit him, Red Cat couldn't very well carry out his dominant cat behavior while he was so handicapped. So then Purdy started play-ambushing Red Cat. Needless to say, Red Cat was not amused!
One thing is not funny, though. Red Cat expressed a desire to use the litter box about 2½ hours ago. I took the cover off the usual boxes, of course, and he did get in one several times, but apparently found it too hard to maneuver, so got out without using it. I found another extra litter box in the garage, a bit lower, so tried that. He found that unacceptable. A neighbor had given me one even lower after their cat died. I washed it up and put litter in it. Red Cat refused to use it. I thought maybe in spite of the washing there was still smell of a "foreign" cat on it, so I went to the hardware store and bought another similar shallow one. I filled it almost to the top with litter. He wouldn't use that either. I'm just hoping that he doesn't decide to use the carpet or my bed or something.