Ok... this is a little gross I know, but it's also weird enough that I had to post it and wonder.
For the last 2 or 3 days, whenever I go into the restroom to use the toilet, kitty follows me and hops into her litter box and does the same.
The first time or two she did it, I thought it was kind of cute and funny.
Now, I'm just wondering if this is some kind of behavior problem. Is it monkey see monkey do? A game maybe? Do cats engage in pooping contests? If so, I'll just be blunt, I have Crohns disease, so I'll win every time.
Joking aside, has anybody else dealt with this? She's not afraid to use her litter box alone, because she uses it other times too.
My understanding is that cats usually like privacy when using the restroom - which is why this seems odd to me.
In general kitty seems kind of odd lately. She's bouncing around the room like she's on speed, using the bathroom whenever I use the bathroom, and keeps trying to play with her reflection in the mirror by running smack into it (I would have thought after the first 1 or 2 times she'd learn that running full speed into her reflection results in "ouch"). Anything I should be worried about here? She's scheduled for the vet in another week for a follow up vaccine (which I'm hesitant to do given her bad reaction the first time).
Or has running into the mirror enough times perhaps braindamaged her explaining the other behavior? (only semi-joking here). I tried putting a pillow in the way, but she just runs up it and into the mirror.
For the last 2 or 3 days, whenever I go into the restroom to use the toilet, kitty follows me and hops into her litter box and does the same.
The first time or two she did it, I thought it was kind of cute and funny.
Now, I'm just wondering if this is some kind of behavior problem. Is it monkey see monkey do? A game maybe? Do cats engage in pooping contests? If so, I'll just be blunt, I have Crohns disease, so I'll win every time.
Joking aside, has anybody else dealt with this? She's not afraid to use her litter box alone, because she uses it other times too.
My understanding is that cats usually like privacy when using the restroom - which is why this seems odd to me.
In general kitty seems kind of odd lately. She's bouncing around the room like she's on speed, using the bathroom whenever I use the bathroom, and keeps trying to play with her reflection in the mirror by running smack into it (I would have thought after the first 1 or 2 times she'd learn that running full speed into her reflection results in "ouch"). Anything I should be worried about here? She's scheduled for the vet in another week for a follow up vaccine (which I'm hesitant to do given her bad reaction the first time).
Or has running into the mirror enough times perhaps braindamaged her explaining the other behavior? (only semi-joking here). I tried putting a pillow in the way, but she just runs up it and into the mirror.