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I did a search for "plastic bags" and didn't find what I was looking for. I also didn't know how else to phrase this particular behavior. My Siamese, Mew, has started a new behavior and I'm not entirely sure what to make of it.
I'm sure all of you experience the problem of having your cats follow you into different rooms. My cats follow me everywhere, especially the bathroom. I live alone, so I generally don't close the door when I'm in the bathroom. This saves my sanity and stops the cats from trying to get in while I'm trying to have a bit of peace for the 30 seconds I am in the bathroom. With the door open, I generally have between one and four animals around my legs as I do my business. The two that are usually there are the dog and Mew.
I told you all this to lead you to the problem, which really isn't a problem but a curiosity. I recently bought a new package of toilet paper and opened up the package to transfer the rolls to the container where I keep them (to prevent a little black cat/demon from tearing it all to shreds). At this time, I had my hands full of toilet paper rolls and dropped the empty package plastic on the floor while I reached up to the top shelf of my bathroom closet to put the rolls away. I then promptly had to use the bathroom and went about it before I picked up the package plastic. Mew had been perched on the edge of the bathtub until this point and as I sat there, I watched her approach the plastic and then stuff herself inside. She stayed there until I left the bathroom and I couldn't find it in my heart to kick her out of her new hide in order to throw it away.
I forgot about the package plastic and never got around to throwing it away. Why? Because now every time I go to do my business in the bathroom, Mew insists on going in her little plastic hide until I'm done and exit the bathroom. It's been about a week since this started.
Also, a few days ago I was going through some old papers and Mew decided that she needed to hide in the garbage bag. All she did was crouch in it, watching me.
Any ideas on what this kitty is thinking about when she does this? She used to be a stray and all I can think of is that she used to hide in plastic to try to keep warm. The only problem is, it's a lovely 76 degrees F in my house at any given time. She can't be cold. And she's not chewing on it. She only bats small plastic shopping bags around. She will also lay on bags of garbage that I set by the front door while I find my shoes (which tend to travel seeing as this same cat likes to hold them and rub them).
Here are a few pictures of her behavior. Please excuse the bathroom. I'm slowly pulling up and replacing the tile and the shelves in the closet. I was also letting some bowls dry before putting them away. The last pictures are of her watching me sort through old papers.
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Oh, and here's Spookie helping me. Please excuse the mess. 8-O
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I'm sure all of you experience the problem of having your cats follow you into different rooms. My cats follow me everywhere, especially the bathroom. I live alone, so I generally don't close the door when I'm in the bathroom. This saves my sanity and stops the cats from trying to get in while I'm trying to have a bit of peace for the 30 seconds I am in the bathroom. With the door open, I generally have between one and four animals around my legs as I do my business. The two that are usually there are the dog and Mew.
I told you all this to lead you to the problem, which really isn't a problem but a curiosity. I recently bought a new package of toilet paper and opened up the package to transfer the rolls to the container where I keep them (to prevent a little black cat/demon from tearing it all to shreds). At this time, I had my hands full of toilet paper rolls and dropped the empty package plastic on the floor while I reached up to the top shelf of my bathroom closet to put the rolls away. I then promptly had to use the bathroom and went about it before I picked up the package plastic. Mew had been perched on the edge of the bathtub until this point and as I sat there, I watched her approach the plastic and then stuff herself inside. She stayed there until I left the bathroom and I couldn't find it in my heart to kick her out of her new hide in order to throw it away.
I forgot about the package plastic and never got around to throwing it away. Why? Because now every time I go to do my business in the bathroom, Mew insists on going in her little plastic hide until I'm done and exit the bathroom. It's been about a week since this started.
Also, a few days ago I was going through some old papers and Mew decided that she needed to hide in the garbage bag. All she did was crouch in it, watching me.
Any ideas on what this kitty is thinking about when she does this? She used to be a stray and all I can think of is that she used to hide in plastic to try to keep warm. The only problem is, it's a lovely 76 degrees F in my house at any given time. She can't be cold. And she's not chewing on it. She only bats small plastic shopping bags around. She will also lay on bags of garbage that I set by the front door while I find my shoes (which tend to travel seeing as this same cat likes to hold them and rub them).
Here are a few pictures of her behavior. Please excuse the bathroom. I'm slowly pulling up and replacing the tile and the shelves in the closet. I was also letting some bowls dry before putting them away. The last pictures are of her watching me sort through old papers.
Oh, and here's Spookie helping me. Please excuse the mess. 8-O
