Cat Behaviour

Re: Cat Behaviour

Claire Cameron — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:37:19 GMT

[quote user="Polly Player"]

(Ps, why do Spynx cats need to be bathed? Do they not self groom or is there another reason?)

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Because of their lack of hair, their skin's unable to absorb the natural oils.

Re: Cat Behaviour

Polly P — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:34:42 GMT

Did you ever find a fix for this or work out what was going on?

I must admit to having pondered on it on many a quiet moment since your post, without coming up with any ideas!

(Ps, why do Spynx cats need to be bathed? Do they not self groom or is there another reason?)

Re: Cat Behaviour

Vicky RVN — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:56:51 GMT

Claire, you've picked an odd one!!!

Re: Cat Behaviour

Claire Cameron — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:48:56 GMT

[quote user="Kim Blowing RVN"]

What a strange cat! Sounds like she'd get on well living at my house! lol

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Oh yes, she fits in very well here in my mad house. She's got my baffled!!!

Re: Cat Behaviour

Kim Buckley — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:47:48 GMT

What a strange cat! Sounds like she'd get on well living at my house! lol

Re: Cat Behaviour

Claire Cameron — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:44:21 GMT

[quote user="Kim Blowing RVN"]

Does she hang her bum over the edge of the bath or actually get in it? Got funny visions in my head!

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She actually gets in, little minx lol

Re: Cat Behaviour

Kim Buckley — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:43:35 GMT

Does she hang her bum over the edge of the bath or actually get in it? Got funny visions in my head!

Re: Cat Behaviour

Claire Cameron — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:19:37 GMT

[quote user="StephB"]

The warm water may have stimulated it! I mean who hasn't peed in the bath at some point in their life? :D I wouldn't be too worried about it. If you are just rinse the bath with Urine off :) lol

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She's starting to not want to urinate/defecate unless she is in the bath, she'll try and sneak in the bathroom and get in whilst it's running and not use her tray

Re: Cat Behaviour

Kim Buckley — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:02:49 GMT

I know this is nothing to do with cats but my g-pigs always go to the loo when they have baths and they aren't scaredy pigs so I don't put it down to that. Must be the water stimulation!

Re: Cat Behaviour

Diane Westwood — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:56:47 GMT

I used to home visit a cat who did the same. He'd been scared by a cat outside and became an indoor cat. After he had peed in his litter tray once , he used to go and do everything else in the bath. His owner could never snap him out of it. To him, it was an ok thing to do.

Re: Cat Behaviour

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:51:03 GMT

The warm water may have stimulated it! I mean who hasn't peed in the bath at some point in their life? :D I wouldn't be too worried about it. If you are just rinse the bath with Urine off :) lol

Re: Cat Behaviour

Claire Cameron — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:46:01 GMT

[quote user="Beth Roberts"]how old is your cat?[/quote]

She's 18 months old

Re: Cat Behaviour

Beth Roberts — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:42:43 GMT

I cannot comment on the full bath but my old cat used to go in the empty bath...not to sure why yours would choose to go with water in it! Maybe it is the warm water stimulating-memories of a mother licking etc, how old is your cat?

Re: Cat Behaviour

Sara Benton — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:18:48 GMT

Maybe the warm water is a stimulant to eliminate????? What an odd one eh?

Saw his pics, what a cutie!! Hope he's settling in well x