Don't Trash the 'Nati

Friday, March 02, 2007

I think my cat has a problem and it's tme for me to address it. She will NOT leave me alone in the bathroom. Our bathroom door will close, but the jam isn't very strong so all Stella has to do is fling her body against the door and it will open. I cannot go to the bathroom anymore without her popping the door open and coming in to see what I am doing. I've tried putting things behind the door but she's usually able to knock down whatever is in the way. She will put her little paws on the toilet seat and pull her body up to see what's in the toilet and is fascinated when I flush. I even caught her once with her head in the toilet bowl like she was a dog drinking from the toilet. If I am at the sink washing my face, brushing my teeth, or putting on makeup she will climb in the sink and just stare at me.

She always needs to be in the bathroom when I am showering, so I've started just letting her in and closing the door behind us. That way she doesn't pop the door open while I am showering, letting all the cold air into the bathroom. She will sit on the little ledge overlooking the shower - in between the cloth shower curtain and the clear plastic shower curtain. She just sits there and watches me shower. She never comes in the shower but she will watch me.

It's really creeping me out.

I think she is lonely being alone all day that when I am home she just wants to cling to me (and Todd) and not let us out of her sight. Todd says we can't get another cat. :( When I leave the apartment to go to work I can hear Stella flinging her body against the door like she is trying to get the door to open so she can come with me. If this breaks my heart then I have no hope for when I have kids.

5 Comments:

At 6:31 PM , Blogger Dana K said...

Stella loves her mommy!

Our kitty also loves to hang out in the the bathroom w/ us. A few years ago, she went thru a phase of crouching behind the toilet while I was on it. When I was least expecting it, she would reach around and carefully poke my behind with one extremely sharp claw.

 
At 9:34 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

I have two cats, and the one is still obsessed with watching me go to the bathroom and then sticking his head in after I flush to watch the water.

 
At 9:22 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

My cat won't leave me alone either- we have the same weak latch problem. He also STARES at the shower the whole time you are in it- and as for drinking out of the toilet- we keep that lid closed at all times.

 
At 7:00 PM , Blogger Pot and Lid said...

i feel like this is "cat lover anonomyous". my cat has the same problem except she has it because she loves to drink out of the faucet. And I let her so it is kind of my fault.

Congrats (belated) on the placement! I think you will do great at the elementary level. that's so exciting!

 
At 5:20 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh, cats. Sigh.

Could you install one of those hook and eye locks on the door? Like this (sorry for the ugly link): http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-BRASS-HOOK-EYE-750630/dp/B000JHY7V2/ref=sr_1_21/103-2733025-2982251?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1173392406&sr=1-21

 

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