my day started out horribly and now I don't want to finish the day

[Guest guest]

Woke up with the intention of: putting shoes on, starting laundry and walking

on treadmill for 10 minutes, making coffee, showering.

This is what happened: squished shoes on over swollen, puffy toes. Separated

laundry. Went downstairs with first batch. Started it. Got on treadmill.

Walked for 45 seconds. ERIC got on behind me. Fell off. Big surprise. He

never does that when MARC is on the treadmill, but he's just always gotta be up

my ass. Get off treadmill angrily. Sift kitty litter before going upstairs --

already feel shitty, why not sift some shit? Get upstairs, go to front hallway

for what I don't remember anymore -- and find PHIL SITTING IN ERIC'S SOCCER BAG

PEEING ON HIS SHIN PADS. Totally soaked them.

It's not even 10 o'clock. What next???????????????

Jacquie

(for new members, Phil is a cat, not a baby)

[Guest guest]

Get upstairs, go to front hallway for what I don't remember anymore -- and

find PHIL SITTING IN ERIC'S SOCCER BAG PEEING ON HIS SHIN PADS. Totally

soaked them.

>

>

Gee, what's up with Phil? New sibling jealousy? Litterbox scooped too

late? Cystitis?

Salli

[Guest guest]

> Gee, what's up with Phil? New sibling jealousy? Litterbox scooped too

> late? Cystitis?

>

> Salli

I think Zot has been using Phil's litter. It didn't look like it needed

scooping, but when I scooped it it was really dense and smelly and some of

the waste looked different from the rest.

I've tried to keep Phil's litter inaccessible to the kitten, as it's in the

basement and Zot's is on the top floor, but Phil can open the basement door

himself, which leaves the path to the litter box wide open.

I don't know how else to keep Zot out of Phil's litter, short of barricading

Phil in the basement, which I will never do. :-( Or following the kitten

around and sraying him with water every time he starts down to the basement,

which is impossible, since I sleep during the night and cats sleep during

the day. :-(

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> Gee, what's up with Phil? New sibling jealousy? Litterbox scooped too

> late? Cystitis?

>

> Salli

I think Zot has been using Phil's litter. It didn't look like it needed

scooping, but when I scooped it it was really dense and smelly and some of

the waste looked different from the rest.

I've tried to keep Phil's litter inaccessible to the kitten, as it's in the

basement and Zot's is on the top floor, but Phil can open the basement door

himself, which leaves the path to the litter box wide open.

I don't know how else to keep Zot out of Phil's litter, short of barricading

Phil in the basement, which I will never do. :-( Or following the kitten

around and sraying him with water every time he starts down to the basement,

which is impossible, since I sleep during the night and cats sleep during

the day. :-(

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

>>I don't know how else to keep Zot out of Phil's litter, short of

barricading

Phil in the basement, which I will never do. :-( Or following the kitten

around and sraying him with water every time he starts down to the basement,

which is impossible, since I sleep during the night and cats sleep during

the day. :-(

OK this might be totally out of the question, but I have seen kitty doors

that are magnetic. The cat has to wear a collar with the " key " on it for

the kitty door to open. So maybe a lock on the basement door & a kitty door

like this with a collar only for Phil?

Sorry your day started so poorly. It's hard to get back up when they start

out so down.

-Sara.

[Guest guest]

>>I don't know how else to keep Zot out of Phil's litter, short of

barricading

Phil in the basement, which I will never do. :-( Or following the kitten

around and sraying him with water every time he starts down to the basement,

which is impossible, since I sleep during the night and cats sleep during

the day. :-(

OK this might be totally out of the question, but I have seen kitty doors

that are magnetic. The cat has to wear a collar with the " key " on it for

the kitty door to open. So maybe a lock on the basement door & a kitty door

like this with a collar only for Phil?

Sorry your day started so poorly. It's hard to get back up when they start

out so down.

-Sara.

[Guest guest]

Oh yuck! What a way to start the day. I have no good advice though

except to do the bare minimum.

Jacquie H

>

> Woke up with the intention of: putting shoes on, starting laundry

and walking on treadmill for 10 minutes, making coffee, showering.

>

> This is what happened: squished shoes on over swollen, puffy

toes. Separated laundry. Went downstairs with first batch. Started

it. Got on treadmill. Walked for 45 seconds. ERIC got on behind

me. Fell off. Big surprise. He never does that when MARC is on the

treadmill, but he's just always gotta be up my ass. Get off

treadmill angrily. Sift kitty litter before going upstairs --

already feel shitty, why not sift some shit? Get upstairs, go to

front hallway for what I don't remember anymore -- and find PHIL

SITTING IN ERIC'S SOCCER BAG PEEING ON HIS SHIN PADS. Totally soaked

them.

>

> It's not even 10 o'clock. What next???????????????

>

> Jacquie

> (for new members, Phil is a cat, not a baby)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh yuck! What a way to start the day. I have no good advice though

except to do the bare minimum.

Jacquie H

>

> Woke up with the intention of: putting shoes on, starting laundry

and walking on treadmill for 10 minutes, making coffee, showering.

>

> This is what happened: squished shoes on over swollen, puffy

toes. Separated laundry. Went downstairs with first batch. Started

it. Got on treadmill. Walked for 45 seconds. ERIC got on behind

me. Fell off. Big surprise. He never does that when MARC is on the

treadmill, but he's just always gotta be up my ass. Get off

treadmill angrily. Sift kitty litter before going upstairs --

already feel shitty, why not sift some shit? Get upstairs, go to

front hallway for what I don't remember anymore -- and find PHIL

SITTING IN ERIC'S SOCCER BAG PEEING ON HIS SHIN PADS. Totally soaked

them.

>

> It's not even 10 o'clock. What next???????????????

>

> Jacquie

> (for new members, Phil is a cat, not a baby)

>

>

>