Don't tell me cats aren't smart.

[Berry Cool]

As much as I sometimes mutter about mine being stupid...

I admit I was a bit neglectful of their litter box the past few days. It got to be in pretty bad shape and I had no replacement litter ready. But this morning, what do I find but that one of the plastic grocery bags I usually use for scooping "contents" into is lying on the floor near the box...and there's a puddle of urine sitting neatly on top of the bag.

Now I don't know whether that bag fell off the shelf it was lying on for some reason, or whether one of them pulled it off and managed to get it to the floor. But what I do know is, by peeing on the bag, rather than on the floor, they saved me a lot of cleanup--all I had to do was pick up the bag carefully (the urine was concentrated toward the middle of the side lying up) and throw it away.

I just wish I could reward whichever one of the two did this deed, because it was damn clever and, given that the situation making them not want to do their "dirty, dirty business" (as Keith calls it) was my fault, I am most grateful.

[SeattleGirl]

1. That's actually not surprising.

My cats have done much the same thing when I've been lazy about cleaning their litter box.

Still, it's rather amazing that they do that, isn't it?

[Gogi]

2. You've just reminded me I have to inspect my cat's litterbox,

He won't be so kind!

[Berry Cool]

3. LOL!

I didn't think mine would either! Use the bag to cover up what they did on the floor, yes...but do it ON the bag so it was easier for me to get rid of, no.

Perhaps your cat will surprise you.

[Gogi]

4. That's exactly what I DON'T want him to do! eom