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catbyte

(39,174 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2014, 05:00 PM Jan 2014

Otis: 3, Me: 0 [View all]

My 8.5 month-old kitten that a co-worker rescued from the woods & gave to me a few months ago, Otis, completely trashed my kitchen for the third time last night. He keeps finding the bag of kibble. He's gotten it off the top of the refrigerator and from 2 upper cupboards. He gets into it when I'm at work or sleeping then proceeds to strew it all over the kitchen floor & dining room carpet. Half a bag of loose kibble ended up in the sink--at least it was on the side that houses the garbage disposal. He was looking right at me when I put the bag away each time. I will NEVER do that again. He's scary smart. I'm going to start putting the kibble in milk jugs, although he'll probably just grow opposable thumbs & unscrew the top, or learn how to unscrew the top with his teeth, LOL.

It's been so cold in Michigan that my 4 cats have been cuddling with me nonstop since Saturday. It's freaking awesome.

Does anyone else live with a creature of another species that's way too smart?

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Otis: 3, Me: 0 [View all] catbyte Jan 2014 OP

My kitteh has me well trained also. TexasTowelie Jan 2014 #1

LOL. I have to keep the TP on the sink & have abandoned the dispenser because my girl catbyte Jan 2014 #3

I have a toilet paper fiend also . . . fleur-de-lisa Jan 2014 #22

Oh, man. ROFL catbyte Jan 2014 #27

Get a tuperware type container... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #2

Yuck catbyte Jan 2014 #4

My sister's dog... Archae Jan 2014 #13

Beautiful Lab--and SO innocent-looking, LOL. catbyte Jan 2014 #14

Max is a lab mix. Archae Jan 2014 #23

Gorgeous! Does your calico/tortie have "tortitude"? catbyte Jan 2014 #24

No, Charlotte (and Lucky) are incredibly affectionate, to everyone. Archae Jan 2014 #25

Do they do the slow blink? That's my fave. catbyte Jan 2014 #28

Oh yeah. Archae Jan 2014 #32

Total feline Nirvana catbyte Jan 2014 #33

Might I suggest a rubbermaid container with a lid justiceischeap Jan 2014 #5

I'm going to try a plastic milk jug--friends say that works. We'll see. I can always buy a safe, LOL catbyte Jan 2014 #7

I can see this particular kitty chewing through the plastic justiceischeap Jan 2014 #8

I'm wondering that too, but I'll try it on the cheap before buying a container. I'm catbyte Jan 2014 #11

There's always the fridge too. :) nt justiceischeap Jan 2014 #17

I'm embarrassed to say this but he can open that, too. I keep only condiments where he can reach LOL catbyte Jan 2014 #18

One of my cats is out to kill me, and the other two are just sneaky. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #6

Weaving around your feet, is she? Otis does that to me when I leave the bathroom. catbyte Jan 2014 #9

I have a black cat that likes to run down the stairs before bed time justiceischeap Jan 2014 #10

LOL. Do you think they've passed around this book? catbyte Jan 2014 #12

It was bedtime reading for them as kittens at the Humane Society. Shrike47 Jan 2014 #15

They probably have some hotline number they call why we're out justiceischeap Jan 2014 #16

Mine probably have it on speed dial catbyte Jan 2014 #20

... Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #19

Try a razor wire fence. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #21

I've got one that does the same thing. spooky3 Jan 2014 #26

I ordered an elaborate tree for him. I hope that amuses him & I hope I can put the catbyte Jan 2014 #30

If it doesn't annoy you or get your attention, spooky3 Jan 2014 #35

Our Edie Louise likes to chew holes into cat food bags. She's the only one of our cats who figured smokey nj Jan 2014 #29

Beautiful girl! They look so innocent when they sleep, don't they? catbyte Jan 2014 #31

Is Otis the only one who eats the contraband? House of Roberts Jan 2014 #34

Three of them do catbyte Jan 2014 #36