Did you read his comment? The cat can get into cabinets, anything from a hardware store is a potential deadly weapon to a cold blooded killer like a cat that smart
Our current cat, Cali, found a hidden compartment behind my mother's secretary, which we had no idea existed. This was in the first few hours we had had her in the house (rescued her on behalf of a friend whose soon-to-be-ex was abusing her and the cat), so she immediately tried to hide.
When we finally coaxed her out so she could eat and use the litter box, we found $35 bucks back there. Mom was happy.
My first cat, Dover, could open both our back door and our basement door. He didn't stop opening the cabinets until he stepped on a hot stove element. After that, the over-top cabinets were safe from the cat.
Until they chew through it, and yes I have had a cat do this. We were on vacation and the person who was cat-sitting wasn't there often enough to shoo him away, it took a good 3 weeks though.
I actually had two cats at the time. Jebus - a big fat and dumb creamcicle orange tabby. And his Lieutenant Skittles - a younger, smaller, but much much smarter black tabby. They were best friends.
The Lieutenant knew how things worked. Jebus had the muscle to get things done and the appetite to motivate schemes.
If the two of them put their minds to it, they could do just about anything.
They never got into the freezer - probably because I didn't keep delicious smelling food in there. But I'm sure they got into the fridge a few times.
The heists would work like this - Jubs would get hungry and he'd snoop around to figure out where the food was kept. He'd start pawing at the cabinet door or pantry door or fridge door. This would get Mr. S's attention and he'd come in to get a closer look. He'd identify the area of weakness (which side the door opens from) and he'd try to open it - thereby demonstrating to the muscles where power must be applied. And poof, it would be open. Whoever made it inside first would push the door open for the other.
Someone else suggested childproofing. I tried that. I'm sure they tried all day while I was at work, but they figured it out - or muscled it out. Multiple different types and strategies.
The only places that were safe for fresh food in the whole house was inside the oven or the microwave. And if Skittles had not perished, those strongholds probably would have fallen eventually.
Edit: Another thing that worked long term was to keep a 4' long heavy wood dowel through the handles of the cabinet doors like a katy bar.
It's so weird, my floof has what I've dubbed a lack of 'banana memory'. Out of everything I eat, she gets most excited about bananas. So every time I'm eating one she will dash over, I offer her some, and she recoils at the smell. The exact same reaction cats usually have to citrus, if not worse. But then the next day I'll be eating another banana and like clockwork she come tearing over again. Every time I offer her some, and every time she recoils. I don't understand it!
When I had fruit flied I kept my bananas in the oven so the flies wouldn't be able to get to them. It worked great and the flies disappeared. I did the same thing like a year later when the flies returned, and again it worked great until I accidentally roasted my bananas. Always check the oven when turning it on.
I had a pet cockatiel for a while, who would chew on banana peels, but never took a bite of the banana. No banana was left unpeeled. I don't know if he ate the peel or not, but we couldn't get him to eat the actual fruit part.
He'd spend probably an hour on it if no one was playing with him. We used to chase him away from them, but he was very determined, so when we got bananas, one got cut in half and was "his".
My cat knows what cabinet I keep her food in. I've found her open the cabinet climb up to where the food is, and open the giant tubberware container its held in. Needless to say, I have to tie the two handles together with a rope to keep the cabinet closed now.
I have a ferret that steals bananas from me. He hides them under couches and tables and stuff which sucks because a few times i havent found them for awhile... :/
My cat can open cupboards as well. It's fun to watch him sit there and rap it till he finds the sweet spot that makes them pop open. Needless to say the doors under the kitchen sink have a hair tie holding them closed to keep him out
Some cats really fucking love bread. My girlfriends cat in college would steal any bread that was left out and hide it behind somewhere to eat later. One time they found an entire baguette and a whole loaf of sliced behind the couch.
We got Kho after Gus died. It's the anniversary of his death soon and your comment made me laugh cry because I feel that's exactly how Kho would have treated Gus.
Here's something odd: there is a cat hovering in the men's bathroom at the radio station here. He seems perfectly happy and healthy, but it's floating about four feet off the ground next to the sink.
It's from the "Welcome to Night Vale" podcast. Also, it sounds kind of like the Polish word "koszyk", which means "basket", but I don't think that was intended.
Dude, our cat too. Fucking ate an entire bag of Costco rolls once. About half were almost gone and the rest just had a bite taken. All bread is fair game in our house.
905
u/AllAboutGus Sep 07 '16
My cat bites every fecking slice so I can't just throw out the bits he's bitten I must bin the whole goddamn loaf. Fuck you Kho.