HE is about 3 yrs old now and has always found a sock to chew up. Most often it's my youngest (7) daughter's socks and done this... ruins many, many socks. My daughter isn't menstruating. He's done this for a couple years now. If he can't find one of her's, he'll find another.. like mine! (Dad's!) I really consider it somewhat comical, but what's worse is when he places the sock half-in and half-out of his auto-feeding WATER... sucks it all out and onto the floor. WHAT IS HAPPENING? Rescued as a kitten. Black cat, neutered, fronts declawed, indoor mostly but enjoys going outside briefly/freely while I'm home, fiesty when playing. Should I dare for a companion even though he's pretty territorial?
2006-07-02 21:28:36 · 7 answers · asked by Christopher D 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
cats that don't have a mate of play friend often get territorial or weird. i used to have a male cat for a 1 year alone neutered not de-clawed. he used to scratch and make holes on my screen windows i would replace them and he would do it all over again until i got him a companion another male neutered cat. that stopped all the feistyness he had he plays with him all the time, i didn't want a second cat but it helped the first one cope with being left alone and without friends to play with.
2006-07-02 22:46:07 · answer #1 · answered by nancyd03@sbcglobal.net 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you made him an inside cat by declawing him. (that was a mistake in my opinion) He is hunting the sock and taking it back to where you supply the other food. You share and he is making sure the den is stocked. (or socked in your case) One thought process is PICK UP your socks. Make him a toy he can stalk and bring home. Or buy him one. Your daughters period has nothing to do with his play. He probably won't take to a new kitten or cat, if he is territorial. Which sock collecting shows signs of.
2006-07-02 22:28:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's hunting and killing and feeding behavior. My cats have at least once, dragged a dead rabbit or something into the house, and put it near their feeding dish.
Sounds like your cat doesn't get outside ENOUGH, so it's using your socks to carry out it's framework and instinctive matrix of behaviors.
Sound good to you?
You should not have declawed the cat. It makes a cat helpless outside. Now it cannot climb trees, or hunt. So to protect your furniture, which is unneccessary, you have now got a problem with your socks.
Leave Mother Nature alone, Human!
2006-07-02 21:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by DinDjinn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that your daughter is your cats favorite person. My cats also steal my socks. They don't chew them up though they just bat them around the house.
This is your cats character and you should try to keep the socks away from him, because he may try to eat it and it could get stuck in his throat. We had that happen to one our dogs. He died from it. So just be careful.
2006-07-02 21:37:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anne M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cat loves 7 yr old daughter as his favorite human....cat drags sock of hers around and drags it to his other favorite thing---FOOD.
What to do ??
Teach 7 yr old daughter to pick up her socks .
2006-07-02 21:55:38 · answer #5 · answered by madamspinner2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my cat a minimum of performs with my sparkling socks (those that have holes in them no much less) attempt getting your kitty some toys. I extremely have one my cat loves--it hangs from any door way and it has catnip mice on the top of it
2016-11-01 03:14:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we all love flavored water.
2006-07-02 21:32:41 · answer #7 · answered by emjay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋