I have the strangest kitties.

[Rajah]

As y'all know, we got Sienna spayed about 2 weeks ago. For the first little bit after her procedure, we kept her in a pen set up in the foyer with her carrier, some food and water, and a small litterbox. It was a little cramped, but as she didn't need to be running around, that was good.

After a few days, we started letting her out of the pen by opening the top of the pen, leaving it open, and lifting her out. She still couldn't jump much, but could at least stretch.

A few days later (after she was well on her way to fully healing), we left her out essentially as long as we were home, and left the top open on the pen (kept it set up in case the boys started playing rough with her and we had to separate her, which happened a time or so).

Well, every once in a while, I found her back *inside* her pen, curled up in her carrier. She climbed in on her own just to get in the carrier. Strange thing is she seemed unable to get back *out* of the pen the same way she got *in*.

So, when we found her doing this, we'd let her back out when she wanted out, then resumed whatever we were doing.

Then the *boys* started jumping into the open pen to get into the carrier! We'd find one or the other of them curled up in that carrier fairly often, silly things. These are the same carriers we use to take them to the vet.

Well, when we took the pen down over the holiday, we left the carrier out since Sienna seemed so comforted by being able to curl up inside.

Only now, the kitties were having squabbles over who got to curl up in the carrier! We'd find one in the carrier, then occasionally another kitty would climb in and force the first one out!

So, we got down a second carrier. Now we're finding kitties in the carriers all the time. Silly things. You would think that since these boxes take them to the vet every time they go, they'd be afraid of the carriers. Not so, or at least not when they're just sitting out.

Just thought y'all might get a chuckle out of the silliness of our kitties.

 

[kejoda]

Just wait until your going to the vet Tamie, they won't go anywhere near it!LOL

 

[helenabear]

Very silly indeed Tammie! My brother has found though that his cat loves to curl up in the carriers too. Mine hate them because they associate them only with the vet, but maybe it is like a small box that I have out for my babies... they just love to get into small enclosed places.

 

[Lanshark]

I have one cat who would sleep in it but the other two take off as soon as they hear the cage rattle. I have taken to getting it out the night before a vet visit and waiting until the next day when they relax a bit to try to get them in it.

 

[catsrule]

If I get one of these out, Simba runs under the bed and won't come out, Cali runs down the basement and hides.

 

[grinningghost]

I liked hearing the silly kitty stories. My Chester is hit or miss. Sometimes he likes to go in his carrier, and other times he avoids it like the plague. It's new and he hasn't had a vet trip in it yet, so I imagine he'll learn to hate it after he has to go there.

 

[KayleeUK]

How cute My kitties do this with the beds they have. There always seems to be a favourite basket

Kaylee

 

[Poohbear123]

I had recently bought a cage, in case we wanted to take P.W. on a trip with us. Anyway, we put it opened, in front of the entry way of the door, and the cat and P.W. would take turns laying in it. Silly Animals.

 

[Sonya]

Very funny!! And cute too. Ours run away when it comes out.

 

[sha_lyn]

sounds like my kitty Martha (see my avatar) ... She has always hated goign to my aunt and uncles home (they pets sit when we are on vacation). She also hates the carrier. well one time (I think our first trip to US/IOA) we didn't have time to take her to their home. DH left the carrier by the front door for my uncle. My uncle came to get her several hours after we left. He walked in the front door, looked at her and said "ready to go Martha" and the silly thing ran into the carrier.

They certainly keep finding ways to keep us entertained.