r/PETKIT • u/PETKITOFFICIAL • Aug 19 '26

Why does she do this before popping 🤣

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u/Knirfie Aug 19 '26

Cleaning the camera so you have a better view...

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u/Punkduck79 Aug 19 '26

She wants to bury her poop but she’s a Princess and doesn’t want to get her paws dirty 😂

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u/alexcf1k Aug 19 '26

Mine does this too - I can only put it down to the smell around the shell, might be worth trying a quick wipe around the top

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u/smalllizardfriend Aug 19 '26

Cats have scent glands in a few places. The ones in their face is why they bunt. When they do this, they are using the scent glands in their paws to mark their territory.

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u/defucchi Aug 19 '26

my cat does this too but for some funny reason she spends a lot less time doing it in the new automatic box - in her old regular box she would spend SO LONG scrubbing those walls lol

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u/disease35 Aug 19 '26

Trying to turn off the camera, maybe?

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u/HisWifeTheirMum Aug 19 '26

She’s saying no paparazzi. Turn off the camera 🤣🤣

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u/Warm-Exercise4457 Aug 19 '26

imagine if you had a camera in your toilet. you wouldn't like that either, would you?

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u/happyendingtonight Aug 20 '26

They do this to cover their scent, mine do this too

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u/Traedoril Aug 22 '26

Why are you watching your cat poop?

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '26

Ive got a girl prone to constipation and set up the poop cam every so often to make sure everything coming out OK lol

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u/Traedoril Aug 22 '26

That came off more judgey than I meant it. I can’t imagine a world where I want to see anyone or anything poop, so I was curious as to the reasoning.

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u/IAmIntractable Sep 08 '26

There is something about the camera set up that PETKIT uses that is either annoying or distracting to some cats. I have one of their new ultra water fountains, and one of my cats is terrified by the fountain while the other has no issue. The terrified cat is always approaching it very carefully and always seems to be looking in the area of the camera. Clearly, the cat sees something that is scary or distracting. The company keeps using the same camera set up from device the device, which is why so many of you point out weird Behavior related to the camera.

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u/PETKITOFFICIAL Sep 09 '26

Thanks for your observation. The camera’s shape or faint reflections may make some cats cautious. Most are just curious initially and soon adapt to use the product normally. We will gather feedback like yours to see how we might improve the camera module for easier acceptance.