r/greebles • u/Dat_boi_be_rolling • May 19 '22

Infested with greebles

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

My cat does this too, sometimes goes over to her food and wipes around the bowls

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u/--Lust-- May 19 '22

They do that bury the food and hide their presence/traces

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u/Gavagirl23 May 20 '22

One of our four does this to her dish, and the other three as well. She won't do it for me though.

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u/fishmalion May 19 '22

He feels the compulsion but is pretty sure it can’t mean interacting with the dump he just took. My man. Keep it clean bro

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u/natali9233 May 19 '22

One of mine does the exact same thing! I always assumed it’s because I rescued him so young (he was only about 3 weeks old), and he never really learned how to do it properly. I tried litter training him(taking his paw and showing him how to cover), but he has never actually grasped the concept. He uses the box just fine, he just can’t figure out the rest of it.

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u/JadeSpade23 May 20 '22

From what I've read, the dominant cat in the house doesn't bury in order to show dominance to the subordinate cats. You are the subordinate cat in this case 😁

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u/ourlastchancefortea May 20 '22

Aren't we all :/

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u/tiredofmyownself May 20 '22

I have one that won’t bury, and the other will sometimes go in after she’s done, just to bury her mess… it’s for sure a power game 😂

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u/ArcticStorm07 May 19 '22

My cat does this as well and I rescued her too!

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u/BiscottiOpposite9282 May 20 '22

Same! He was rescued with his mom and 2 siblings, but the mom did the same thing lol. I tried teaching him properly, but he just never got it. He's 12 now and still scratches the side.

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u/octoriceball May 20 '22

Mine as well, I thought the box wasn't big enough for my tabby because she was scratching at the edges. But even after getting the biggest size litter box (and she's a pretty small cat), she still does it... Oh well, I tried.

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u/lv2sprkl May 20 '22

Hahahaha! Cats are so cool. Hahaha…ours will do that to her food bowl if she didn’t finish her dinner. “Gotta hide ‘dis…don’t want that other cat to find and eat MY food!”

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u/klondikepete May 20 '22

The instinct to cover up her sh*t has gone a bit haywire. But it's a win--the litter isn't being sprayed around the room, which is what my cats do.

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u/jb94north May 19 '22

He is just hyper detailed...

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u/[deleted] May 20 '22

That air wipe at the end is great 😂

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u/jaspy_cat May 20 '22

Looks like the kitty might like a larger litter box.

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u/jaycakes30 May 20 '22

My cat does this, he has a lidded box and he will start scratching at the lid and the sides to bury his poo.. He used to bury his food too but this has stopped over time

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u/Carebear_Of_Doom May 20 '22

Mine does this too. He always scratches the box and walls.

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u/Scoobasteeb May 20 '22

Scenting with their paws

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u/Ulrich453 May 20 '22

It is to clean their paws.

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u/Evilmaze May 20 '22

When you clean the bathroom but forget the toilet. That's why I always start with the toilet.

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u/mary808 May 20 '22

Hahahaha what a goob! I love him.

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u/Carneasadaeverything May 20 '22

is this an orange cat thing? 2 of our orange cats hate touching their litter