Otis: 3, Me: 0

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My 8.5 month-old kitten that a co-worker rescued from the woods & gave to me a few months ago, Otis, completely trashed my kitchen for the third time last night. He keeps finding the bag of kibble. He's gotten it off the top of the refrigerator and from 2 upper cupboards. He gets into it when I'm at work or sleeping then proceeds to strew it all over the kitchen floor & dining room carpet. Half a bag of loose kibble ended up in the sink--at least it was on the side that houses the garbage disposal. He was looking right at me when I put the bag away each time. I will NEVER do that again. He's scary smart. I'm going to start putting the kibble in milk jugs, although he'll probably just grow opposable thumbs & unscrew the top, or learn how to unscrew the top with his teeth, LOL.

It's been so cold in Michigan that my 4 cats have been cuddling with me nonstop since Saturday. It's freaking awesome.

Does anyone else live with a creature of another species that's way too smart?

[TexasTowelie]

1. My kitteh has me well trained also.

She has complete run of my apartment and meows to let me know when to turn on the faucet since she prefers tap water over what is in a bowl.

The one thing that I learned to put away when I'm not looking is the toilet paper. She can destroy a roll in about 10 minutes.

[catbyte]

3. LOL. I have to keep the TP on the sink & have abandoned the dispenser because my girl

Sammy is a TP fiend. She doesn't like to mess with it as much when the roll is just sitting there, although she absolutely adores knocking the paper towels off the counter then hugging the roll all the while kicking the stuffing out of it with her back feet, shredding paper everywhere.

We are their slaves. If aliens were to observe us with our "pets", they'd certainly think the arrangement was the other way around which, in fact, it is!

[fleur-de-lisa]

22. I have a toilet paper fiend also . . .

Although she isn't interested in dry tp. My little girl 'Creole' jumps on the toilet seat after I flush and tries to grab the wet toilet paper as it's spiraling down! What a mess if she manages to catch it! I have learned to leave the lid down.

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27. Oh, man. ROFL

[Demo_Chris]

2. Get a tuperware type container...

Put kitty inside and buy a dog. Problem solved.

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4. Yuck

Cats rule, dogs drool. And I HATE that dogs chew up your underwear, you have to walk them and they STINK. No thank you.

[Archae]

13. My sister's dog...

Seen here...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4680564612467&set=t.1071602444&type=3&theater

Has destroyed 8 shoes, and 3 remotes.

[catbyte]

14. Beautiful Lab--and SO innocent-looking, LOL.

[Archae]

23. Max is a lab mix.

He's mostly Labrador, with a couple unknowns thrown in.

And he's only 2 years old, so he's still a puppy.

I prefer my kitties.

[catbyte]

24. Gorgeous! Does your calico/tortie have "tortitude"?

[Archae]

25. No, Charlotte (and Lucky) are incredibly affectionate, to everyone.

Both Charlotte (the calico) and Lucky (the tux) love especially to do the head rub/love lick, I call it a smooch and a kiss.

[catbyte]

28. Do they do the slow blink? That's my fave.

[Archae]

32. Oh yeah.

Combine that with the ever-present "Purrrrrr..."

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33. Total feline Nirvana

[justiceischeap]

5. Might I suggest a rubbermaid container with a lid

to put the kibble in and then something heavy on top, say a jug of water?

[catbyte]

7. I'm going to try a plastic milk jug--friends say that works. We'll see. I can always buy a safe, LOL

[justiceischeap]

8. I can see this particular kitty chewing through the plastic

to get to the kibble. He'll probably always be a hunter/seeker of food.

I wish you much luck and thanks for adopting a street kitty.

[catbyte]

11. I'm wondering that too, but I'll try it on the cheap before buying a container. I'm

probably just being foolish, LOL.

[justiceischeap]

17. There's always the fridge too. :) nt

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18. I'm embarrassed to say this but he can open that, too. I keep only condiments where he can reach LOL

[NuclearDem]

6. One of my cats is out to kill me, and the other two are just sneaky.

The former will sit at the very top of the stairs early in the morning just after I wake up. I swear she's just trying to send me tumbling down.

The other two have to be plotting together to get rid of the dog. Stealing her bed, getting into her food...

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9. Weaving around your feet, is she? Otis does that to me when I leave the bathroom.

Every time I go in there I have to break out the laser for Sammy & Otis. Then when I leave he circles around my feet wanting me to pick him up & carry him to the couch. God, I'm so pathetic!

[justiceischeap]

10. I have a black cat that likes to run down the stairs before bed time

and sit in the darkest part of the stairs so I can't see her. Then as I start walking down the stairs she moves from the shadows and into my path. One of these days, one of us is going to get it (I suspect it'll be me).

[catbyte]

12. LOL. Do you think they've passed around this book?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=how+to+tell+if+your+cat+is+plotting&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Ahow+to+tell+if+your+cat+is+plotting

[Shrike47]

15. It was bedtime reading for them as kittens at the Humane Society.

[justiceischeap]

16. They probably have some hotline number they call why we're out

on ways to torment their people and dogs.

[catbyte]

20. Mine probably have it on speed dial

[Arugula Latte]

19. ...

[Donald Ian Rankin]

21. Try a razor wire fence.

If that fails, land mines, attack dogs and a safe deposit box.

[spooky3]

26. I've got one that does the same thing.

He uses his intelligence for Evil!

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30. I ordered an elaborate tree for him. I hope that amuses him & I hope I can put the

damned thing together when it arrives.

[spooky3]

35. If it doesn't annoy you or get your attention,

He may not play with it at all .

My evil genius, though declawed when I adopted him, opens closed drawers that contain cat treats in foil bags, then chews the bags until he can get treats out. He is well fed so this is simply a hobby.

I foster for a rescue group. When a prospective adopter comes to meet a foster, my Evil Genius runs across the mantel or tries to dig into any bag the visitor happened to bring, just to ensure that he, and not the foster, is the center of attention.

[smokey nj]

29. Our Edie Louise likes to chew holes into cat food bags. She's the only one of our cats who figured

out how to get to the food. I bought one of these pet food containers and it's been working out well.

http://www.petfooddirect.com/product/10344/Van-Ness-Plastic-Pet-Food-Storage-Container?extcid=PLA&gclid=CKyS8fjQpLwCFStnOgodPF8A1Q

Here she is looking all innocent, but she can be hell on wheels!

[catbyte]

31. Beautiful girl! They look so innocent when they sleep, don't they?

[House of Roberts]

34. Is Otis the only one who eats the contraband?

Or do the other three move in after he leads the way?

I always left food out for mine, they never had to break into anything while I was out.

The hardest thing is when they want to be on top of my keyboard in my lap when I'm on DU, etc.

[catbyte]

36. Three of them do

Taz, my 20 year old tuxedo cat, will only eat canned food yet his teeth are perfect. I guess he figures that as Old Man of the House only canned will do. However, Otis shares his ill-gotten gain with his big sister Sammy (1.5 years) & Cranky Nigel (a venerable 18).