Tippy Toes is a Thief!

[gallowsCalibrator]

My Gizmo is a thief as well! His vices are plastic and bras.

So this past weekend, we had come home from grocery shopping and had some full plastic bags on the floor whilest we were putting stuff away. Gizmo tried to bite on the plastic (I'm not sure where he got this from) and we snapped our fingers. He stopped and looked at us. While we were eye to eye, Gizmo slowly started to lower himself and lean towards the bag. While still looking me in the eyes with that sheepish, "I know I'm doing the wrong thing...." he licked the bag once and ran off.

And when it comes to bras, he'll steal them and scamper off like he's got himself a prize. It started when he was about 5 months old and I was pregnant.

[odessa3]

My cat Cashew has a "thing" for my cloth tape measure. She knows what drawer I keep it in and perches herself there when I'm in the room, waiting for me to open the drawer. It's so funny to open the drawer an inch or so and watch her fish around for it, grab it, and then parade off with it like it's some prized prey!

[harborlady]

Originally Posted by =^..^=

Some places we've found their toys. Under the hutch, our beds, sofas, armchairs, washer and dryer, fridge and stove. Inside our shoes and in the bottom of the closets among the shoes and storage boxes. Under my desk. If you can't find them it's time to buy more.

My cats also have those rings with balls in them. They have a thing with 3 dangly toys on stiff wire. Most were bought on sale. I always watch for sales. I love the cat toys at the Dollar type stores. Much cheaper than the pet shops or Wal*Mart.

Same here-- the majority of the secret stash of treasure was discovered in my shoes in the closet. Stealing my ponytail holders makes me nervous, though, imagining the worst that he ate it and obstructed intestines are due any minute.

It helped giving him plenty of toys and buying one or two more things... a nylon cat carrier that serves as a 'man cave' for him to take his naps in, and a cat cube I found at those dollar stores. I'd pick up his toys to clean the floors and got in a habit of tossing his toys in both of those.

At first he'd be reminded of each toy as I picked it up and he'd drag it out immediately, but after a while he seemed to prefer the organization when he could find his fave toys whenever he liked. I redirected his stash. He's much better about it now. I wonder if this is strictly a kitten thing or if it's a phase cats go through bonding with their human?