What is the worst thing your cat has ever done?

[RICHARD]

Ed? He's the most perfect cat in the world...














Maybe not....

[Lizzie]

I'm relieved to see that others have pee-ers and sprayers because I'm still replacing walls, hinges, trims, blinds, lamps, furniture, books, doors, parquet flooring, sub-floors, carpeting, etc. that Loki (yes, I had one too and he also lived up to his name) spent fourteen of his fifteen years spraying on. He peed in the back burner so many times that it leaked into the oven through a vent and I had to replace the stove. And he twice sprayed straight up into my face while I was stroking him and being nice to him. I see, though, that he wasn't the only cat to pee on someone - that made me laugh and feel better. He's the only cat that I didn't pay to have privately cremated after he died; he's buried in the garden.

A few weekends ago, I tossed out a queen box-spring and mattress, an ottoman and a love seat because both Taranis and Tom had competed to see who could pee and spray the most. I'd cleaned those pieces of furniture many times, but they could be cleaned no longer. Now Taranis and Tom are living on a concrete sub-floor with one strip of carpet, one chair each and a climber.

My Artful Dodger once jumped down onto my head while I was sitting on the sofa and he was at the top of a very tall cat climber. My neck ached for weeks afterwards. He was the one who could open any door, drawer or cupboard - and then left the door open so Loki could go in and pee.

Shahdee had a passion for bra and camisole straps, wool clothing and blankets, and fibreglass insulation. She always ate the middle out of a sleeve or front of a sweater, they were completely unrepairable - and, again, Dodger opened the drawers for her. It's amazing that she lived to 17.

Dallas is always knocking things down or over, and then panics and knocks over something else, but he hasn't actually broken anything yet - give him time, he's only been out of new cat isolation for a week.