Why, Ebby, why?

[ChrisH]

Ah, but she is not burying when she does that ... how can I explain ... she does what ever she needs to do, digs around and part buries her doings then she paws the roof, the sides and the entrance of the box, it's kind of weird. Before she had a covered box, or if I leave the top off, the wallpaper and/or whatever is closest gets scratched to pieces.

[lizbud]

Ah, but she is not burying when she does that ... how can I explain ... she does what ever she needs to do, digs around and part buries her doings then she paws the roof, the sides and the entrance of the box, it's kind of weird. Before she had a covered box, or if I leave the top off, the wallpaper and/or whatever is closest gets scratched to pieces.

I have one (Redbud) who does this every time he drinks from the water
bowl. He has to claw the carpet next to the bowl. First left & then right.

[Freckles]

Cleaning out the litter between the toes.

[Taz_Zoee]

Ah, but she is not burying when she does that ... how can I explain ... she does what ever she needs to do, digs around and part buries her doings then she paws the roof, the sides and the entrance of the box, it's kind of weird. Before she had a covered box, or if I leave the top off, the wallpaper and/or whatever is closest gets scratched to pieces.

Yes! I cannot leave anything near the door of the box or he will pull it in. That helped me keep my room clean when I lived at home. LOL He'll also do this with his food, but now there's nothing near his food for him to cover it with. And he scratches around where he pukes too. Sometimes that's the only way I know he threw up because I can't see the clear liquid on the hardwood floor all the time.

[Laura's Babies]

I have had some that did that and some of mine still do it, just not as much as Ebby. Samantha will wake me up scratching in Boo's box at night.. Why can't they just quietly go?

[Medusa]

My Pidgelet does that, too. It used to make my RB Peeka furious and she'd wait for Pidge to come out of the litterbox and then she'd pounce on her. I've never figured out why Pidge does that but at least now I know that she's not the only one.