When Roommate 1 (mentioned in previous blogs) had two
kittens in our apartment, they spent the first two weeks peeing on everything.
Her bed, her floor, our kitchen floor, the stuffed animals I had on the couch,
the couch itself, Roommate 1 while she slept on the couch as the kittens peed
on the couch, and our shoes. Somehow, they always had enough pee to also leave large,
damp spots in their litter boxes, and I wondered at how big their bladders
could be, in such tiny bodies.
I can proudly say that now I get it.
Possibility #1) The kittens were mad at Roommate 1 for
naming them after lovers from her favorite movie, Stardust. Even though they were found as strays, clearly the cats
were brother and sister. If my mom had done that to me and my little brother, I
would have peed on more than just my bed a couple times and the floor in my
kindergarten classroom. I would have peed on her. And my brother. Because my
brother was a brat. I was a brat too, but I was an older brat, so it was okay.
Possibility #2) This was a territorial thing (which is the
correct answer because this is what the vet told us, and kittens don't watch Stardust.) The cats were new, but being cats, they wanted to own the
apartment we humans paid rent for, so
they peed on it. They peed all over it, and I saw regular yellow streams of our
deposit seeping into the carpeting.
I now know this was a territorial thing because I had a
similar experience myself. Last weekend, my boyfriend's roommate was finally
(finally!!) away for the week with his girlfriend, and my boyfriend and I got
some much needed alone time. Eventually, I had to use the bathroom, and when I
was peeing I noticed the roommate's bathroom things were still there.
Probably because he
has the same supplies at his girlfriend's place, I reasoned as I washed my
hands, not giving it another thought. That is, until I dried off my hands and
realized I suddenly needed to go to the bathroom again.
How could that be!?
I thought, but then I glanced at the roommate's toothbrush and cologne bottle
again. And I thought about how much fun it would be to pee on both of those
right then.
Now, I'm not going to tell you whether or not I peed on my
boyfriend's roommate's things—that is not what this blog post is about. This
post was just meant to show you how territorial cats, and humans, can be.
The rest I will leave to your imagination.
