Fly

I mentioned I have two cats, but really I only have one. The other belongs to Andy and he refuses to acknowledge that I am Booger's mother, even though I have known the cat for most of his nearly 8 years. But, no, Booger belonged to Andy before we met, ergo Booger is Andy's cat. Fly was my cat when we met; thus, Fly belongs to me. And no matter how I try, Andy refuses to consider Fly his cat. Part of it may be bitterness that I adopted Fly when I was still with my ex. Part of it may be because she clearly prefers her mother (me). Most of it, however, has to do with the fact that Fly prefers to poop and pee al fresco.

At some point in her youth, Fly got a wild hair and decided she didn't want to pee in the box any more. It may have been because I had 4 cats and 1 box and that 1 box didn't get cleaned all that often, so she sought out cleaner pastures. Or it could have been because she is an evil little kitty bitch (this is Andy's theory). The 4 cat household did not last long, but it made a big enough impression on my little girl. So much so that, even when the number of litter boxes matched the number of cats, and the boxes were cleaned every day, she would still periodically pee outside the box.

Every now and then, Fly likes to throw us a curveball by leaving a turd on the floor. It's always on the hardwood and no one has ever stepped in one (except for the time Fly pooped on Andy's flip-flop...but that's another story). And the poop is much easier to clean up than the pee. Naturally, the pee is always on the carpet. But, of course, not on the pee pee pads I bought her.

I don't know why she continues to spite us. She still uses the box (clearly not all the time) and seems to have no medical problems. She was on kitty valium a few years ago, but that didn't help. I clean the boxes EVERY morning. I even give her treats just after she's used the box. So why does my cat continue to do her doodie in the wilds of our living room?

Perhaps my cat is broken too.