Reply #17: One of ours was a 'street rescue' [View All]

[Philostopher]

who had been kipping under my mother's backyard shed. For the first several weeks she lived with us, she liked to sleep in the litter box. We use a really fine-grained litter that's a lot like the consistency of sand. I think because she'd been sleeping on packed dirt under my mother's shed, it made her feel secure.

Now, of course, she'll kip just about anywhere except the sofa, which is leather. The cats don't like to sleep on it unless there's a blanket on it. They'll walk on it, but only our alpha cat sleeps on it -- it's one of the highest spots in the room that's remotely comfortable, I think that's why she puts up with it even though she prefers the carpet-covered cat furniture most of the time. She's our 'alpha' and she's the one who waits until the boxes have been scooped and pees in them all immediately. I definitely think it's a territorial thing, I think those who have said that are right.