Cat Problems Resolved contains a growing series of articles on various problems that I or others have had with our cats or kittens.
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dancersmomHi, I have an unsual question. Last summer we got a 5 month old chi pup that came paper trained. She goes outside some, but prefers the paper -- our 6 yr old cat has now decided to use the puppy pads too -- it's not really a problem -- just kind of strange. Is this normal for a cat?
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Hi Dancersmom,
I must say this is something new for me. I've never heard of a cat wanting to use the same thing a dog uses for eliminating. Are the puppy pads close together? I would have thought the smell of the puppy would put her off. The only thing I can think of is that as the chi is such a small dog, your cat has 'adopted' it. This does happen occasionally.
Kathy
Posted: May 7th, 2009 | More Reviews From robkat | Report This Comment