I own 2 cats - brother and sister - who are 2.5 yo. We got them as 2mo kittens from a friend. Both are sterilised and have always been very well-behaved. We've never had any damage from them scratching the walls or furniture, etc up to now. In the past couple of weeks, however, they have started stealing our clothes!
They've always loved to burrow in our wardrobe drawers, turfing clothes out onto the floor in the process, but now they've started dragging clothes around the house and even outside in the yard!
They are mainly house cats, but we have a catflap in the kitchen door and they play outside in an enclosed yard, with bushes, a small patch of grass etc, during the day. They also have the run of our (large, 6-bedroomed) home, so are not cooped up in a tiny space and they have various toys around the place.
DH was unemployed for most of last year and home all day, and he played with them a lot, whereas now we're both out of the house from 7am-6pm. Also, 2 of our 3 teens have recently left home.
Could the kitties be bored? Lonely? Seeking attention?
At first it was funny, but now, picking up previously clean clothes from out in the yard and around the house several times a day is starting to annoy me... Any suggestions?
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vitaminC · 29/03/2017 12:22
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