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Does your cat follow the “if I fits, I sits” rule?

107 replies

Soubriquet · 02/09/2020 08:08

Mine doesn’t. I have several boxes at the moment thanks to my online shopping addiction amazon, and yet Toots has shown no interest what so ever in sitting in them.

She would much rather lay in the windowsill, on the floor or sprawled on my bed

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Plump82 · 02/09/2020 09:24

And a couple more

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Does your cat follow the “if I fits, I sits” rule?
Derekhello · 02/09/2020 09:43

This thread has made my day Smile
Our does, here’s a picture of a tiger doing it (not my cat) 🐈

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StudentWithACat · 02/09/2020 09:46

My cat sleeps in the clean washing basket

Just to annoy us, though it’s not very effective, we just think she’s cuter

toiletpaper · 02/09/2020 09:56

I'm not a cat person at all but I loved my parents late cat, here he is sat in their sink a good five years ago Smile

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AfterSchoolWorry · 02/09/2020 10:00

My car doesn't really.

But I could spend hours googling pics of cats loafing on glass!

😺 makes me happy!

Reythemamajedi · 02/09/2020 10:02

One does, he is a bit dopey though

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KevinAndHerKits · 02/09/2020 10:03

We were sweeping up the mess they’d made from scrabbling in the (clean) litter tray, and we left the dustpan down for a moment...

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AfterSchoolWorry · 02/09/2020 10:05

Or cats in glass bowls!

Soubriquet · 02/09/2020 10:06

@Derekhello

This thread has made my day Smile Our does, here’s a picture of a tiger doing it (not my cat) 🐈
See it’s universal!

So why does my cat refuse to?

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ThisMustBeMyDream · 02/09/2020 10:16

Here's Treacle sitting in the Ghostbusters house Grin and Honey sitting in our board game Grin.

BrandNewShinyThings · 02/09/2020 10:20

Oh these are so lovely. My cats much prefer a chair or bed, boring.

feellikezerobucks · 02/09/2020 10:22

Egg box fans in this house!

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showgirl63 · 02/09/2020 10:26

Absolutely

Does your cat follow the “if I fits, I sits” rule?
Bargebill19 · 02/09/2020 10:30

My laundry box.

Does your cat follow the “if I fits, I sits” rule?
ZenZebra · 02/09/2020 10:43

I used to have to remind my DC to check their book-bags before school to make sure the kitten wasn't hiding in there. We had one near-miss.

These days he's a follower of the "stretch-and-swipe" rule. He stretches out across the floor and swipes a paw at anyone who dares to attempt to get past him.

Wincher · 02/09/2020 10:53

Mine likes sitting in boxes, except of course the lovely cardboard box my 6 year old spent ages colouring and then putting blankets and cat treats in for her last week... poor disappointed DS!

PigletJohn · 02/09/2020 10:59

not just cats

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YetAnotherSpartacus · 02/09/2020 11:02

Plump - you definitely assembled that ginger kitty incorrectly. I think you need to re-read the manual.

TheBitchOfTheVicar · 02/09/2020 11:03

Mine only does this on clothes. I wish she sat in doll's houses!

BlackCatsRule88 · 02/09/2020 11:06

I believe that I was missold my cat too. She has no interest in sitting in boxes, playing with toys, drinking out of proper water bowls (she insists on a human pint glass) or sleeping in proper cat baskets. To quote Mark Darcey, I like her just the way she is though.

ThingDoer · 02/09/2020 11:08

No longer with us, but Bertie favoured this location...

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oldwhyno · 02/09/2020 11:13

Not just in, but on. He sat on the plastic marble run the kids left scattered about. That can't have been comfortable.

He seems perpetually annoyed that he's defeated by beanbags though. I can see him eyeing them up.

PotholePalace · 02/09/2020 11:14

I love the facial expressions, especially IceniSky's cat.

It's their game and they're very obviously mocking us.

mylittlesandwich · 02/09/2020 11:17

Yup. Boxes, bags. Anything really.

Does your cat follow the “if I fits, I sits” rule?
ipswichwitch · 02/09/2020 11:24

Yes we have a fan of bags, baskets and boxes here. She will also lie in any bit of paper, whether you’re trying to write on it or not!

Does your cat follow the “if I fits, I sits” rule?
Does your cat follow the “if I fits, I sits” rule?
Does your cat follow the “if I fits, I sits” rule?