Potty Training

As you are all aware, I have two cats. Muffin & Hallie are pretty good cats. Aside from Muffin's moodiness & past depression, and Hallie's asthma, I really don't have any problems with them. At least I didn't think there were any other problems.

Last week in the middle of the night I heard this banging noise. It was loud enough to wake me up out of a sound sleep. It sounded like someone was hitting a hammer on my wall. I stood up and was about to go check on what the noise was in the living room, but then I heard a familiar scratching noise. Hallie must've been in the litter box. Muffin was sleeping on the end of my bed, so I knew it wasn't her. Hallie must've been trying really hard to cover up her shit 'cause she was crazy loud, but it stopped and I fell back asleep.

This morning I woke up to the same scenario. I got up, went into the living room, and found Hallie banging on a JCrew box. She was sitting inside banging on the flaps and scratching the bottom of it. It sounded exactly like the noise I heard last week. It was crazy that such a loud noise could come from a cat and a box. So, Hallie hung out in there for a while longer and then fell asleep in a corner somewhere. That JCrew box has been around for several months. I was gonna throw it out a while back, but Peter said I shouldn't 'cause the girls love it so much. So, I've just left it in a corner and they go in it occasionally and bat around the tissue paper that's still in it.

Well, as I was vacuuming today I had to move the box and noticed a wet spot in it! Upon further examination there seemed to be several old wet spots that have dried. Yep, that's right, Hallie's been peeing in the box! I don't know how long this has been going on, but I'm pretty pissed about it (no pun intended)! How has this gone on without my noticing?! Does my apartment smell like cat urine and I'm unaware?! Needless to say, the JCrew box is in the dumpster!

So, now I've got my eye on Hallie. She definitely uses her litter box, but does she go pee anywhere else?! Is she marking her territory?! Now I'm paranoid!

Oh, and here's a random picture of Hallie sleeping, just because I think it's the funniest, most ridiculous pose ever!!!