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Dave Bowman

(7,035 posts)
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 07:17 PM 14 hrs ago

Why do cats love boxes. (that's both cute and informative).

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Why do cats love boxes. (that's both cute and informative). (Original Post) Dave Bowman 14 hrs ago OP
One my cats love boxes and bags................ Lovie777 14 hrs ago #1
I learned a lot too! 😍 Dave Bowman 14 hrs ago #4
Bookmarking! Thanks :-) Maru Kitteh 14 hrs ago #2
You're welcome! Dave Bowman 14 hrs ago #3
Thanks, interesting & informative. KS Toronado 14 hrs ago #5
We love watching our local zoo AllyCat 14 hrs ago #6
Okay now I have to try taping an outline of a box on the floor. Maru Kitteh 14 hrs ago #7
That part is true. I have noticed that my cat wnylib 12 hrs ago #12
awe i miss my Kitties YoshidaYui 14 hrs ago #8
They were beautiful MustLoveBeagles 11 hrs ago #14
They definitely love boxes ... "if they fits, they sits" 🥰 nt Raine 14 hrs ago #9
My cat sat thru the whole video, never looking away, totally entranced. Fla Dem 13 hrs ago #10
Really? Wow, that's wild. 🙂 Dave Bowman 8 hrs ago #15
Don't forget BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #11
The morning after my husband and I brought home a wnylib 11 hrs ago #13
It's amazing how they can lift lids or box covers/flap and get in! BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago #17
They sure are amazing creatures. No wonder the ancient Egyptians where worshipping them. Dave Bowman 8 hrs ago #16
After an alert, and discussion with the hosts, locking. Emile 4 hrs ago #18

Lovie777

(22,598 posts)
1. One my cats love boxes and bags................
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 07:33 PM
14 hrs ago

the another one not. Thanks, I learned a lot.

Dave Bowman

(7,035 posts)
4. I learned a lot too! 😍
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 07:36 PM
14 hrs ago

Maru Kitteh

(31,527 posts)
2. Bookmarking! Thanks :-)
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 07:34 PM
14 hrs ago

Dave Bowman

(7,035 posts)
3. You're welcome!
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 07:35 PM
14 hrs ago

KS Toronado

(23,619 posts)
5. Thanks, interesting & informative.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 07:42 PM
14 hrs ago

AllyCat

(18,722 posts)
6. We love watching our local zoo
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 07:51 PM
14 hrs ago

Put refrigerator boxes out for the tigers!

Maru Kitteh

(31,527 posts)
7. Okay now I have to try taping an outline of a box on the floor.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 07:52 PM
14 hrs ago

wnylib

(25,597 posts)
12. That part is true. I have noticed that my cat
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 10:13 PM
12 hrs ago

will curl up on a flat, defined surface.

When I was preparing a poster for a protest, I cut the poster board in half to fit the backing for it. Since I needed space on the table to do my lettering and pasting, I left the other half on the kitchen floor while I worked.

My cat promptly took over the flat poster board piece on the floor. She even turned around a few times to get adjusted the same as she would inside a box.


YoshidaYui

(45,292 posts)
8. awe i miss my Kitties
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 08:00 PM
14 hrs ago

MustLoveBeagles

(15,662 posts)
14. They were beautiful
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 10:36 PM
11 hrs ago

Raine

(31,152 posts)
9. They definitely love boxes ... "if they fits, they sits" 🥰 nt
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 08:05 PM
14 hrs ago

Fla Dem

(27,543 posts)
10. My cat sat thru the whole video, never looking away, totally entranced.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 08:28 PM
13 hrs ago

Thank You!!!

Dave Bowman

(7,035 posts)
15. Really? Wow, that's wild. 🙂
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 01:18 AM
8 hrs ago

BumRushDaShow

(168,235 posts)
11. Don't forget
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 08:38 PM
13 hrs ago

laundry baskets - with or without freshly washed and dried clothes! And the same goes for an open suitcase that you are trying to pack.

A couple years ago when I was kitteh-sitting my sister's tuxie around the holidays, he made sure to get inside the partially un-zippered round wreath bag when I was trying to put wreaths up in the windows.

wnylib

(25,597 posts)
13. The morning after my husband and I brought home a
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 10:22 PM
11 hrs ago

a 6 week old kitten from the Humane Society, we could not find it. We had a small efficiency apartment at the time, so there were not many places the kitten could have gone. We got worried about where he could be.

When I got ready for a shower and opened the hamper lid to put my PJs in it, there was our new kitten, curled up on dirty clothes. He must have climbed up the side and slipped under the lid.

BumRushDaShow

(168,235 posts)
17. It's amazing how they can lift lids or box covers/flap and get in!
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 05:26 AM
4 hrs ago

That "paw action" is epic!

Dave Bowman

(7,035 posts)
16. They sure are amazing creatures. No wonder the ancient Egyptians where worshipping them.
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 01:22 AM
8 hrs ago

Emile

(41,789 posts)
18. After an alert, and discussion with the hosts, locking.
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 06:05 AM
4 hrs ago

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