Right now I am completely perplexed and disgusted.  I took our two cats, Oberon and Peaseblossom, outside for their daily romp around the backyard.  Peasey has gotten very comfortable in the last few days.  She doesn't run away from noise or people anymore, she holds her own against Oberon if he plays too heavy.  Today she just got too comfortable for my taste.

When we were outside Peasey started walking in my garden and then digging in it.  I didn't think much of it because she likes to lay in dirt.  She thinks she is a dog too.  Obie plays fetch, Peasey gets dirt baths.  So there she was digging in circles and then she just suddenly went pee pee.  It was out of nowhere. 

Now I know some cats when they are fixed will pee on a bush because they can't spray to mark their territory.  This might make sense had she not been in squat position and oh I don't know, been male maybe...ya think?  She covered it up so I was thinking, "Ok this isn't such a bad thing, she might just really have had to go and wasn't planning to get put back inside yet. "

I turned around to check on Oberon, make sure he was still in the yard and not ready for random squirrel chasing or anything.  I turn back around and what do you know!  Peasey is now taking a dump in the same spot.  Note to self, do not put out loose fertilizer or dirt because cats seems to think it's litter.  I'm freaking out at this point because I don't want to yell at her and have her dash across the yard in mid poo frenzy.  At the same time though I don't want her to think it is ok to take a crap whenever she feels the need.

By the time I had made up my mind what I should do she was finished and at least covered that bathroom break up as well.  She remembers to 'flush'.  After bringing both cats inside and cleaning the dirty paws of one, I just had to share in my moment of kitty potty training shame.  It looks like the time really has come when there need to be two people watching them outside or only one cat out at a time.

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