My naughty Sixpence tends to march out of the bedroom, tail high, when I have someone in for tea, goes to the kitchen and proceeds to use the tray with a great deal of scratching. I then have to say to the guest "Please excuse me a moment", go out and close the living room door, clear the tray, and then go back. Sometimes there is a bit of a pong!!!! I have to laugh to myself. Sixpence dislikes "company" and this is her way of showing it.
Oh my gosh, I'm laughing over here! Mau-Mule has a similar attitude. If we upset her, she'll wait until we are eating dinner and then she'll go into her litterbox and poop a really smelly poop!!! It's so gross! I'm amazed at how clever our kitties are.
Mary, this is what some "kitty condos" look like:
Ours look very similar to that one, but ours has an extra step. We HAD to get one because when she was a kitten, she would climb all over our furniture.
Here is the Blue Buffalo food:
It's a bit pricey, but a 40 pound bag will last us about 8 months. So I think it's a very good deal. She has to be healthy so I try to feed her right. Since changing her food, her coat has become very glossy and soft.
"To believe in the brotherhood of man without the Fatherhood of God would make men a race of bastards." -Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen