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For folks who are like "who is that guy again?".... Mingus was one of the most important jazz bass players in 20th century and a key figure in both bebop and free jazz. And quite a character. This is but one of his legendary achievements!
I left my cat alone in the house for a few days with my housekeeper popping in to feed and entertain him. He had a little over 2 day spell on his own at the end when my housekeeper couldn't come in. When I arrived home I discovered that our housekeeper had accidentally closed off the door accessing his litter box. I searched the house looking for the mess but couldn't find anything.. until I went to the bathroom and…
This is true. My cat definitely pees in the sinks and bathtubs sometimes even when his litter is fresh. He poops in the litter with no issues, so I don't think it's a location problem. My best educated guess is that he simply finds the sinks more convenient than hiking down to the basement. I have no doubts that he would pee in the toilet as well, but I can't leave the toilets open because we have dogs around. (Altho…
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> but I can't leave the toilets open because we have dogs around. As someone who's never been a dog owner, what's the problem with dogs and toilets?
Dogs like to drink from toilet bowls. I've owned lots of dogs and it has never been an issue aside from one dog as a kid and we just accepted it
Especially if the cat doesn't learn to flush like Charles Mingus' cat.
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This is true. My cat definitely pees in the sinks and bathtubs sometimes even when his litter is fresh. He poops in the litter with no issues, so I don't think it's a location problem. My best educated guess is that he simply finds the sinks more convenient than hiking down to the basement. I have no doubts that he would pee in the toilet as well, but I can't leave the toilets open because we have dogs around. (Altho…
Wait wait, what's this about being noseblind? Is that a thing?
A lot of pet owners don't seem to realize the pet smells in their house because they're so used to them.
You see this a lot. People who live near smelly garbage dumps, in smelly cities, near farms that use a lot of manure, etc. They get used to it and stop noticing it.
I think we all experience some level of this. Everybody's home has a distinctive (usually benign) smell. But you usually don't think about it or notice it. Until you step into somebody else's home.
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Wait wait, what's this about being noseblind? Is that a thing?
It's a non-scientific term for a commonly-accepted phenomenon. Like a lot of other stimuli, the brain gets pretty used to filtering out constant background smells. A lot of pet owners don't seem to realize the pet smells in their house because they're so used to them. You see this a lot. People who live near smelly garbage dumps, in smelly cities, near farms that use a lot of manure, etc. They get used to it and stop…
Hopefully my current flat doesn't smell like cat pee.
Even if you are not a jazz fan, listen to his record Mingus Ah Um. It is mind-blowingly brilliant. There is just nothing quite like it!
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It's a non-scientific term for a commonly-accepted phenomenon. Like a lot of other stimuli, the brain gets pretty used to filtering out constant background smells. A lot of pet owners don't seem to realize the pet smells in their house because they're so used to them. You see this a lot. People who live near smelly garbage dumps, in smelly cities, near farms that use a lot of manure, etc. They get used to it and stop…
Hmm yes, I've noticed that with my old house. Oddly, the only time I could smell it was when I put my shirt over my nose for a while (so I could smell the inside of my shirt) and then took it off. Hopefully my current flat doesn't smell like cat pee.
Hopefully my current flat doesn't smell like cat pee.
But I mean, if you're emptying and changing the litter regularly I'm sure it's fine! At least that's what I tell myself if my brother hasn't been around lately...
I have a friend who never trained their cats for that, yet the two cats seem to prefer the toilet. The cats even have two spacious litter boxes away from food and noise. Every time I go to his house my friend reminds me to put the lid down after using so the cats don't use it.
Out of curiosity, why would he not want them to do that? Seems very convenient and saves on cleaning the litter box manually.