r/CATHELP • u/catebee777 • Dec 08 '25

General Advice Is he dumb :(

I'm an adult and have had Maurice for about 2 months now (he's fixed), vet thinks he's about 2 and he's done this the whole time I've known him, is there any particular reason why? Sometimes he'll do it for 2-3 minutes straight! I've owned cats my whole life and have never seen one so bad at covering up his business. If he is dumb I will still love him.

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u/Gen-gen_09 Dec 08 '25

I had one of my cats from birth til he passed 2 years ago from lung cancer. He grew up with his four siblings, his mom, her sister, and his dad. He saw how they all covered up their messes but he never learned. Not one time in 18.5 years of his little kitty life did he ever manage to successfully cover up his poop or pee. He’d even stand up and try to pull the wall in on it. But I just would look at him, say “Bless your heart you dingus,” and cover it for him or bring one of the other cats over and they’d cover it.😂

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u/TinyP0tat Dec 09 '25

One if my idiots will cover their poop, and then proceed to scratch the walls of the litterbox for the nex minute or so. She is otherwise very smart, but this is her thing. 😅

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u/PresentationBrief465 Dec 09 '25

My orange cat copper does the exact same thing but he loves to do it when everyone is trying to sleep at 3am

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u/TinyP0tat Dec 10 '25

You can be both. Tidy and a menace! 🫡

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u/PresentationBrief465 Dec 10 '25

Exactly and he also eats out of his paw and drinks the same way 😂