Cat Daddy and I really enjoy shopping at the plastic-free bulk foods shop in Chiswick. There’s not much there for Louis Catorze on account of, erm, most of their stock being vegan and him not, but it’s a great place for treats for ourselves.

But we love the shop even more after this little card came with our last order: 

The fact that it’s a Chat Noir makes this even better.

However, we didn’t gift the cardboard box to Catorze; he already claims any box that he’s not allowed to have, ignoring the ones that we give to him, so there’s no point. We gave him this one, and he didn’t set paw inside it until we told him he wasn’t allowed to do so.

And these ones below were all stacked up in one vertical column, ready to be put out for the bin men, until the little sod managed to upend the uppermost ones (we still don’t understand how). He then crawled inside to investigate the cause of the fall, even though he knew it was him: 

Bastard cat.

Do you have a Cat In Box story? Even if it’s just “Cat saw box and climbed inside, The End”, I’d still like to hear it. 

Another one earmarked for the bin men. (The box, I mean. Not Catorze.)
Comfortable?

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31 responses to “La boîte de Pandore ”

  1. sevencatsandcounting avatar

    Cats’ weekslong Vitamix standoff is entertaining thousands of people on Facebook

    https://www.npr.org/2022/01/14/1072812001/cat-vitamix-blender-box-standoff

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Don’t awww him. He’s a complete arsehole.

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  2. KDKH avatar

    We have a rescue cat that doesn’t like boxes. She could probably use some therapy, but I don’t know where to take her!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      It’s a universal thing. Does this mean that they all need therapy?

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  3. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Our current cat, the one who spent his first weeks with dwarf rabbits doesn’t really like entering cardboard boxes, but he could still change his mind about it. Every now and then, he looks interested in it like our former cats were.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      They’re all capable of unleashing a last-minute surprise on us! What would Timon do if you just left a box lying around?

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    2. mmechapeau avatar
      mmechapeau

      There are cardboard boxes stored in our cellar and he likes going there to sniff them.

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      1. iamthesunking avatar

        All he does is sniff? That’s so funny!

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  4. Charles Huss avatar

    Your story reminds me of my crazy ex-girlfriend before I knew she was crazy. She had a sofa she wanted to get rid of, so she put it outside with a “FREE” sign on it. Nobody took it. Then she wrote “$25” on it, and it disappeared overnight.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      That’s absolutely hilarious!

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  5. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Loved the video, so cute…!! Mr. Bowie was a ‘box cat’. He liked big ones, small ones, all sizes. Jimi never jumped in a box, he just didn’t like boxes. I wonder what Niki is going to do…

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Niki will probably eat the boxes, starting at the top and working his way down!

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      1. Herman avatar
        Herman

        That’s exactly what a friend warned me about… 😹

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  6. Kate Crimmins avatar

    Gracie was our cat box to the point of whapping any other cat that even thought about going in her box. Sadly our boxes go directly to recycling now that Gracie is gone.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I can imagine her doing that! What if you had multiple boxes? Did she claim them all?

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        Yes and no other cat was allowed in any of them.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          What if she were in Box A and someone had the temerity to enter Box B?

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          1. Kate Crimmins avatar

            She would go to Box B and womp him on the head, then either sit in Box B or go back to Box A depending on her mood and where the sun is.

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            1. iamthesunking avatar

              She would actually LEAVE HER POST to whomp someone who was doing something that didn’t affect her? 🤣🤣🤣

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            2. Kate Crimmins avatar

              Yes, she’s a cat. Why are you surprised? She had high standards.

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  7. RasmaSandra avatar

    My latest cats never cared about boxes. A long time ago I had cat named Sid and his game was both boxes and bags. One time we bought a long in length heater to use to keep our bedroom warm in the winter. The box was long and pretty thin and did not look like anything the cat would be interested in. We set up the heater and the box remained on the floor. That evening I could not find the cat and both me and my husband thought he could not possibly get into that box, When he was not found I grabbed my camera and lay down on the floor and looked into the box. Sid had squeezed himself in and was perfectly comfy and happy. I snapped a photo for the memory.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I would love to see that photo!

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      1. RasmaSandra avatar

        I would not mind sending it to you just don’t see how I could do it.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          My email address should be on my profile?

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          1. RasmaSandra avatar

            I looked over your site and went to About but I do not see where I could find this info or what I have to click on. I am all over the net because I write so much so here is my email. Drop me a line that you have received it and I will then reply and send you that photo

            spidrella@gmail.com

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            1. iamthesunking avatar

              Message sent! 😊

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  8. Belle avatar
    Belle

    Spacious, centrally located maison de containeur. Fully decorated in coordinating wall to wall carpeting. Move in ready. Available immediately. Motivated sellers. What’s not to like? 😸

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      “Maison de containeur”! 🤣🤣🤣

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  9. cat9984 avatar

    If one cat is in a box, they all want it. For some reason, no one wants some of the boxes. It doesn’t really seem to have anything to do with size

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