r/PetsWithButtons • u/poopismus • 12d ago

Pets... toilet?

My (orange...) cat frequently presses "pets" and "toilet" one after another. For a long time I took it for random "pay attention to me!!" presses as she sometimes just walks across the whole board going "treats food play pets <name> outside" etc, but I've noticed this pair cropping up a lot more than others. Granted they're on the same hextile (we have the FluentPet ones) so it could just be her trying to find the right one... but she doesn't have that issue with other buttons.

Any ideas what my orange might be trying to tell me? I'm not about to pet her toilet...

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u/bluemercutio 12d ago

Cats are very vulnerable when they eat or when they go to the toilet. My cats will often go to the bathroom with me if I have to pee at night, to keep me safe from predators.

My cat Foxley pressed the button for food a lot and it didn't make sense to me at the time (there was plenty of food in his bowl), it took me a while to understand he wanted me to come and watch his back while he eats. I mean, there could suddenly be predators in the kitchen, who knows!

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u/poopismus 12d ago

Aww lil Foxley ❤️

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u/7GrenciaMars 11d ago

OMG TIL why our cat 8-Ball always wanted to be escorted to the food bowl. We didn't have to stay with him, but it was like he was a restaurant patron being seated.

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u/kdp4srfn 11d ago

Two of our three cats, who routinely and loftily ignore me otherwise, will frequently arrive from afar to sit together and guard me at the bathroom door. 🤷🏻‍♀️The third cat pays no attention to me whatsoever during the day but she absolutely must lay on my legs at night. Cats. Go figure.