Something is wrong with my cat!

[Liberal Veteran]

I had a perfectly good empty box lying next to a store bought cat bed and my cat was contentedly sleeping in the cat bed with the box remaining empty.

Is this a medical or psychological issue with the cat? Everyone knows that cats MUST choose an empty box over anything store bought for them!

[Kadie]

1. What size is the box?

It is important that you have a box quite a bit smaller than the cat.

[Liberal Veteran]

2. That may be the issue.

I'll have to test it with a shoe box to properly diagnose this phenomenon.

[ret5hd]

3. Your cat is already too far gone for any of us to be of any help.

An emergency trip to the vet is your only hope.

[onehandle]

4. Your cat is elitist. Clearly one of the 1%. nt

[Brigid]

5. Your cat is . . .

A cat. Mine love to hide in boxes. I never knew one that didn't.

[yawnmaster]

6. It seems the problem may be that you were expecting the cat to sleep in the box. eom

[HopeHoops]

7. My kittens turn the cat bed over and sleep on the underside like a hammock.

[hifiguy]

8. My cat scorns boxes.

He will only really settle down for serious sleeping on beds, padded carpets, chairs/sofa and his cat bed. Butch is a luxury pig.