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Owner Decides To Document Every Time Her Cat Called Oliver Goes Somewhere He Shouldn’t (19 Pics)
Interview With Owner
Sondra M. lives with two cats -- Sunny and Oliver. Both adopted from the Humane Society, both absolutely gorgeous. There is, however, one difference between them. Oliver is a little bit more... independent. He likes to write his own rules. And one of the way ways he does this is by going places around the house where he shouldn't be.
His owner, Sondra, eventually started photographing Oliver's shenanigans. From the bread machine to the dishwasher, it looks like there isn't a corner where Oliver hasn't put his paws, and these amusing pictures purrfectly portray his curious nature.
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#1
In The Silverware Drawer
Sondra said Oliver is an adorable combination of wicked and cute. "[He] is wild," the owner told Bored Panda. "He will just run around the house like an uncoordinated maniac. But he is also a sweet boy who enjoys chin scratches."
The cat is constantly in places he shouldn't be, but only when Sondra is in the middle of doing something. If she's putting clothes in the dryer, he jumps in the dryer. If she's trying to put dishes away, he gets in the dishwasher. And if she's making dinner, he'll try to make his way into the pantry. You get the idea. However, if Sondra is just hanging out, he will also join her, sleeping on the sofa next to his owner.
"He is an extremely picky eater where he only likes his dry kibble and 2 kinds of wet food. He won't eat meat that I try to feed him from my dinner, but he will eat day-old popcorn off of the floor. He has attacked me trying to get chives out of the grocery bags," Sondra said.
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#2
In The Backpack
Oliver also likes to splash the water out of the toilets, so Sondra has to keep the seat lid closed.
When guests come over, Oliver has been known to "comb" their hair with his claws and occasionally nip them in the cheek after nuzzling their faces.
Considering his wild ways, you'd think he'd be destroying the house but that's not the case. "He actually doesn't knock stuff over or break things that frequently," Sondra said. "If he does, it's normally because he tried to squeeze past something without room and it gets pushed out of the way. The exception to all of this is cups of water. Oliver constantly knocks cups of water over. My mom gave me a cat drinking fountain for Christmas one year and it took Oliver about 2 days to figure out how to take the lid off and splash the water all over the place."
#3
In The Refrigerator
Bunzilla 5 years ago
Cat hair has always been a condiment for cat owners. They get everywhere!
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Roadkill TheBrave 5 years ago
*sighs* I've had a couple of heart attacks where I've almost shut Sora in the fridge. I have to be a ninja when you're getting food out or putting it up, always keeping a foot ready to shove the cat.
Toast Of Saint Louis 5 years ago
My cat is not allowed near my fridge, eventhough he tries to get in it when I open, I make sure he doesn't. One of the grossest things is to have cat hair in your food.
Dianna Siever 5 years ago
Totally closed my kitty in the fridge for half an hour because she did this. I had no idea she was in there! She didn't seem at all peeved when I opened the fridge back up though, so all's well that ends well.
Susan Mercurio 5 years ago
When I was five, my mother fixed the Thanksgiving turkey and then put it in the refrigerator. Our cat had been begging for a bite, and I begged for her, but Mother wouldn't give her any, so I picked her up and put her in the refrigerator with the turkey. When Mother went in to put the turkey in the oven, she was astonished to find the cat in there, happily chewing away. She said later that it wasn't that bad; the cat was only eating the turkey tail.
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
And when they won't get out, you shut the door till they get cold. Might startle another house member if they didn't know the back story though!
Sara Martin 5 years ago
hmmmmmm...... my lobster and caviar paté cans are not here.... hope my human mother has not eaten my patés (by mistake..... I mean)
#4
In The Dishwasher
Roadkill TheBrave 5 years ago
Sora stopped doing this when I almost shut her in the dish washer. Now she just glares at it when I'm loading it like its responsible for the downfall of Egypt.
#5
In The Bread Machine
#7
Under The Furniture
Roadkill TheBrave 5 years ago
To be fair this is any cat. Cats a liquid and will go wherever they want.
#8
Hiding In The Pans
Roadkill TheBrave 5 years ago
I'm starting to think that Oliver and my Siamese Sora are spirit twins or something. She does this to any cabinet that's open. I had to put toddler locks on a couple of my cabinets she figured out how to get open.
#9
In The Washing Machine
Tracey Hirt 5 years ago
There are air vents behind him. That's a dryer, not a washer. Still, either place is pretty risky for a cat to hang out.
#10
In The Cabinet
#11
In A Box
#12
In The Cupboard
#13
In The Cupboard
#14
Under The Stove
#15
On The Kitchen Counter
Roadkill TheBrave 5 years ago
I'll be impressed with this on when Oliver curls up into the Kitchen aid mixer bowl, and sleeps.
#16
In The Bookshelf
Lily Mae Kitty 5 years ago
is that a Beta in a tiny tiny bowl?!? They need FIVE gallons of water to be healthy
#17
On Unstable Surfaces
#18
In Several Plant Pots
J Haven 5 years ago
One of our cats sat so much he killed the plant; we left the pot in the window because he liked to sit in it to watch birds. Five years later we realized the pot was completely empty - his feet had gradually worn an entire pot of dirt out of the pot and onto the window sill and floor. I had always wondered why that area was so gritty but never thought to look in the pot!
#19
On The Washer Sink
Judith Wolverton 5 years ago
What a character. My orange cat, Rocky, does some of those things but his specialty is knocking things off the nightstand until I get up and feed him during the night!
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Podunkus 5 years ago (edited)
Many, many years ago we had a cat like this. One day we were folding clothes on our bed that had just come out of the dryer, so we had several drawers open on the dresser to toss in items as we processed them. When we were done, we closed the drawers, but one was stubborn. After several shoves to try and close it, we figured that some underwear or socks had fallen behind and caused a jam. Nope. After we pulled out the drawer to see what was going on, our cat proudly emerged. She had hopped up into the drawer and squished herself in behind it while we weren’t looking. She never made a peep after all that pressure to try and close the drawer. As I come to tell this story, I’m still shaking my head after all these years.
Michelle Muirhead 5 years ago
Yep, I had that experience too with my old Ginger. I pushed and pushed and not a peep out of him until he popped out.
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DC 5 years ago
It is. I had ... haha ... two cabinets in a corner, leaving a 1-foot-square between/behind them free. About 2 meters high. When they were young, my cats both fell into this hole I even had forgotten is there. Punishment followed - I had to partially unload the cabinets because they were too heavy to move to free them. I put in a shelf as emergency exiting-aid, and they started hanging out there voluntary once they got how to get out again. Cool guys, miss them both (they'd be 22 by now, one lasted until 20, the other only got 13 due to complications after surgery due to granuloma).
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Lavender Brown 5 years ago
Your cat is so cute 😍! He must really hate cleaning himself because he goes in places where things are cleaned.
KT Trondsen 5 years ago
God all I can think of is his dirty little paws are touching all the food and cooking items contaminating everything!!
Kori K. Warriner 5 years ago
Anyone with a history of cats has had at least one like this guy. Constant "where's (insert name here)?" And urgent searches to locate. Little buggers!!!
Eunice Probert 5 years ago
For goodness sake, close cupbaord doors. Especially keep the washing machine door closed. That's a number one rule in our house with two small and curious cats. A lot of these could have been prevented, and some are downright dangerous. So I suspect most, if not all, are staged. No cat person is that idiotic.
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
Only place that's off-limits in my house is the top of the gas stove because of the pilot lights. And to be exact, I'm sure everybody burned a toe at least once.
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Cathy Gaines 5 years ago
I could take all these photos and more with my two kittens! They get into EVERYTHING! And they're little genius who learned how to open cabinets. And I'm pretty sure one just turned on the TV...
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
We had one of those 'futuristic' refrigerators (Think late 50s) that had a foot pedal to open the door. Guess what we had to disable when one smartass figured out how to use it!
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Raine Soo 5 years ago
Oliver really does like to get up in everything, doesn't he? Cats are curious, that much I know.
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Just because some cats like to get in everything, that doesn't mean you let them, just like you wouldn't let your small children.
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Full Name 5 years ago
I disagree with the title. If the owner just takes pics and allows this behaviour, then the cat knows it can go wherever it wants. People treat dogs like things that need to be trained, but they lets cats do whatever they want. If you just laugh and say "Hey", and pick up your cat and give them a big kiss, they'll learn they can do what they want. I would NOT eat bread from this house ;-P
Kanga9ine 5 years ago
You weren't invited to this house. Beats eating the stuff kids touch after booger crudités.
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Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
Totally my cat Smudgy and an open closet door. When we haven’t seen her for a while, the first places we look are the closets. Invariably, she has settled into one of them. Either that, or we hear a disembodied meow and end up tracing the sound to a closed closet.
Kanga9ine 5 years ago
Put a kitty cam on him and see where he goes from a whole new perspective. I'll bet there are places he didn't dare visit because he knew you'd be snapping a picture before he had a chance to leave out the back door. Now he's going to have to have whoever answers the phone when you're looking for him in the cupboard or dishwasher or....., lie and say they haven't seen him.
Carol Emory 5 years ago
That kitty needs a jungle gym of his own. High platforms, narrow bridges..lots of hidey-holes. Areas to climb. He's a cat who's bored and needs some mental stimulation. If you have time during these lockdowns...maybe a DIY project in in order. There are all sorts of layouts and plan people have posted for free online.
Anna Salerno 5 years ago
OMGosh I have a cat who looks like this one and he did all of these things plus when I had my bathroom remodeled he got in the wall and got tiled up two times. He also would push out the screen to the upstairs bed room and get on the roof and stay there all day until I’d come home and rescue him. ❤️🐈❤️
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Cute kitty, nice pictures. Cats love to get into cardboard boxes, and like to sit on shelves, window sills, etc., but other than that....you need to do a lot of cat-proofing, ma'am.
Cecilia Cheung 5 years ago
Lol I can relate. Our cat Lola got stuck head first in my brother in law's running shoe. Last August we got new vent covers, and after watching me opening them a few times, figured out how to do it with her paws, pushed it aside, investigated the vent, and promptly tried to climb in. Again, she got stuck. It took two of us (humans) to pull her back out. At least she didn't try it again 😅
Crazy Cat Lady 5 years ago
These are all the places your cat's not allowed?? Some of these are ridiculous, it's a cat ffs!
Maik 5 years ago
I guess the author of the post has never had a cat. Cats own their houses. There is no place inside their houses they "shouldn't be in".
Bumblebee 5 years ago
You can train your cats.. just like dogs. Can take even more patience and training than dogs though. But is to be done!
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Podunkus 5 years ago (edited)
Many, many years ago we had a cat like this. One day we were folding clothes on our bed that had just come out of the dryer, so we had several drawers open on the dresser to toss in items as we processed them. When we were done, we closed the drawers, but one was stubborn. After several shoves to try and close it, we figured that some underwear or socks had fallen behind and caused a jam. Nope. After we pulled out the drawer to see what was going on, our cat proudly emerged. She had hopped up into the drawer and squished herself in behind it while we weren’t looking. She never made a peep after all that pressure to try and close the drawer. As I come to tell this story, I’m still shaking my head after all these years.
Michelle Muirhead 5 years ago
Yep, I had that experience too with my old Ginger. I pushed and pushed and not a peep out of him until he popped out.
Load More Replies... DC 5 years ago
It is. I had ... haha ... two cabinets in a corner, leaving a 1-foot-square between/behind them free. About 2 meters high. When they were young, my cats both fell into this hole I even had forgotten is there. Punishment followed - I had to partially unload the cabinets because they were too heavy to move to free them. I put in a shelf as emergency exiting-aid, and they started hanging out there voluntary once they got how to get out again. Cool guys, miss them both (they'd be 22 by now, one lasted until 20, the other only got 13 due to complications after surgery due to granuloma).
Load More Replies... Lavender Brown 5 years ago
Your cat is so cute 😍! He must really hate cleaning himself because he goes in places where things are cleaned.
KT Trondsen 5 years ago
God all I can think of is his dirty little paws are touching all the food and cooking items contaminating everything!!
Kori K. Warriner 5 years ago
Anyone with a history of cats has had at least one like this guy. Constant "where's (insert name here)?" And urgent searches to locate. Little buggers!!!
Eunice Probert 5 years ago
For goodness sake, close cupbaord doors. Especially keep the washing machine door closed. That's a number one rule in our house with two small and curious cats. A lot of these could have been prevented, and some are downright dangerous. So I suspect most, if not all, are staged. No cat person is that idiotic.
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
Only place that's off-limits in my house is the top of the gas stove because of the pilot lights. And to be exact, I'm sure everybody burned a toe at least once.
Load More Replies... Cathy Gaines 5 years ago
I could take all these photos and more with my two kittens! They get into EVERYTHING! And they're little genius who learned how to open cabinets. And I'm pretty sure one just turned on the TV...
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
We had one of those 'futuristic' refrigerators (Think late 50s) that had a foot pedal to open the door. Guess what we had to disable when one smartass figured out how to use it!
Load More Replies... Raine Soo 5 years ago
Oliver really does like to get up in everything, doesn't he? Cats are curious, that much I know.
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Just because some cats like to get in everything, that doesn't mean you let them, just like you wouldn't let your small children.
Load More Replies... Full Name 5 years ago
I disagree with the title. If the owner just takes pics and allows this behaviour, then the cat knows it can go wherever it wants. People treat dogs like things that need to be trained, but they lets cats do whatever they want. If you just laugh and say "Hey", and pick up your cat and give them a big kiss, they'll learn they can do what they want. I would NOT eat bread from this house ;-P
Kanga9ine 5 years ago
You weren't invited to this house. Beats eating the stuff kids touch after booger crudités.
Load More Replies... Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
Totally my cat Smudgy and an open closet door. When we haven’t seen her for a while, the first places we look are the closets. Invariably, she has settled into one of them. Either that, or we hear a disembodied meow and end up tracing the sound to a closed closet.
Kanga9ine 5 years ago
Put a kitty cam on him and see where he goes from a whole new perspective. I'll bet there are places he didn't dare visit because he knew you'd be snapping a picture before he had a chance to leave out the back door. Now he's going to have to have whoever answers the phone when you're looking for him in the cupboard or dishwasher or....., lie and say they haven't seen him.
Carol Emory 5 years ago
That kitty needs a jungle gym of his own. High platforms, narrow bridges..lots of hidey-holes. Areas to climb. He's a cat who's bored and needs some mental stimulation. If you have time during these lockdowns...maybe a DIY project in in order. There are all sorts of layouts and plan people have posted for free online.
Anna Salerno 5 years ago
OMGosh I have a cat who looks like this one and he did all of these things plus when I had my bathroom remodeled he got in the wall and got tiled up two times. He also would push out the screen to the upstairs bed room and get on the roof and stay there all day until I’d come home and rescue him. ❤️🐈❤️
Christina Uhlir 5 years ago
Cute kitty, nice pictures. Cats love to get into cardboard boxes, and like to sit on shelves, window sills, etc., but other than that....you need to do a lot of cat-proofing, ma'am.
Cecilia Cheung 5 years ago
Lol I can relate. Our cat Lola got stuck head first in my brother in law's running shoe. Last August we got new vent covers, and after watching me opening them a few times, figured out how to do it with her paws, pushed it aside, investigated the vent, and promptly tried to climb in. Again, she got stuck. It took two of us (humans) to pull her back out. At least she didn't try it again 😅
Crazy Cat Lady 5 years ago
These are all the places your cat's not allowed?? Some of these are ridiculous, it's a cat ffs!
Maik 5 years ago
I guess the author of the post has never had a cat. Cats own their houses. There is no place inside their houses they "shouldn't be in".
Bumblebee 5 years ago
You can train your cats.. just like dogs. Can take even more patience and training than dogs though. But is to be done!
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