The 13 lessons on how to play in the Cat Box!

Written by Miss Mattie (the kitten-box queen of paper towels.)

Stop! I am trying to work.

All kittens and cats need to learn the art of playing in a box because it’s a rite of passage. 

Since I am an expert living here at cat-box-zen, it is my duty to pass this box wisdom along.

Disclaimer- I am a kitten, listen to what you wish.

1. Pick the smallest box possible and stuff your cat butt in first. Keep stuffing. My brother is double my size and still squishes half in the box. If you don’t fit in a small box, try anyways. Before long your human will feel bad and get you a bigger box. Yea, more boxes!
2. If another cat is in the box, get in there too! This is a must! If you don’t fit on the side, move in from the top.  It is like squishing humans into a old telephone booths (so I was told). I wonder how many cats would fit in my box?
3.  As long as your head is covered, it doesn’t matter what cat part hangs out. You’ll be incognito and free from cat pictures.
4. If you are given a choice of two boxes, pick one, then move to the other, then back to the first one. Repeat again.
5. If your human gives you a toy from a large box, take the box and hide the toy. This guarantee’s another box will show up with a different toy. A cat needs choices you know!
6. Move the box around the room with your paw or body slam into it when you’re playing. It is funny when your human has to constantly move the boxes out of their way. They can’t hide their crazy cat ways with 4 boxes in the living room, one in the bathroom and one sliding down the hall to the kitchen.
7. When your human wants to put you in the box, instead sit on top of it. It is just as important to check for durability and claim dominance over the box as opposed to just dominance in it. Once they leave, you can then go in the box.
8. Always put a paw through all opening to test paw reaching limits. This is Important when that finger or paw comes by and disturb your Zen. Just paw pop anything that tries to enter. Understanding your tiny paw wrath they won’t dare enter without permission.
9. If a toy ends up in the box, keep it. Your cat sister will have to get in the box to get it.
10. Watch out for large brown bags or any other diversion that will get you away from the box. Paper towel rolls are my catnip; it works every time.
11. Always re-emerge from the box with your pride and your tail held high. It may not be a castle, but you are still royality.
12. In about 4 days stop playing with the box. Time to move on. You can’t play with that one box forever.

I am a cat, I can’t count.. here are two more tips.

1. Remember you are a zen cat, so don’t get attached to the box. Another box will follow if it is meant too.
2. Lastly, take a nap in the box. It is hard work maintaining your zen cat ways in a box!

They should have left me in the box!

P.S the litter box IS still a box, but the rules are different otherwise the situation can get messy.

My box waits.

Paw Popping you…

Miss Mattie!