Nong and His Nightly Fridge Ritual

Nong is a five-year-old domestic shorthair cat, and I have never met an animal with a stranger daily routine. Every evening at around six, he walks to the kitchen, sits in front of the fridge and stares at the door until I open it. He is not hungry. He just wants to make sure the fridge is still there. The second habit is the cardboard box. I bought him a fancy cat tree from a shop on Sukhumvit, and he ignored it completely. Instead he prefers the delivery boxes from online orders, which he attacks as if they were prey. I now save the boxes for him, which is a small price for a quiet apartment. If your cat has a habit like this, do not reward every demand. I learned that a bit late. Feeding on schedule and giving some play time before dinner helps a lot. He still stares at the fridge, but at least he has stopped meowing at it.