Even the most elegant cat and the least graceful dogs can end up in funny scenarios at times. Occasionally, the animals we keep at home surprise us with antics that seem unbelievable. When pet owners were asked to share the worst things their pets had done, the responses ranged from amusing to dark. Sit back, enjoy reading through them, upvote your favorites, and feel free to share your own thoughts and stories in the comments below.
#1
While changing clothes, my cat decided to playfully attack my tampon string.
#2
My cat kept munching on the long, thin leaves of a plant, causing him to throw up bits of it twice. When I moved the plant to a high shelf in my closet, he got so upset that he followed me around, trying to trip me and meowing in protest for a whole twenty minutes. A week later, I accidentally left the closet door open, and I returned home to find the plant dragged into the living room, with fake dirt and rocks scattered on the carpet, my closet soaked in cat urine, and several piles of vomit containing green leaves. He had been waiting for a slip-up to wreak havoc.
#3
Our dachshund once sneezed near a kitchen cabinet, bumping his head on the door. In retaliation, he barked at the cabinet.
#4
My dog, who usually follows me everywhere, went missing after I gave them baths and left their collars off. I found him in the laundry room, looking content as if he had accepted his fate of living there, without bothering to bark for help.
#5
My dog herded five sheep into the ocean, much to my grandpa’s dismay.
#6
Our labrador, sensing the neighbor’s kid’s fear of dogs, urinated on the child’s leg as he stood frozen in fear.
#7
My cat would often return home with a dead mouse until we discovered that he was stealing the neighbor’s mouse from their python’s enclosure.
#8
One time, my cat caught a falcon but instead of harming it, he brought it inside the house and set it free, causing chaos and mess. Thanks, Carlos, but next time, maybe just stick to catching prey outside!
24 – My cat lay down on my chest and quietly passed gas in my face.
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25 – Our cat once defecated inside the sound hole of my guitar. Whenever someone complains about struggling to retrieve a pick from their guitar, I share this anecdote.
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26 – This mischievous cat has destroyed over $200 worth of phone chargers and ethernet cables in the year I’ve had him. Despite trying various methods to deter his behavior, including spraying him with water and using bitter substances on the cords, he remains unfazed. Yes, I am referring to a troublesome cat.
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27 – When my dog was a puppy, he chewed through several leashes. One day, he managed to escape during a walk, stole a baseball from a high school game in progress, and ran joyously around the diamond with the ball in his mouth until he was caught.
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28 – I had a sulfur-crested cockatoo as a rescue in my house for a few months. This impressive bird was incredibly loud. I once made a shepherd’s pie that I intended to enjoy throughout the week. However, the cockatoo flew into the pie, treating it like a bird bath, and ended up defecating in it, rendering the pie inedible.
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29 – While using the bathroom with the door open, my bunny unexpectedly hopped in. Before I could react, she jumped into the toilet bowl, immersing herself in the urine. It was a chaotic and unpleasant situation to handle.
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30 – In the middle of the night, my cat demanded attention and disturbed both me and my wife. When my wife pushed him off the bed, he retaliated by rubbing his genital area on her face in an act of defiance.
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31 – While feeding my snake live mice, one of the mice dodged the snake’s attack, causing the snake to mistakenly bite itself and attempt to consume its own body. I had to intervene by prying the snake’s mouth open to prevent self-harm.
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32 – When my puppy Tater escaped his leash and ventured into the yard and onto the street, my heart sank as a car approached. Miraculously, the car passed right over him unharmed, teaching him a valuable lesson about safety.
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33 – My betta fish, a feisty and amusing creature, has a habit of plucking snails off the tank walls with his mouth and spitting them onto the gravel below. He also enjoys chasing the ember tetras he coexists with, despite being too slow to catch them.
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34 – To test my dog’s reaction, I pretended to collapse as if I
At my wit’s end. Birds. They’re like airborne toddlers. Over the years, I’ve experienced wicker lamps falling apart from nibbling, numerous rescues from cups and glasses, droppings on my TV, pages torn from books, guests being ‘scouted’ and then dive-bombed, failed nose-perching attempts, food-grabbing mid-chew, hair mishaps, remote button ripping, gadget dismantling attempts, liquid splashing chaos, volume contests with appliances, and more. They may seem mischievous, but they know what they’re up to, even monitoring my reactions. If I’m not attentive, they screech until I notice. They understand TV boundaries but defy them when my back is turned. They dart off ‘laughing’ when I try to move them. Still, most of the time, they’re darling little angels. Despite their antics, I adore them.
My cat once relieved itself on my mother’s shoulder while we were driving. Not the worst thing she’s done, but certainly exasperating. On another occasion, my Labrador leaped into a canal, prompting a mild rescue operation. She also has a peculiar affinity for cat feces. Meanwhile, my hamster gnawed through a pair of new jeans within reach of her cage. And my horse, a gray troublemaker, habitually wallows in mud, stepped on my foot, and unseated me multiple times in recent months. Apart from these incidents, he’s a gem.
During a nap, my cat pounced from the headboard onto my face, using it as a springboard, leaving cuts and awakening me in a panic. In a separate episode, unable to find my cat’s preferred wet food, he urinated in a basket of freshly washed clothes right before an important interview, leading to a late-night laundry session. We once made the error of taking our usually composed Labrador through an automatic car wash, triggering a frantic episode inside the car. And our Leonberger dog, Baloo, with his fluffy coat, surprised me with a face full of something unpleasant after a trip outside for a potty break.
One time, my dog decided to rub his face in some animal waste, which ended up giving him fleas. Another incident involved our beloved Parrotlet, who we adore despite his mischievous behavior. One day, after a few too many drinks, I fell asleep on the couch with his cage open. When my significant other came home and couldn’t find the bird, we searched frantically all night, fearing the worst. It seemed like our gentle dog might have eaten him. The next morning, just as we were starting to lose hope, we heard chirping coming from under the couch. The bird had managed to crawl inside and fall asleep, causing quite a scare. In another memorable moment, my kitten peed in my grandma’s knitting bag, leading to a tense situation. I once had two cats that got into a messy fight resulting in a wall and sofa covered in diarrhea. My beagle, who has a rocky relationship with my mom, once defied her by pooping on her side of the bed. And my pitbull, who we suspect may be a bit unique, once rammed his head into the wall while investigating a laser pointer. Our energetic Spitz named Warlock once ate $250 in cash, leading us on a scavenger hunt to retrieve enough intact pieces for the bank to replace the bills.
#32: While camping, my friend wanted the dog’s hide but didn’t get it. Later, my dog barfed into my open, snoring mouth.
#33: My dog took a massive dump in my apartment, and then the Roomba, scheduled to run mid-day, spread poop everywhere! I decided not to punish the dog since he didn’t drag the filth around by himself. Instead, I started a new “no poop in the house” training regime the next day.
#34: When I was a teenager, I came home late one night and unknowingly closed my bedroom door behind me with our male cat inside. I woke up to the cat urinating all over me, and the mattress had to be thrown away.
#35: In our old apartment, the en suite bathroom for the master bedroom had some issues with waste slowly filling up the toilet. One morning, while I was already running late for work, my cat went on a wild run around the house, ending up in a messy situation in the bathroom. It was a chaotic and messy morning cleanup that made me late for work.
#36: While driving to pick up the mail, I discovered that my pet had been eating her own waste. My moment of thinking how cute she was turned into chaos when she vomited her waste all over my car.
#37: As a kid, we had a Borzoi named Boris who had a habit of eating everything. One time, he chewed up our cordless phone and swallowed the battery, causing it to leak acid in his stomach.
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Parents had to pay approximately $700 to have it removed. On another occasion, he managed to break into the pantry and consume an entire bag of prunes. As a result, the prunes took their natural course, leading to a messy situation throughout the house.
My cat didn’t return home after being let out, causing me to search the streets until 4 am. I eventually found him engaged in a fight with a fox.
My cat was a skilled predator. When my brother acquired a pet mouse, we knew we had to keep the room it was in securely closed, or else the mouse would quickly become a meal for the cat. Despite our efforts to keep the door shut, the cat, with her cunning intellect, found a way to sneak into the room ninja-style by using the skylight. Sadly, the mouse, named Jerry, was no match for the cat’s hunting instincts and met its demise after only three days. The cat never ventured onto the roof again.
I was around 12 years old, about 7 years ago, when my mom purchased her dream dog—a tiny Yorkie named Monster. While my mom was out shopping, I was left in charge of the dog. Monster somehow managed to climb onto the kitchen counter, locked eyes with me, and leaped onto the hardwood floor, resulting in a painful impact. He yelped, seized up for about 20 minutes, and left me in a panic as I called my mom in tears, fearing I had witnessed a puppy suicide attempt. Thankfully, Monster survived and remains a lively 4-pound bundle of mischief.
My rabbit decided to munch on the spine of my first edition Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Our Labrador devoured around 4 pounds of fudge sent by my grandmother for Christmas, leading to three days of severe diarrhea and vomiting indoors.
My dog has a peculiar habit of rolling in feces, especially after I’ve given her a bath. While I understand it’s an instinctual behavior for hunting dogs to mask their scent, it’s still a frustrating experience.
One time, my pet ate a significant amount of used aquarium sand, resulting in a costly $1700 trip to the emergency vet in the middle of the night. The sand hardened in his intestine, posing a dangerous situation that could have cost even more if it had hardened in a different location. Despite his mischievous behavior, he remains a beloved companion.
These are just some of the countless escapades my pet has embarked upon, from consuming anti-depressants with my toddler stepsister to wreaking havoc with trash cans and food plates. Each incident has its own unique challenges, but through it all, our bond remains unbreakable.
Yesterday, my girlfriend received a package from Lush, eagerly opened it, and took it into the bathroom to pamper herself with the luxurious products. She left the package on the floor as she indulged in the bath time ritual. Our mischievous little buddy, naive to the difference between beauty products and treats, innocently assumed the packaging was a gift for him, mistaking the packing peanuts for biscuits. Although he managed to sneak a couple into his mouth before I intervened, fortunately, the eco-friendly plant-based materials posed no harm.
On another occasion, in a slightly tipsy state, I accidentally knocked over a glass, causing it to shatter on the floor. In my intoxicated reasoning, I decided to postpone the cleanup until the following day and simply covered the mess with a blanket. To my surprise, our furry companion found the makeshift bed quite inviting, settling in comfortably on the glass shards, conveying a poignant expression that seemed to say, “life is pain.”
In a series of comical yet exasperating incidents involving our household pets, our feline friend exhibited a rather distasteful habit of leaving a long skid mark while suffering from diarrhea. Although the situation was unpleasant, it was challenging to reprimand her for a natural occurrence. Meanwhile, our curious cat managed to chew on a fiber optic cable, causing minor damage to its sheathing, much to our dismay.
Transitioning to stories of animal antics, our cat Gomez displayed a newfound talent for hunting during the summer, resulting in a steady stream of unfortunate prey being presented to us, marking a significant milestone of fifty successful catches. On a more comedic note, witnessing our Labrador indulging in the cat’s feces was not only concerning but also emotionally wrenching, causing a gradual erosion of my inner peace with each occurrence.
Reflecting on past pet ownership experiences, our beloved cat struggled with digestive issues, leading to frequent episodes of vomiting that often resulted in damage to electronic devices, primarily TVs and cable boxes. Despite the costly mishaps, our affection for her remained unwavering. Lastly, reminiscing about childhood pets, the memory of two gerbils or desert rats takes a somber turn as one inadvertently became the meal of the other, leaving a lasting impression of the circle of life within our home.
