The A to Z of Boxes - Emusements by Randy Parker

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I LOVE BOXES.

What’s so special about them? Well, let me tell you everything about boxes … from A to Z.

A box is good. Two boxes is better.

Toby and stuffed cat in two boxes. — My housemate, Toby, enjoys a boxtravaganza.

A box is a great place to hang out with a B uddy.

Milo and Toby snooze together in a box. — In case you can’t tell, I’m the handsome one on the left, and Toby is the big galut on the right.

Wherever you find an open box, you are likely to find a C at inside.

Milo relaxes in a box — A box is also a great place to rest your Chin.

When a box is not available, a D rawer can do in a pinch.

Milo, agitated, in a wardrobe drawer. — Me at my cat sitter’s house, where sadly I could not find any boxes.

For a cat, an E mpty box is an irresistible invitation.

Toby stretches out in a box. — Even a big dummy like Toby knows the virtues of a box. (He had not become so big yet when this photo was taken.)

A box is how most kittens travel to their F orever home.

Toby as a kittten in a pet shelter box. — Toby arrives to his forever home in a box from the Peninsula Humane Society. He test drove the house and servants first to make sure they were OK before I arrived.

The best kind of G ift basket is an EMPTY one!

Milo in a gift basket — I wasn’t the original gift in this basket, but I’m way better than what came inside.

On extremely rare occasions, a H uman can be preferable to a box.

Milo with owner near a box. — Me with one of my adopted primate servants.

Even I nanimate felines like boxes.

Milo with stuffed tiger in box. — I love boxes! Did I mention that yet?

Sleeping is no J oke for a cat in a box.

Toby deep asleep in a cat bed. — Toby has always been a sound sleeper compared to me (it’s one of the benefits of having a dull mind).

You can buy a cat a bed, but you can’t K eep him out of a box.

Milo sits in a box near his cat bed. — I’d prefer a box over my cat bed any day (note the empty cat bed in the upper left of this photo).

Let’s ponder the age-old question: can L uggage be considered a box?

Milo and Toby in a suitcase — A suitcase is just a special kind of box, if you ask me or Toby.

One kind of box that cats don’t like is M oving boxes.

It turns out that a “forever” home is not where the house is, but where the heart is. Shhh, don’t tell my primates that I said that.

A box is a great place for … N appies.

Toby catches some Zzz’s. (Gotcha if you thought I would use that one for the letter Z.)

Sometimes it’s good to think O utside the box.

Toby stands just outside a box. — Toby rarely has deep thoughts, so maybe this wasn’t the best photo to choose.

Boxes sometimes come with fun P ackaging material inside.

Milo swallowed up by box with packing paper — Who needs cat toys when you have shipping boxes?

I’ll let you in on a little secret. Kitties like cat beds because they remind us of boxes and are equally well suited for some peace and Q uiet.

Milo spreads out in his cat bed — I am not a fat cat; it’s just the camera angle. I’ve told my primates a million times to photograph me only from my good side.

A tent is not quite a box, but sometimes you have to R ough it.

Milo in a tent — I do like a blankie in my tent, so I guess you could say I’m inclined toward “glamping.”

Cats like boxes of all sizes even S mall ones.

I’m not sure how to get cozy in this box, but I like challenges.

If you want a kitty to use a cat T ree, it better have a built-in box.

Milo in a cat tree cubby — My cat tree is OK, but I prefer cardboard, to be honest.

Being IN a box is sublime, but it’s also great fun to be U nder one.

Toby under a sideways box — Ever the dum-dum, Toby has not yet figured out whether the box or the house is his forever home.

W hen a box is not available, a backpack will do.

Milo on a backpack — I am also quite fond of backpacks as long as they are empty and not riding on a primate’s back.

X marks the spot — nothing is cuter than a kitty in a bo X .

As a kitten,Toby snoozes in a box — Toby before he grew up to be an awkward adult.

“ Y ou can take the kitty out of the box, but you can’t take the box out of the kitty.”

Milo snoozes in a box — I’m not sure what that quote means, but it sounds profound, so I’m gonna go with it.

Ama Z on is great source of boxes.

Toby in an Amazon box — Toby did not arrive via 2-day shipping.

About the Author

Milo (2016-2024) was a regular contributor at Emusements. This story was originally a guest post on Cats.com in 2018. Sometime in the last year or two, they removed the post from their site. So, we are publishing it for the first time directly here on Emusements, where you can also read all of Milo’s other posts.

At the time he wrote this, Milo was a two-and-a-half year old indoor only house cat. He lived with his housemate and frenemy, Toby, with whom he shared a staff of four bipedal primates. Milo was a chatty cat who often wouldn’t shut up, so it’s only fitting that he started blogging. He wrote five posts before his schedule became too busy with napping and chasing his favorite “green mouse.”

Milo on sofa cusion — Milo in 2024 hard at work on his next blog post.

Your Turn

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