I thought once my kids grew up and moved out I might be able to go to the bathroom in peace. Ah, but then we have had pets of one kind or another since then and it is just not meant to be. In the summertime, our cat actually lays next to and on the base of the commode for hours at a time. I thought cats like being warm? Argh! I feel your pain or should I say annoyance, GrannieAnnie!