Murrmurr
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I splurged and bought Pixel some really cool cat toys today. They look sweet in his toy basket. Sweet but lonely; he's been playing with the shopping bag for an hour now.
I've been there, once (decades ago) a friend sent my cat a nice holiday toy. My cat played with the toy maybe twice ever, but the string the present had been tied with (a shiny scaly looking string) was placed with for years.Sweet but lonely; he's been playing with the shopping bag for an hour now.
Same thing with kids. One Christmas, we had three 5 year olds in the house who got a combined haul of Christmas loot that would stock a FAO Schwartz store and what did they play with all afternoon? A box.I have found that if you have an empty Amazon box, that's more entertaining than any cat toy you can buy at the store!
Oh! I have some of those! That's a good idea.My Beansy cat's favorite toy was 1/2 of those cheap plastic easter eggs. She would demand interactive play by throwing it at me. If I ignored her, she'd pick it up and pound it at my feet until I got the message. (RIP, Beansy)
A friend of my brother repairs pianos. He makes those toys out of old piano wires.Cat Dancer is Rileys fave toy. Every morning without fail he hops on the bed for his morning romp. A cheap toy with lots of entertainment value. He prefers this to anything else. He hides amongst the bed pillows to jump and trap his prey.
And of course there is always a contest when I bring the giant size costco cooler bag home. Can I unload before he climbs in.
https://www.amazon.ca/CAT-DANCER-PRODUCTS-101-Interactive/dp/B0006N9I68/ref=sr_1_2?crid=B7HW0DUETD50&keywords=cat+dancer&qid=1655285995&rdc=1&sprefix=cat+dancer,aps,74&sr=8-2&th=1
Clever idea!A friend of my brother repairs pianos. He makes those toys out of old piano wires.
Murrmurr, yes, such a simple toy to make. And now I am going to embarrass myself here by telling you all this.A friend of my brother repairs pianos. He makes those toys out of old piano wires.
Riley makes Pixel look like a dunce by comparison. Pixel mostly pounces onto my shin as I walk by. I've walked all the way into the bathroom and back with him hanging on my lower leg. I need a Pixel for the other leg, so I'll have a matching pair.Murrmurr, yes, such a simple toy to make. And now I am going to embarrass myself here by telling you all this.
This is how Riley and I play cat dancer....I put a circular pillow on the middle of the bed, BUT the playing must be accompanied by me singing "Here we go round the mulberry bush" Riley follows the toy around the pillow but only pounces on it when he hears "pop goes the weasel" At that point he has had enough of my singing I think.
Oh you must video this and put it on YouTube! And then post a link!This is how Riley and I play cat dancer....I put a circular pillow on the middle of the bed, BUT the playing must be accompanied by me singing "Here we go round the mulberry bush" Riley follows the toy around the pillow but only pounces on it when he hears "pop goes the weasel"
Yeah, most of Pixel's toys are things I made out of yarn or foil or empty Rx bottles.Balls made of wadded up foil, paper bags and the best; empty boxes. My cats were easy to please.