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I've always played for 15-30 minutes a day with my cat (he's around 11 now). He goes outside three times a day, but never really leaves the garden.
Now over the years we've played with paper bags, table tennis balls, expensive mechanical wonder-machines that whizz a toy about, feathers on sticks etc., etc. The only surety is that the more money I've spent, the less likely my cat is going to enjoy playing with it!!!
I feel it's time for something new and exciting, perhaps something obvious I've not thought of.
Any suggestions?
Now over the years we've played with paper bags, table tennis balls, expensive mechanical wonder-machines that whizz a toy about, feathers on sticks etc., etc. The only surety is that the more money I've spent, the less likely my cat is going to enjoy playing with it!!!
I feel it's time for something new and exciting, perhaps something obvious I've not thought of.
Any suggestions?
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Yes they really do love these. I saw a post on here earlier this year about this toy and bought it for my cats. I've never seen them have so much fun with a new toy! They knock that ball about with the greatest of delight. Many a night I'm awoken with the sound of it.
Feathers are indeed a good suggestion. He's enjoyed them in the past, but it seems they have to be the right sort or colour (honestly).
Balls! Never hit his sweet spot, sadly.
Tin foil ... if only ... he has zero interest in the shiny stuff. Grrrr.
Further suggestions welcome!
Thank you, Lozza. I've already placed an order with Amazon though. Mind you, it will be delivered tomorrow (Amazon Prime member).
You then have the fun of unravelling the tangled mess to remake the ball but that's what servants are for
They won't send it to Guernsey...:(
A piece of string with a pram bead on the end.
A ping pong ball
A scaletrix set.
The cover ties on chairs
Wicker chairs
Have all been great cat toys.
Sticks and long grass blades also make good chasing games especially if you can wave them in the air a little above their heads so they stand on hind legs and paw the fun article.
I've had some great games from the long grass next door.
My little kitten plays with everything and anything. I like the look of the Catit, I debated buying one a while ago. Maybe I will give it a go. My toilet roll still won't be safe from naughty little paws though.
Aww how cute
Ours isn't allowed in the bathroom yet but if I know him, he will do that to the toilet roll! I love the CatIt products, I mean, a water fountain for kittens!:eek::D
Other toys have included Kotex, cigarettes and onions.
Cheap toys...oooh, scrunched up paper balls, anything that rolls ie empty film canisters, a string pulled for their entertainment gives them hours of fun. One of my cats likes to 'kill' my popsocks and our old cat used to have rather an...ahem...bizarre friendship with a My Little Pony, but the less said about that the better I think! :eek:
Oh and our next door neighbour once gave me some beautiful Pampas grass from his garden to put in a vase. It lasted all of a weekend because the cats adored the feathery fronds on it and couldn't resist them!
I could tell he was thinking: Strange, strange human...
I will try a ball of wool as I don't think we've tried that previously. Other than that, it's back to the drawing board, folks!