(Am I just a lounge lizard, whatever that is? More like a lounge Loulou…)
Except in my case. You cannot imagine the time mama spends in attempts to interest me in that silly fishing rod with a fake rabbit tail on the end or that other one with what looks like real feathers, but no way, Jose. I know a feather when I see one, mama, and those are plastic fake feathers, anthro-made!
So here’s the question: Just what DOES turn a kitty on, because I’ve made pleas about this before and many nice replies were sent, but maybe I just have to admit that I’m out of my kitten stage and simply don’t get all hot and bothered over a ball of yarn any longer, haha.
SO what do YOU kitties play with? What gets your energy pumping? Those Atcad kitties have such a huge back yard to explore that they probably could care less about toys. Their toys are squirrels and birds and their doggy brother, but I don’t have any of those. No squirrels here that I know of. Aha, but what we DO have are humongous sea gulls–gouelands–and they make mama sort of nervous because she once saw one carrying something in its beak and it was furry and (well, previously) alive…
So she’s on the lookout for those thieving, conniving creatures! I’m pretty sure they would not lay a claw on me, Guard of the Garden, Fearless Feline of the Home Front! But as playmates, fuggedaboudit.
Plus, those guys are BIG.
I mean, seriously, would you play with THIS?
But I digress–even my plethora, whatever that is, of nip toys is…(yawn)…boooorrring.
And yet I purr from morning to night and sleep like a…well…a cat.
Maybe I’m looking in the wrong places for the right answer…
I love my little plastic ball that momma throws in the tub for me. She covers the drain with the rubber mat or a stopper so it doesn’t get stuck in the drain. She leaves it there when she’s not using the tub and I chase that thing around for hours -day and night!
I also like plastic springs and stealing pens and other items off her desk. If it makes noise I love it. Milk jug rings make pretty good toys too.
I don’t care a bit about catnip toys or silvervine. I just like noisy toys that I can chase after. I’m pretty good at playing by myself. Although mommy does play with me too.
Luvz, Patzy
WHAT A GREAT IDEA, THAT BATHTUB THING! I WONDER IF THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WOULD WORK FOR ME. But not sure I could jump that high to get out, haha. Thank you for suggestions, Patzy!
A cat harness with a lead, for taking the humans on walks? This is a compromise. They must follow *your* lead or you’ll refuse to walk, and you must resist any impulse to climb trees. But it worked for a very famous city cat called Polar Bear.
Hey, I have a harness and I’m loose in our garden, but I can’t go out into our village because there are ferals around the corner and they might have something I don’t want, aside from their yowls, haha. But it’s a great idea to take my anthros for a walk!!!
Gee, Lounge Loulou – I don’t know. I guess cats are pickier, but I do have my favorites. Albi, String and Bébé. The Big Bird mama brought last trip to Paris is OK. But Bebe (a mini-moi) has taken over. Besides, she squeaks. Do you have a squeaky toy? I just love that power trip….
I have a squeaky thing that mama has to squeak for me but I could care less….
Yes LouLou, and they are carnivores, and could very well try to have you fur lunch. And we don’t mean they’d be servin’ fish. Purr sis Lexi when she was still here, a kitty never outgrows playtime. Ya’ just have to find the right toy. We luv our nip nanner, the cat dancer, that undercover mouse toy, and just ’bout anythin’ silvervine. But, like you, we’re not innerested in those wand toys with big feathers or mousies attached. We purrfur a smaller type purrey on the end of our string. We also luvmilk jug rings. The little plastic thing that comes off a gallon of milk when you open it. It also sometimes comes on vitamin bottles. And we also like silvervine sticks. But mommy says we can’t have those unsupervised. Big hugs
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
I don’t know what silverine stickes are but mama is looking it up. And I’ll steer clear of those BIRDS.
Some cats aren’t into toys. I have one that is perfectly happy to occasionally watch for birds and squirrels. The other one thinks everything could be a toy…nothing is safe from her.
Do you wear gloves, haha? I just don’t care for anything except tummy rubs.
Maybe there really is NOT a problem. Have you tried Valerian instead of nip ?
Well, valerian is what is in my Beaphar travel drops. I don’t want to space out, I want to move around alot and make myself a bit…er…slimmer.
I love to play with anything with a string, and a shoelace is just so much fun. With supervision of course. And Lexy lives for the red dot.
Well, mama gave up the laser because I couldn’t ‘kill’it and we kitties like to know we have accomplished something, haha. But I did get interested in a laser once.
Have you tried a nice big paper bag, Loulou?
What do I do with that? Get IN it? WOW.