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One of the employees here at the shelter read somewhere about how strainers or colanders were used in an experiment with shelter kitties. 100 cats were the "subjects". 50 of those cats were given strainers/colanders to sleep in & play with. 47 of those 50 were healthier & happier. So, this shelter employee bought some colanders. We've got 12 week old kittens piled into one. Timid kitties hide in there for "shelter". A lonesome 4 month old brat of a kitty mauls his & then snuggles with it(not to mention bathes it). We haven't given any to the adult cats yet, but so far every cat given one loves it! We purchased pretty colored(like blue, pink, white, etc.) ones at the Dollar store for $1 each. Well worth it! One of the kitties is suffering from a nasty URI & is much happier snuggled into his colander. BTW-They all have hand towels in the colander to sleep in. Not that they bother to leave the towels in the colanders....
Just wanted to share the idea! I cannot believe after 2 days how much happier the cats seemed tonight. They all had to "show" me their new toys!
Just wanted to share the idea! I cannot believe after 2 days how much happier the cats seemed tonight. They all had to "show" me their new toys!