We spend hundreds of dollars on "special" toys for our cats to play with, but have you ever wondered why?? Because they rarely play with them -- no!
They'd rather play with the top off a milk carton, or an old rolled-up sock dipped in catnip.
The other day I was doing my nails (I use those glue-on kind), and I dropped one on the floor. Within seconds, two of the kittens noticed, and proceeded to fight over it. So I threw another one on the floor, and then they were both happy. They batted the things around for about an hour, and when they were wore out, ran off and took a nap. The cost of the two nails were cheaper than most of the toys I spent a small fortune on..
Lately, they've been having a blast with a knot of fur that Winchester pulled out from himself -- especially Chiquita & Ricochet -- and that was free. Chiquita will run off with it in her mouth, and Ricochet will chase after her. He'll try grabbing it from her, and she'll growl at him. They'll get into a scuffle, till one of them is the victor and runs off with the "prize". All this over a clump of fur. If I would have known they'd derive so much pleasure out of such a thing, I wouldn't have bought them their cute little stuffed animals to play with....
And even though I live in Texas and you get those huuuge tree roaches in your house from time to time, I never have to worry about hiring an exterminator. The cats are better than any insecticide on the market. I reckon the roaches slide better over the wooden floor than any ole ball would -- although I can't for the life of me understand just how the cats can stand to even touch the nasty things..
A piece of dry spaghetti or a dry noodle works wonders, too. Or a coin or pen that drops out of your pocket.
I may never buy another cat toy again. I don't need to.
~KK~
They'd rather play with the top off a milk carton, or an old rolled-up sock dipped in catnip.
The other day I was doing my nails (I use those glue-on kind), and I dropped one on the floor. Within seconds, two of the kittens noticed, and proceeded to fight over it. So I threw another one on the floor, and then they were both happy. They batted the things around for about an hour, and when they were wore out, ran off and took a nap. The cost of the two nails were cheaper than most of the toys I spent a small fortune on..
Lately, they've been having a blast with a knot of fur that Winchester pulled out from himself -- especially Chiquita & Ricochet -- and that was free. Chiquita will run off with it in her mouth, and Ricochet will chase after her. He'll try grabbing it from her, and she'll growl at him. They'll get into a scuffle, till one of them is the victor and runs off with the "prize". All this over a clump of fur. If I would have known they'd derive so much pleasure out of such a thing, I wouldn't have bought them their cute little stuffed animals to play with....
And even though I live in Texas and you get those huuuge tree roaches in your house from time to time, I never have to worry about hiring an exterminator. The cats are better than any insecticide on the market. I reckon the roaches slide better over the wooden floor than any ole ball would -- although I can't for the life of me understand just how the cats can stand to even touch the nasty things..
A piece of dry spaghetti or a dry noodle works wonders, too. Or a coin or pen that drops out of your pocket.
I may never buy another cat toy again. I don't need to.
~KK~