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Mia had a little bird toy with feathers that she really likes.  She would curl up around it and pull it close to her.  Unfortunately when we were at the ER vet last month they lost it.  
  We have another one that's similar, but I don't think she likes it as much.

Chessy has a little blue puff ball that he loves.  He carries it around and leaves it for us in different parts of the house.  
 
oh, how very sad -- that your Mia's favorite toy was lost! 


and your Chessy loves his little blue puff ball! 
 
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Ruby loves catnip toys in general. I rotate them, so she's got a new favorite every week, but she goes absolutely nuts over the fuzzy catnip mice. She'll tear around with one in her mouth, and throw them so she can chase them.

Jasper had a fuzzy wand you that he liked, but he was more of a snuggler than a player.

Onyx has a newfound love of feather wands. I got her jumping and flipping all over the place lady night. She was panting by the time we were done! When I put it down she dragged it away and started chewing/pulling at the feathers like it was a little bird.
Update on this. Ruby ripped the furry "skin" off the plastic part of one of her mice at some point. When I dumped out our toy bin, Onyx decided that the skin is her favorite toy.
ahhhh, your Ruby loves catnip toys and especially fuzzy catnip mice! 
  we rotate toys here too!

your Jasper sounds very sweet! i'm glad he liked the fuzzy wand! 

and your Onyx loves feather wands...ahhh, and the furry 'skin' part of a toy mouse! lovely! 
 

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Everybody loves Da Bird! Even BooBoo, who is very arthritic, will go after Da Bird. He also tries to smack down the little red laser light.

Tabby loves the little red laser light and all the little mousies that are laying about on the steps down to the basement door. She yells at her mousies while she's playing with tossing them up in the air, catching them, and throwing them all over the place.

Mollipop has an on again/off again love affair with her pink mousie. Right after Jackie came to live with us, she started noseying around the pink mousie; Mollipop immediately put Jackie in her place. She came zooming in, grabbed Miss Pink Mousie right out from under Jackie's nose and took off back the hallway with the mousie in her mouth. Jackie just kind of had that "What the heck just happened here?" look on her face. 


We've been trying to get Jackie to play, but she won't. We've rolled tennis balls past her and she looks at them while they roll by, looks at us and says, "Yeah? So?" We got her a Kong toy and she doesn't care. We gave her a rope toy (that Tabby just loves) that she looks at. I don't think she knows how to play. And we've tried numerous times with her. We'll get down on the floor with her and she just rolls over, shows her belly, and says, "The Belly! Rub the Belly!" And I had to even teach her to do that.....the first time I got on the floor with her, she had no idea what the crazy woman was doing. Now, when I hit the floor, so does she. But she just wants The Belly rubbed.
 
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No, not quite it is the Cosmic Catnip toy. I will take a picture of it and post later.
 

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You know how ads chase you around the internet, depending on your activity? Well, a Chili's ad with a big red pepper in it just showed when I selected this thread!  
  
 

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You know how ads chase you around the internet, depending on your activity? Well, a Chili's ad with a big red pepper in it just showed when I selected this thread!  
  
             


so funny!
 

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Casper: Catnip banana. He will even lay his widdle head down on it to use it as a pillow :D

Cocoa: Probably a bright colored fuzzy ball.  Any color but I think she likes those best.
 
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Not toys but 2 of my cats are very possessive of 2 certain throw pillows. They nurse and knead them and sleep on them.
The toys can come and go without a thought. But dear gosh when someone touches their pillows or if I wash them watch out !
awww! so sweet! 
 
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Emma loves a Martha Stewart sisal ball toy. She carries it around and talks to it. I don't think it's made anymore but it kind of looks like this and has a tag that sticks out. She also loves another Martha Stewart ball toy, bsically a jingly ping pong ball covered in fabric.

Leroy doesn't have much interest in toys. He was obsessed with a soft giraffe toy for awhile but lost interest in that.
how interesting!  
   i didn't know that Martha Stewart put out cat toys, not that i'm totally surprised. those sound like really fun toys! 


does your Leroy enjoy climbing or hunting (can be bugs, or flying insects)? what are some of his favorite things to do?
 
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They also really like their treats ball. Hiro, the tuxedo, has got really good at it now. He just nudges it along slowly with his nose, sucking up the treats as they fall out.

that's a lovely crinkly catnip-filled butterfly with lotsa nice long blue feathers! 
  awwww, and a treat ball! how clever of your Hiro to have the treat ball all figured out! 
 
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This year they got a tent for Christmas made out of the same kind of fabric as the tunnel, and that's become their second favorite--they love to dive through the holes or sleep in it.  

that looks like a wonderful tunnel! 
  and a really nice tent too! does the tent also make those crinkly sounds, like the tunnel?

you've reminded me that i do have a cat tunnel somewhere. it's scrinched up and tied for storing it. i'll have to locate it, and bring it out so our jaspurr and the girls can play with it. i'm sure they'll have a ball with it too! 
 
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Mine have favorite toys; but they are more possessive over their beds!  Mooch's current bed is my bathrobe.  I haven't been able to wear it lately because she is curled up in it!  Noodles is really into her new heated bed.  
ahhhh, your bathrobe is your Mooch's favorite bed! i'm sure it's soft and warm, and also that it's her meowmy's that make it her favorite! 


wow! a wonderful heated bed for your Noodles! 
  i can only imagine it feels as wonderful as my heated mattress pad feels to me --


may i ask -- how is your wood stove doing this winter?
 
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Everybody loves Da Bird! Even BooBoo, who is very arthritic, will go after Da Bird. He also tries to smack down the little red laser light.

Tabby loves the little red laser light and all the little mousies that are laying about on the steps down to the basement door. She yells at her mousies while she's playing with tossing them up in the air, catching them, and throwing them all over the place.

Mollipop has an on again/off again love affair with her pink mousie. Right after Jackie came to live with us, she started noseying around the pink mousie; Mollipop immediately put Jackie in her place. She came zooming in, grabbed Miss Pink Mousie right out from under Jackie's nose and took off back the hallway with the mousie in her mouth. Jackie just kind of had that "What the heck just happened here?" look on her face. 


We've been trying to get Jackie to play, but she won't. We've rolled tennis balls past her and she looks at them while they roll by, looks at us and says, "Yeah? So?" We got her a Kong toy and she doesn't care. We gave her a rope toy (that Tabby just loves) that she looks at. I don't think she knows how to play. And we've tried numerous times with her. We'll get down on the floor with her and she just rolls over, shows her belly, and says, "The Belly! Rub the Belly!" And I had to even teach her to do that.....the first time I got on the floor with her, she had no idea what the crazy woman was doing. Now, when I hit the floor, so does she. But she just wants The Belly rubbed.
ooooo, Da Bird! a truly great cat toy! 


so cute, that your Tabby is quite vocal when she's playing with her mousies! 
  our deedee is very vocal, especially while playing with toys.

oh my goodness! that's so funny! 
i can just picture your Mollipop zooming in to rescue her special pink mousie, and the confused expression on your Jackie's face!

awwww, your Jackie doesn't know how to play. that's so sad...
  have you tried throwing the tennis ball -- outdoors? or short sticks? you've done so much already, and it sounds like Jackie's really very happy with you/your family. how about a scent type game, since beagles are scent hounds? maybe let her smell something, hide it (indoors or outside), then tell her to find it. you could even have a person hide, let her smell something with the persons scent on it, and tell Jackie to find him/her. give Jackie a treat when she finds it or brings it back to you!
 
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Casper: Catnip banana. He will even lay his widdle head down on it to use it as a pillow :D

Cocoa: Probably a bright colored fuzzy ball.  Any color but I think she likes those best.
ahhh, the catnip banana for your Casper! excellent choice for a favorite! 
  and that's just so very sweet when they lay their head down on a favorite toy! 


and for your Cocoa, a bright colored fuzzy ball! very nice! 
 
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