Though cats don't have much of a sense of property, pretty much everything is theirs it seems, sometimes I buy certain things for one of them in particular, or do something one likes, just for them. Sometimes it doesn't work out as I expected.
I bought one of those padded igloo or pyramid things for Tonya because I thought it would make her feel more secure to get in it. She absolutely wouldn't go near it. I put treats in it to try to entice her. She pulled them out with her paw. I even put her food dish in it. She ate with her head in it, but the rest of her out. After a couple of months I finally gave up and took it out of her room (which she still lives in though she comes out on her own on a limited basis). Both Ariel and Harlow use the igloo quite often.
I fill the bird feeder for Ariel because she is my most devoted bird watcher. I always tell her I filled it for her.
I bought one of those wave or curl horizontal scratchers last summer. Lily is very possessive of it. She was especially like that the first few months. Lately she hasn't gone after the boys and smacked them if they dare to touch it.
I bought Tonya a Star Gazer Turbo Scratcher. She loves it. She is always, however, putting other toys in the track so the ball doesn't go around all the way. She seems to like it that way. Harlow sometimes goes into her room and plays with it. She goes under the bed then.
I buy these foam "soccer" balls at Petsmart for Lily because she particularly loves them. Harlow does, too. There seems to be about 16 of them lost in my house. And I do clean under things, really I do. I just don't know where they disappear to.
Every time I buy a new cat bed I never know who is going to take a shine to it. But somebody always does. Except Lily and Tonya will never get in any bed. They like flat pads and towels - no beds. Harlow, Claude, and Ariel each use 2 or more beds each - but no sharing - they each have their own favorites - except the igloo/pyramid thing that Harlow and Ariel both use.
I bought the Go, Go, Dancer toy, and a Neko Flies toy to try to get Claude to play. He couldn't care less, but the 4 others love those toys.
Ariel and Harlow have long hair and need to be brushed/combed. Ariel lets me do it, very gingerly, a little. Harlow hates it and loves it. We struggle over it. But the two who absolutely love, love, love to be brushed or combed, are Lily and Claudio. But they don't really need it! But they come running for their chance to be brushed, whenever I start with anyone else.
Those are just some examples that came off the top of my head. How about you?
Robin
I bought one of those padded igloo or pyramid things for Tonya because I thought it would make her feel more secure to get in it. She absolutely wouldn't go near it. I put treats in it to try to entice her. She pulled them out with her paw. I even put her food dish in it. She ate with her head in it, but the rest of her out. After a couple of months I finally gave up and took it out of her room (which she still lives in though she comes out on her own on a limited basis). Both Ariel and Harlow use the igloo quite often.
I fill the bird feeder for Ariel because she is my most devoted bird watcher. I always tell her I filled it for her.
I bought one of those wave or curl horizontal scratchers last summer. Lily is very possessive of it. She was especially like that the first few months. Lately she hasn't gone after the boys and smacked them if they dare to touch it.
I bought Tonya a Star Gazer Turbo Scratcher. She loves it. She is always, however, putting other toys in the track so the ball doesn't go around all the way. She seems to like it that way. Harlow sometimes goes into her room and plays with it. She goes under the bed then.
I buy these foam "soccer" balls at Petsmart for Lily because she particularly loves them. Harlow does, too. There seems to be about 16 of them lost in my house. And I do clean under things, really I do. I just don't know where they disappear to.
Every time I buy a new cat bed I never know who is going to take a shine to it. But somebody always does. Except Lily and Tonya will never get in any bed. They like flat pads and towels - no beds. Harlow, Claude, and Ariel each use 2 or more beds each - but no sharing - they each have their own favorites - except the igloo/pyramid thing that Harlow and Ariel both use.
I bought the Go, Go, Dancer toy, and a Neko Flies toy to try to get Claude to play. He couldn't care less, but the 4 others love those toys.
Ariel and Harlow have long hair and need to be brushed/combed. Ariel lets me do it, very gingerly, a little. Harlow hates it and loves it. We struggle over it. But the two who absolutely love, love, love to be brushed or combed, are Lily and Claudio. But they don't really need it! But they come running for their chance to be brushed, whenever I start with anyone else.
Those are just some examples that came off the top of my head. How about you?
Robin