I've heard that Valerian root smells a bit like old socks and some cats go crazy for that.
I'm on my feet all day at work so I wear out socks pretty quickly. I now cut my old ones up into small shapes, fill them with polyfill and catnip, and sew them up. The cats really love them. They like them a lot better than the store-bought catnip toys and it got me wondering if (even though they ARE washed) those homemade ones still smell a little like my feet?I don't know why they would like that but then again, they're always trying to sleep in the dirty clothes hamper!
i bought it through amazon. it's thanks to @Kittens Mom sharing about the ripple rug and posting pics (of her Mook and Mercy playing with it) that at least several of us here at TCS have bought one for our cat(s)!
Wow, that's a great rug. I've never seen one of those before.
Many cats love the smell of sweaty socks/shoes. It's similar to valerian.
I'm on my feet all day at work so I wear out socks pretty quickly. I now cut my old ones up into small shapes, fill them with polyfill and catnip, and sew them up. The cats really love them. They like them a lot better than the store-bought catnip toys and it got me wondering if (even though they ARE washed) those homemade ones still smell a little like my feet?I don't know why they would like that but then again, they're always trying to sleep in the dirty clothes hamper!
Oh, yeah! One of my friends has a rug like that for her cats and she said they love it. I was going to get one and then forgot about it--thanks for the reminder.
Wow, that's a great rug. I've never seen one of those before.
awww......have you tried placing some of your cats favorite toys inside the ripples, let them see you put the toy(s) there? or even some cat treats that they have to fish out of the ripples?He's pretty much just using it as a sleeping mat.