Re: OT: question for the cat people
- From: "Catherine Milton" <pecan.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:20:40 +0200
I have a number of those bands I wear to tie my hair up - elastic covered
with fuzzy thread of some sort. My cat plays with them endlessly. He
catches them with his claws, and tosses them into the air, and then chases
them around the house. (Similar to what he does with moths - lol) If you
had those you wouldn't have to worry about it being eaten.
Catherine
"Barbara Hass" <bhass@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Susan Hartman wrote:
In just the past couple of days our cat has discovered rubber bands.My concern about a rubber band ball is that he'd just eat it. Our cat
Loves 'em. Mainly he bats and them and chews them. Can't keep him out of
the rubber band basket on my desk in the office. Is this usual? He's not
a "playful" cat and ignores other toys we've bought him. (He's a "grumpy
old man"-type cat, a stray who's moved in and taken over most of the
house as his own. DH's soul mate, though neither will admit it.)
Any ideas? Can anyone suggest a safer toy with similar qualities, since
this seems to appeal to him? (I'm considering making a "rubber band
ball" for him to bat around...would that make a safe cat toy, if it were
big enough to not be swallowed? Am I missing anything obvious?)
Sue
likes rubber bands, too, which is why they're all in a drawer where she
can't get them. If they're balled up, she just tries to eat the ball.
If you do try a rubber band ball, only let him use it when you are there
to supervise, in case he tries to eat it. Maybe he'll just play, but I
suspect it's the chewy quality he's really after. Get him a solid toy
(someone suggested dog toys) that he can chew on but can't bite pieces
off of.
Other toys - our cat, too, will play with milk jug rings, to a limited
extent. She loves the little fuzzy mice (come in packs of 4-6 usually)
that are basically a plastic core covered with colored rabbit fur. We
also have a fishing pole toy that has a fuzzy ball of colored rabbit fur
and bells on the end of a red elastic string. She LLLLOOOOOOOVVVES that
toy! BUT...we have to put it away when we aren't playing with her,
because she will sit and chew on the red elastic string if left alone
for too long with it.
Barbara
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