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Old April 17th 16, 03:28 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:39:19 -0230, Cheryl
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A vet suggested to me that I put food in those plastic balls with holes
in them so that my rather large cats would get some exercise. I'm not
sure that this was ever effective, since I put treats in them to
increase the cats' motivation, and the cats seemed to expect the treats
in addition to their meals.

Sam (RB) always took charge, and ensures that plenty of treats were
removed from the ball, while Cinnamon lurked in the vicinity waiting to
sneak a piece or two.

I found a bag of cat treats after Sam died, and thought, well, I suppose
I should see if Cinnamon can figure out how to get them. I put some in a
ball - this one is almost like the one shown:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/images...all-64922R.jpg

http://tinyurl.com/jjm5s7p

So Cinnamon hunkered down next to it and stared at it. You could almost
see the wheels turning in her head. She started batting at it
tentatively, pausing, thinking a bit, then patting it in a different
way. I'm still not sure she quite understands why some patting produces
treats and some doesn't (she's not exactly an Einstein of cats, tending
more to beauty than brain), but she's managed to become quite efficient
at getting treats!


Three* of my four cats are addicted to Temptations. And they now sell
a little dispenser type thing for the Temptations and when I fill it
and leave it on the floor, it's only a short period of time before one
of them has batted it all over the floor and eaten the Temptations.

* Scooter is the one that is immune to Temptations. He sniffs at them.
Stares at them. He knows that the other cats go crazy for them. But
then he walks away.