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Old April 14th 04, 10:08 PM
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Niels Peter wrote in message ...
Carrie-Lou Salter skrev:

My cat LOVES to play with q-tips (cotton swabs).... he picks them up in his
mouth, bats them around, goes crazy with them.... he's as happy with one
that I hand him straight out of the box as he is stealing one from the
garbage container in the bathroom....

Anybody else's kitty do this?


My cats love pipe cleaners which are killed several times until they are
demoted to retrieving material. Guess who is in charge of throwing
them :-)
They would probably love q-tips should they ever encounter one. These
objects are just the right size for a kitty to handle.

Niels Peter


Kona will play fetch with Q-tips. I throw them, he chases after them
while they are in the air, then he kills them and brings them back and
puts them down at my feet.

I bought some colored pipe cleaners that both my cats will
spontanously start playing with. Funny how those pipe cleaners try so
hard to run away from the cats. I saw Sabastian "stalk" one the other
day from around the corner of an ottoman. The bright colors are nice
because it makes it easier to spot them in their eventual resting
places-behind the sofa, under stuffed chairs, in closets, etc. :-)
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Old April 15th 04, 12:58 AM
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Q-tips are perfect for cats. My oldest who doesn't bother with cat toys any
more will go crazy over a toothpick. My new kitten will steal them if she
sees them in my basket! They'll carry them around in their mouths and then
eventually you hope to pick them up before you have any company and they
think you are a slob.

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Old April 15th 04, 12:58 AM
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Q-tips are perfect for cats. My oldest who doesn't bother with cat toys any
more will go crazy over a toothpick. My new kitten will steal them if she
sees them in my basket! They'll carry them around in their mouths and then
eventually you hope to pick them up before you have any company and they
think you are a slob.

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Barb
Of course I don't look busy,
I did it right the first time.


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Old April 15th 04, 01:45 AM
Carrie-Lou Salter
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"Laura R." wrote in message
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circa Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:42:19 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Carrie-Lou Salter ) said,

My cat LOVES to play with q-tips (cotton swabs).... he picks them up in

his
mouth, bats them around, goes crazy with them.... he's as happy with one
that I hand him straight out of the box as he is stealing one from the
garbage container in the bathroom....

Anybody else's kitty do this?

Constantly.

Laura
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I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.


Ok, I wasn't sure....cause my roommate's cat has no interest in them
whatsoever.... so I wasn't sure how common it was...

It's pretty damn cute tho, I have to say, seeing him walking around with it,
and then stalking it after he leaves it somewhere..


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Old April 15th 04, 01:45 AM
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"Laura R." wrote in message
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circa Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:42:19 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Carrie-Lou Salter ) said,

My cat LOVES to play with q-tips (cotton swabs).... he picks them up in

his
mouth, bats them around, goes crazy with them.... he's as happy with one
that I hand him straight out of the box as he is stealing one from the
garbage container in the bathroom....

Anybody else's kitty do this?

Constantly.

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.


Ok, I wasn't sure....cause my roommate's cat has no interest in them
whatsoever.... so I wasn't sure how common it was...

It's pretty damn cute tho, I have to say, seeing him walking around with it,
and then stalking it after he leaves it somewhere..


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Old April 15th 04, 02:16 AM
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 00:39:24 GMT, Laura R.
wrote:

circa Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:42:19 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Carrie-Lou Salter ) said,

My cat LOVES to play with q-tips (cotton swabs).... he picks them up in his
mouth, bats them around, goes crazy with them.... he's as happy with one
that I hand him straight out of the box as he is stealing one from the
garbage container in the bathroom....

Anybody else's kitty do this?

Constantly.


I have to fold used q-tips inside the cardboard from a toilet paper
roll if I don't want one of the cats to search through the bathroom
garbarge and drag it all over the house!

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Old April 15th 04, 02:16 AM
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 00:39:24 GMT, Laura R.
wrote:

circa Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:42:19 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Carrie-Lou Salter ) said,

My cat LOVES to play with q-tips (cotton swabs).... he picks them up in his
mouth, bats them around, goes crazy with them.... he's as happy with one
that I hand him straight out of the box as he is stealing one from the
garbage container in the bathroom....

Anybody else's kitty do this?

Constantly.


I have to fold used q-tips inside the cardboard from a toilet paper
roll if I don't want one of the cats to search through the bathroom
garbarge and drag it all over the house!

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Old April 15th 04, 03:26 AM
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:42:19 -0400, Carrie-Lou Salter wrote:

My cat LOVES to play with q-tips (cotton swabs).... he picks them up in his
mouth, bats them around, goes crazy with them.... he's as happy with one
that I hand him straight out of the box as he is stealing one from the
garbage container in the bathroom....


Lucky stiff. Our cats ignore q-tips - ball point pens are bigger and make
a funny rattling noise that they seem to like.

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http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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Old April 15th 04, 03:26 AM
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:42:19 -0400, Carrie-Lou Salter wrote:

My cat LOVES to play with q-tips (cotton swabs).... he picks them up in his
mouth, bats them around, goes crazy with them.... he's as happy with one
that I hand him straight out of the box as he is stealing one from the
garbage container in the bathroom....


Lucky stiff. Our cats ignore q-tips - ball point pens are bigger and make
a funny rattling noise that they seem to like.

--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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Old April 15th 04, 03:44 AM
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Yep! In fact I hide the used ones and try to placate Tucker with new ones
while I am busy using one.

Hailey

"Carrie-Lou Salter" wrote in message
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My cat LOVES to play with q-tips (cotton swabs).... he picks them up in

his
mouth, bats them around, goes crazy with them.... he's as happy with one
that I hand him straight out of the box as he is stealing one from the
garbage container in the bathroom....

Anybody else's kitty do this?




 




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