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Preferred Golf Ball
Buffy's choice of golf ball is a Titleist #3 for bapping weight and
bounceability. She will accept a Pinnacle #4 golf ball if she can't find her first choice. I never really noticed before why she seems to prefer one golf ball over the other. I keep a pair of rubber flip-flops next to the back door for stepping outside to do things on the patio. She likes to try to bap a ball into one of my flip flops when they're sitting by the door. Jill |
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On 2017-01-11 1:55 PM, jmcquown wrote:
Buffy's choice of golf ball is a Titleist #3 for bapping weight and bounceability. She will accept a Pinnacle #4 golf ball if she can't find her first choice. I never really noticed before why she seems to prefer one golf ball over the other. I keep a pair of rubber flip-flops next to the back door for stepping outside to do things on the patio. She likes to try to bap a ball into one of my flip flops when they're sitting by the door. Each cat has its own preferences! I got a kind of circular track with a little ball trapped in it, so it can't escape under the furniture. The cats I originally got it for liked getting treats out of the larger ball in the centre, but ignored the small one. Kerry, the newest cat loves it, and spends hours lying next to the toy and batting that ball around the track. Sometimes I can hear the click click of the ball late at night. It looks like this one, although this apparently is only the ball and I bought the whole apparatus as a set: http://berganpet.com/product/turbo-treat-ball/ Kerry is one of those cats who has only two states - comatose and hyperactive. When she's awake, she's often playing with and chasing things. One of her more annoying characteristics is her love of knocking things off the desk, which includes her conviction that there's something interesting under the keyboard. That keyboard has frequently hit the floor as a result. -- Cheryl |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:22:08 -0330, Cheryl wrote:
On 2017-01-11 1:55 PM, jmcquown wrote: Buffy's choice of golf ball is a Titleist #3 for bapping weight and bounceability. She will accept a Pinnacle #4 golf ball if she can't find her first choice. I never really noticed before why she seems to prefer one golf ball over the other. I keep a pair of rubber flip-flops next to the back door for stepping outside to do things on the patio. She likes to try to bap a ball into one of my flip flops when they're sitting by the door. Each cat has its own preferences! I got a kind of circular track with a little ball trapped in it, so it can't escape under the furniture. Minnie's preferred "ball" is one of those round plastic fishing floats sometimes referred to as a "bobber" - hers is about an inch and a half in diameter and has a ridge around the middle where the top and bottom half were joined which makes it do funny things when it's rolling around on the floor. It also has the button on top that you push to expose the little hook that comes out the bottom for you to clip it onto your fishing line, which often makes it go off in an unexpected direction when it's rolling. I think its tendency to change direction unexpectedly and go around in a circle when it hits that ridge is what she likes because it simulates prey changing direction unpredictably so she gets to practice her predator's skills. However, it does tend to end up in a few places where I have to retrieve it for her, like under the refrigerator. She's also quite inventive at finding ways to let me know when she needs me to get her "ball" back for her and showing me where it's become trapped. John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY |
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On 1/12/2017 2:34 PM, John Kasupski wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:22:08 -0330, Cheryl wrote: On 2017-01-11 1:55 PM, jmcquown wrote: Buffy's choice of golf ball is a Titleist #3 for bapping weight and bounceability. She will accept a Pinnacle #4 golf ball if she can't find her first choice. I never really noticed before why she seems to prefer one golf ball over the other. I keep a pair of rubber flip-flops next to the back door for stepping outside to do things on the patio. She likes to try to bap a ball into one of my flip flops when they're sitting by the door. Each cat has its own preferences! I got a kind of circular track with a little ball trapped in it, so it can't escape under the furniture. Minnie's preferred "ball" is one of those round plastic fishing floats sometimes referred to as a "bobber" - hers is about an inch and a half in diameter and has a ridge around the middle where the top and bottom half were joined which makes it do funny things when it's rolling around on the floor. It also has the button on top that you push to expose the little hook that comes out the bottom for you to clip it onto your fishing line, which often makes it go off in an unexpected direction when it's rolling. I think its tendency to change direction unexpectedly and go around in a circle when it hits that ridge is what she likes because it simulates prey changing direction unpredictably so she gets to practice her predator's skills. However, it does tend to end up in a few places where I have to retrieve it for her, like under the refrigerator. She's also quite inventive at finding ways to let me know when she needs me to get her "ball" back for her and showing me where it's become trapped. John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY I remember fishing gear like that. My dad took us on vacation on the St. Lawrence River, upstate NY. I was about 6 years old and we stayed at Cal's Cottages. Dad was stationed at Lakehurst, New Jersey. My father pretended to fish. LOL He had all kinds of gear. So yes, I know what a bobber is. Hopefully you don't have any fishing lures with feathers and hooks laying around. I can see why a bobber would make a fun toy. Sort of wobbly. Jill |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:52:18 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
Hopefully you don't have any fishing lures with feathers and hooks laying around. Heavens no. I have two of the largest tackle boxes I could find, chock full of lures and other gear - but everything is securely contained in those boxes and nicely organized therein, not laying around where Minnie can get at it. I only just got her at the end of October, but my fishing gear and radio gear (I'm a ham operator) are two things I've always kept well organized, so that was two things I didn't have to worry about putting that stuff away when she moved in. The drawstrings on the window blinds, on the other hand...but that's a story all by itself. If that hadn't been the case - well, you hit the nail on the head, Jill...among other things, she's definitely attracted to feathers. I had gotten a cat toy with a catnip-scented mouse on one of those kitty fishing poles that had a couple of feathers on it. The first time we played with it, one of the feathers came off. It took the rest of the evening for her to finally leave it so I could get rid of it without her seeing me do it and getting mad at me...and of course the whole time I had to watch her to make sure she didn't decide to eat it. Now I'm just waiting for the other one to come off too... :-) John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY |
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On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:25:34 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
I keep a pair of rubber flip-flops next to the back door for stepping outside to do things on the patio. She likes to try to bap a ball into one of my flip flops when they're sitting by the door. Yes, what is it with our felines leaving things inside our footwear? John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY |
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On 1/12/2017 2:42 PM, John Kasupski wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:25:34 -0500, jmcquown wrote: I keep a pair of rubber flip-flops next to the back door for stepping outside to do things on the patio. She likes to try to bap a ball into one of my flip flops when they're sitting by the door. Yes, what is it with our felines leaving things inside our footwear? John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY I think they like to surprise us. As long as it's not alive (or half dead) and squishy I don't mind. Jill |
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:20:46 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
On 1/12/2017 2:42 PM, John Kasupski wrote: On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:25:34 -0500, jmcquown wrote: I keep a pair of rubber flip-flops next to the back door for stepping outside to do things on the patio. She likes to try to bap a ball into one of my flip flops when they're sitting by the door. Yes, what is it with our felines leaving things inside our footwear? I think they like to surprise us. As long as it's not alive (or half dead) and squishy I don't mind. What if our cats regard the items they leave in our shoes as having been placed on deposit with us for safe keeping until they return to reclaim them later? "I'm finished playing with this ball for now, but I don't want it getting eaten by that nasty, noisy, no-good, ill-mannered vacuum cleaner of yours - so kindly hang on to it for me until I'm done with the four-hour nap I'm about to go take, on your bed of course, and I'll be back for it later!" Which leads, four hours and thirty seconds later, to: "Why am I attacking your feet, you ask? Because, you impossibly slow-witted human, my favorite ball is no longer in your flip-flops where I left it earlier! And don't bother trying to go laying a guilt trip on me by claiming you put them on to go out on the patio and water the catnip plants, because it's much too chilly this morning to be wearing flip-flops out there! So take THAT and THAT and..." Exit human screaming, stage left, with cat in hot pursuit. Fade to black. Roll credits. Be sure to join us next week, when we'll see what happens when Buffy catches Jill having the unmitigated audacity to make tuna casserole without offering Buffy some tuna first. (WARNING: Contains graphic violence. May not be suitable for young audiences) I know - it's no more than a theory that happens to fit the facts, with no proof to back it up. Still, it would explain more than one aspect of cat behavior... John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY |
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On 1/18/2017 3:03 AM, John Kasupski wrote:
What if our cats regard the items they leave in our shoes as having been placed on deposit with us for safe keeping until they return to reclaim them later? "I'm finished playing with this ball for now, but I don't want it getting eaten by that nasty, noisy, no-good, ill-mannered vacuum cleaner of yours - so kindly hang on to it for me until I'm done with the four-hour nap I'm about to go take, on your bed of course, and I'll be back for it later!" Which leads, four hours and thirty seconds later, to: "Why am I attacking your feet, you ask? Because, you impossibly slow-witted human, my favorite ball is no longer in your flip-flops where I left it earlier! And don't bother trying to go laying a guilt trip on me by claiming you put them on to go out on the patio and water the catnip plants, because it's much too chilly this morning to be wearing flip-flops out there! So take THAT and THAT and..." Exit human screaming, stage left, with cat in hot pursuit. Fade to black. Roll credits. Be sure to join us next week, when we'll see what happens when Buffy catches Jill having the unmitigated audacity to make tuna casserole without offering Buffy some tuna first. (WARNING: Contains graphic violence. May not be suitable for young audiences) I know - it's no more than a theory that happens to fit the facts, with no proof to back it up. Still, it would explain more than one aspect of cat behavior... John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY LOL It's as good an explanation as any. BTW, I don't know about Buffy but Persia absolutely despised tuna. Early on I had to give Persia a pill. The vet suggested hiding it in some water-packed human tuna: she'll love it! Persia looked at me like "You expect me to EAT this?!" She never cared for fishy cat food, either. Chicken, turkey, beef, yep. In subsequent years I discovered Greenies Pill Pockets (chicken), which usually worked. Jill |
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On Wed, 18 Jan 2017 19:07:20 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
LOL It's as good an explanation as any. BTW, I don't know about Buffy but Persia absolutely despised tuna. Early on I had to give Persia a pill. The vet suggested hiding it in some water-packed human tuna: she'll love it! Persia looked at me like "You expect me to EAT this?!" She never cared for fishy cat food, either. Chicken, turkey, beef, yep. In subsequent years I discovered Greenies Pill Pockets (chicken), which usually worked. Minnie seems to change her menu preferences from time to time. I just offer to share whatever I'm eating with her (as long as it's not anything harmful to cats, like chocolate). She used to get half a slice of balogna every afternoon when I made my lunch. Then she got tired of it and wouldn't eat it any more, and her current favorite is that prepackaged Oscar Meyer ham that has little bits of cheese in it. She loved the ham I made for New Year's too. She also currently loves cherry fruit pies. Won't eat the crust, but considers it a personal insult if she doesn't get to have her share of the filling. Tuna...if I give it to her and I'm not having any, it will sit in her bowl and rot. But let her see me making macaroni salad or my quick-and-dirty tuna casserole, she wants her cut of the tuna before I mix it in. She knows when I'm making either of those because she sees me boil the pasta first while I collect the other ingredients on the kitchen counter. It's one of the rare times she'll actually meow at me rather than use one of her more usual vocalizations. Her favorite kitty treat right now - the only ones she's ever had, in fact - are the chicken-flavored Pounce ones. I chose them to be her first kitty treats because they're soft and moist and apparently cats think they're tasty because I've yet to see a cat that didn't come running from anywhere within earshot upon hearing me get out the Pounce and shake it No matter what she's doing, she stops and gives me her undivided attention the instant she sees me open the door to the cupboard she knows they're stored in...and when I haven't seen her for a while and don't know where she's hiding, I can just go get out the jar of Pounce and give it a few shakes and in a few seconds she'll be standing at my feet rubbing up on my legs with her tail straight up and twitching and "Happy Kitty" just written all over her - a scene you can witness at least once a day here, since I didn't get them to put them in the cupboard and look at them!. LOL...we've now gone from golf balls to eating habits - WHAT topic drift? Pill Pockets are a gift from heaven! In my experience, trying to pill a cat without them has generally been a disaster for all parties concerned. John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY |
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