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cat's obsession with toy
Hi. My cat LOVES his feather toy, to the exclusion of almost everything
else. Every time someone in the house stands up, he runs to the closet where the toy is kept and starte meowing piteously. He comes into my office or bedroom and starts meowing and tries to get me to go down to play with him. It's a little annoying and so pathetic! We always feel bad about saying no to him, but we can't play with him constantly. Attempts to get him interested in other toys have failed completely. He seems so forlorn when we don't play with him. I assume this is within the realm of normal cat behavior, but is there anything we can or should do to help him with his obsession? He's about 2 and 1/2 years old, and we've only had him for about 2 months. Thanks, Maxine -- mgusenet+this year at pcg dot net |
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cat's obsession with toy
"Maxine G" wrote in message . 33.102... Hi. My cat LOVES his feather toy, to the exclusion of almost everything else. Every time someone in the house stands up, he runs to the closet where the toy is kept and starte meowing piteously. He comes into my office or bedroom and starts meowing and tries to get me to go down to play with him. It's a little annoying and so pathetic! We always feel bad about saying no to him, but we can't play with him constantly. Attempts to get him interested in other toys have failed completely. He seems so forlorn when we don't play with him. I assume this is within the realm of normal cat behavior, but is there anything we can or should do to help him with his obsession? He's about 2 and 1/2 years old, and we've only had him for about 2 months. Just play with him more. They are all a little obsessive. He will move on to other interests, as they all do, if you keep a variety of toys around. Get him some that do not require your particiption, too--danglies and such. |
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On Thu 08 Feb 2007 01:22:42p, Maxine G wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav .33.102: I assume this is within the realm of normal cat behavior, but is there anything we can or should do to help him with his obsession? He's about 2 and 1/2 years old, and we've only had him for about 2 months. Hi Maxine. My answer might be completely out of the question, but I have to ask. Does he have another kitty friend to play with, or is he an only cat? Sometimes having a buddy helps him feel more secure in the home, and have someone to play with. Then again, sometimes it's hard to integrate another, though not impossible even if they seem to hate each other at first. An only cat will want you to be his playmate during waking hours. -- Cheryl |
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Cheryl wrote in news:Xns98D1E3A165EFAshads@
130.133.1.4: On Thu 08 Feb 2007 01:22:42p, Maxine G wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav 5.33.102: I assume this is within the realm of normal cat behavior, but is there anything we can or should do to help him with his obsession? He's about 2 and 1/2 years old, and we've only had him for about 2 months. Hi Maxine. My answer might be completely out of the question, but I have to ask. Does he have another kitty friend to play with, or is he an only cat? Sometimes having a buddy helps him feel more secure in the home, and have someone to play with. Then again, sometimes it's hard to integrate another, though not impossible even if they seem to hate each other at first. An only cat will want you to be his playmate during waking hours. We have his sister too. They do play together some, although sometimes it's hard to tell whether it's playing or fighting. -- mgusenet+this year at pcg dot net |
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Maxine wrote:
Hi. My cat LOVES his feather toy, to the exclusion of almost everything else. Every time someone in the house stands up, he runs to the closet where the toy is kept and starte meowing piteously. He comes into my office or bedroom and starts meowing and tries to get me to go down to play with him. It's a little annoying and so pathetic! We always feel bad about saying no to him, but we can't play with him constantly. Attempts to get him interested in other toys have failed completely. He seems so forlorn when we don't play with him. I assume this is within the realm of normal cat behavior, but is there anything we can or should do to help him with his obsession? He's about 2 and 1/2 years old, and we've only had him for about 2 months. Attach the toy to a door jam and let it dangle there. 24/7 playtime! Get a laser pointer and wean him off the feathers. (This might not be a solution.) Get a regulation grocery paper bag and open it up, leave it on the floor. Stand back! HTH --Karen D. |
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on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:17:00 GMT, "Veloise" wrote:
Attach the toy to a door jam and let it dangle there. 24/7 playtime! Please do not do this. Cats can and do get tangled in the string and can be seriously hurt. -- Lynne |
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On Feb 9, 10:07 pm, Lynne wrote:
Please do not do this. Cats can and do get tangled in the string and can be seriously hurt. She said put the toy at the jamb, where did you get all this string from? Just itching to bake someone aintcha! BAKE THIS |
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"Lynne" wrote in message ... on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:17:00 GMT, "Veloise" wrote: Attach the toy to a door jam and let it dangle there. 24/7 playtime! Please do not do this. Cats can and do get tangled in the string and can be seriously hurt. -- Lynne I agree with Lynne. I've been lucky that none of my troop have tangled too badly but I have a couple of cats that will chew on the string and it would be really bad news if they swallowed it. I have "Da Bird" which they love but I have to put it away when we're not playing because they will chew and swallow the string and also the feathers. Some of the feathers are fairly stiff and I doubt it does them any good if they swallow. Bonnie |
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On Fri 09 Feb 2007 04:04:10p, Maxine G wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav .17.102: We have his sister too. They do play together some, although sometimes it's hard to tell whether it's playing or fighting. I'm glad he has a playmate and a littermate is great. I know what you mean about the playing vs. fighting thing - my littermates are about the same age as yours and they play rough. The sister gets the worst of it sometimes, but she doesn't back off and gets her licks in. LOL Then the next minute they're snuggling together grooming each other. Good luck. I don't have anything else to add and I see you have some good suggestions. -- Cheryl |
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