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My boy is cheap...
When it comes to his toys that is...first Joxer was totally fascinated with
rubber bands, now he's found that those plastic things around frozen fruit juice cans that you have to peel/rip off to pop off the lid are so intriguing he has to bat it all the way from the kitchen where it accidentally fell out of the trash halfway to the other end of the house. That reminds me...I gotta make some more catnip toys for him...I take some burlap, cut into a shape, put some catnip on it, fold it and sew it up with a little tail to make it look like a weird mouse, and he just rips it open, takes care of the catnip, and leaves it. It's homegrown catnip too :-) |
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My boy is cheap...
"Lilah Morgan" wrote in message ... When it comes to his toys that is...first Joxer was totally fascinated with rubber bands, now he's found that those plastic things around frozen fruit juice cans that you have to peel/rip off to pop off the lid are so intriguing he has to bat it all the way from the kitchen where it accidentally fell out of the trash halfway to the other end of the house. That reminds me...I gotta make some more catnip toys for him...I take some burlap, cut into a shape, put some catnip on it, fold it and sew it up with a little tail to make it look like a weird mouse, and he just rips it open, takes care of the catnip, and leaves it. It's homegrown catnip too :-) PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!! Rubber bands, string, ribbon, etc. are *very dangerous* for cats. They should be carefully stored away where your cat cannot reach them. All of these objects have been known to bind around the intestines, sometimes causing serious injury (requiring surgery to repair) or even death. As to the pop off lids -- only use them if they are large enough not to be swallowed. MaryL |
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My boy is cheap...
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Lilah Morgan wrote: When it comes to his toys that is...first Joxer was totally fascinated with rubber bands, now he's found that those plastic things around frozen fruit juice cans that you have to peel/rip off to pop off the lid are so intriguing he has to bat it all the way from the kitchen where it accidentally fell out of the trash halfway to the other end of the house. That reminds me...I gotta make some more catnip toys for him...I take some burlap, cut into a shape, put some catnip on it, fold it and sew it up with a little tail to make it look like a weird mouse, and he just rips it open, takes care of the catnip, and leaves it. It's homegrown catnip too :-) Bubba has developed a thing for shoelaces lately. The other day he grabbed one and started trying to run with it in his mouth and absolutely panicked when he noticed the shoe following him. It took him a second or two to figure out that he had to let go of the shoelace to make it quit following him. I almost split myself laughing at him... He likes the homegrown nip too. I have some little fuzzy things that I leave in the catnip bag and give to him. I have to give it sparingly though, he gets a bit psycho when he's on the 'nip. He'll be purring away while I'm petting him and all of a sudden he'll grab me with his front paws, bunny kick with the back ones and start biting me even while he's still purring full blast. He never plays that act unless he's had catnip... |
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My boy is cheap...
I have 3 cat nip plants I got at wall mart. Catnip is easy to grow and
its hard to kill off. My 7 cats all love to get the fresh stuff. They also love bubbles, foil balls. and red dot lasers Check out pictures of my cats on my website http://www.catnews.org Russell |
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My boy is cheap...
On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 21:27:09 -0800, "Lilah Morgan"
wrote: When it comes to his toys that is...first Joxer was totally fascinated with rubber bands, snip I had to laugh out loud at this. One of my cats, Onyx, also has a fetish for Office Supplies. Except with him it's paper clips. I first started finding them in the bottom of his food dish when it was empty. I would take them and put them in a drawer, but he must have his own private stash -- because he would always find more, and they would always be in the food dish when it's empty. Now he's come out of the closet and plays with them everywhere in the house. I started buying jumbo paper clips for him and you'd think I gave him the most expensive cat toy made. He stalks them, attacks them, tosses them up in the air, carries them around the house and hides them everywhere! I'd love for 5 minutes just to be able to read his mind! Oh yeah, and his second favorite toy is Q-Tips! My other cat, Yoda, is an Altoid freak and acts like they're catnip. He goes crazy when he hears the Altoid tin open. But that's another story ... --- Zob |
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Zob wrote:
I started buying jumbo paper clips for him and you'd think I gave him the most expensive cat toy made. He stalks them, attacks them, tosses them up in the air, carries them around the house and hides them everywhere! If you mean large standard shape paper clips, I would be wary of these. I don't give my cats anything small enough for them to swallow. The jumbo clips that are more square in shape would probably be safe. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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My boy is cheap...
"zob" zob@ cox.net wrote in message
... On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 21:27:09 -0800, "Lilah Morgan" wrote: When it comes to his toys that is...first Joxer was totally fascinated with rubber bands, snip I had to laugh out loud at this. One of my cats, Onyx, also has a fetish for Office Supplies. Except with him it's paper clips. I first started finding them in the bottom of his food dish when it was empty. I would take them and put them in a drawer, but he must have his own private stash -- because he would always find more, and they would always be in the food dish when it's empty. Now he's come out of the closet and plays with them everywhere in the house. I started buying jumbo paper clips for him and you'd think I gave him the most expensive cat toy made. He stalks them, attacks them, tosses them up in the air, carries them around the house and hides them everywhere! I'd love for 5 minutes just to be able to read his mind! Oh yeah, and his second favorite toy is Q-Tips! My other cat, Yoda, is an Altoid freak and acts like they're catnip. He goes crazy when he hears the Altoid tin open. But that's another story ... --- Zob Hey, Zob - nice to see you over here, when did you start posting in rpch+b? Hugs, CatNipped |
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My boy is cheap...
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:01:12 -0600, "CatNipped"
wrote: "zob" zob@ cox.net wrote in message .. . On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 21:27:09 -0800, "Lilah Morgan" wrote: When it comes to his toys that is...first Joxer was totally fascinated with rubber bands, snip I had to laugh out loud at this. One of my cats, Onyx, also has a fetish for Office Supplies. Except with him it's paper clips. I first started finding them in the bottom of his food dish when it was empty. I would take them and put them in a drawer, but he must have his own private stash -- because he would always find more, and they would always be in the food dish when it's empty. Now he's come out of the closet and plays with them everywhere in the house. I started buying jumbo paper clips for him and you'd think I gave him the most expensive cat toy made. He stalks them, attacks them, tosses them up in the air, carries them around the house and hides them everywhere! I'd love for 5 minutes just to be able to read his mind! Oh yeah, and his second favorite toy is Q-Tips! My other cat, Yoda, is an Altoid freak and acts like they're catnip. He goes crazy when he hears the Altoid tin open. But that's another story ... --- Zob Hey, Zob - nice to see you over here, when did you start posting in rpch+b? Hugs, CatNipped Actually, you mentioned it once in ATVAI a couple of months ago. I've been lurking for a while now. --- Zob |
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My boy is cheap...
"zob" zob@ cox.net wrote in message
... On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:01:12 -0600, "CatNipped" wrote: "zob" zob@ cox.net wrote in message . .. On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 21:27:09 -0800, "Lilah Morgan" wrote: When it comes to his toys that is...first Joxer was totally fascinated with rubber bands, snip I had to laugh out loud at this. One of my cats, Onyx, also has a fetish for Office Supplies. Except with him it's paper clips. I first started finding them in the bottom of his food dish when it was empty. I would take them and put them in a drawer, but he must have his own private stash -- because he would always find more, and they would always be in the food dish when it's empty. Now he's come out of the closet and plays with them everywhere in the house. I started buying jumbo paper clips for him and you'd think I gave him the most expensive cat toy made. He stalks them, attacks them, tosses them up in the air, carries them around the house and hides them everywhere! I'd love for 5 minutes just to be able to read his mind! Oh yeah, and his second favorite toy is Q-Tips! My other cat, Yoda, is an Altoid freak and acts like they're catnip. He goes crazy when he hears the Altoid tin open. But that's another story ... --- Zob Hey, Zob - nice to see you over here, when did you start posting in rpch+b? Hugs, CatNipped Actually, you mentioned it once in ATVAI a couple of months ago. I've been lurking for a while now. Well I'm glad you joined. RPCH+B can be pretty rowdy at times, so be warned. If you want a more saccharine group you can try rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (I love it and everyone on it, but it does get sugary sweet over there - trolls get bombarded with recipes (an actually quite effective tactic))! Hugs, CatNipped --- Zob |
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