I confess, I am a crazy cat lady. I have (clears throat) a few cats and have been known to purchase the odd and the eccentric toys that flood the market for our beloved pets nowadays. They do love a good chase after the laser pointer and they also enjoy playing with the 'Undercover Mouse'....until they decide to lie on the thing and make it 'click' continually, making me wonder why in the world I bought it in the first place.
They own tunnels, tents, fake mice, scratching posts, climbing trees, balls, beds of all sizes, cat nip animals and tracks with balls they are supposed to chase but would rather curl up in and take a nap!
Cats killing the Undercover Mouse toy
They own tunnels, tents, fake mice, scratching posts, climbing trees, balls, beds of all sizes, cat nip animals and tracks with balls they are supposed to chase but would rather curl up in and take a nap!
Misty getting ready for a nap on one of her toys.
Rocky snoozing in her favourite toy
And let's not forget the aquarium we have set up, especially for them to watch.
Karlee on 'Her' fish tank
However, my husband drew the line when I wanted to get them a remote controlled mouse. I was quite taken aback by his attitude. Did he actually want our fur babies to be marred because they did not have this new technology??? I could just imagine my babies spending hours chasing this mechanical mouse around the house, having loads of mind numbing fun. Then, as I thought about previous purchases that lay scattered throughout the house, I had to grudgingly admit the cats prefer the paper bags that come in packages from my daughter in the states. High on the list of fascinating things they love are plastic ties. Hoop them into a circle and they will smack and chase them for hours! Something else I found recently that holds their attention is good old toilet paper. Of course, they wholeheartedly deny any actions in getting the stuff off the roll; they swear they're just keeping it from taking over the bedrooms!
Misty & Jesse guarding the toilet paper
BUT, the thing that they hold the highest regard for – the plain and simple cardboard box! They don't seem to care what we get free when we buy them as long as we don't make them wait too long unloading our 'free' items from their box! They all love a good hide & chase game and the boxes provide the perfect place to hide....especially if dad doesn't fold the flaps into the box.
Shelby is the master of boxes.....he loves nothing more.
And he seems to think he can squirm into any size!!!
Recently, I caught him trying to squeeze his tiny 9 kilo bod into a box our new phone came in!!!
Shelby trying to fit his big butt in the box
He just knew he could do it!!! I tried to gently reason with him. He would just look at me with contempt because I was insinuating that he would fail. He worked and worked on it until he finally curled up around the box (cause you know, I wouldn't notice the difference) and went to sleep.
I know what you must be thinking – what lengths will this crazy lady go for her cats!?!?!?! Well, pretty far it seems. I have set up one of our three bedrooms just for them. They have not one, but two water fountains that filters and aerates the water for them. I talk to them and they talk (well, mrow) back.
My children constantly tell me they were never as spoiled as my cats.
I just shrug and pull out a new toy to show them!
