Keeping Sonic Kitty entertained
Mar. 21st, 2009 08:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ninevirtues(Someone referred to Delightful Kitty as Sonic KItty. Oooh, while she is definitely delightful, Sonic Kitty is the right way to refer to my uber-energetic cat.)
That chance reference came attached to an article in sfgate about kitty fencing, which would allow S.K. to go outside and play (and, in the article's words, indulge her lifelong interest in ornithology) without getting lost, harrassed, eaten, etc. YES. Not now though, it's pretty expensive.
In the meantime, my house now contains a stunning variety of cheap cat toys. As I write this, S.K. is prowling through the house dragging a hiker's bootlace behind her (cost, two for 99 cents at the grocery store-- the other one is tied to a doorknob for her to bat at leisure).
Over on the floor, we find a pop-up mesh laundry basket (shakes delightfully when you dive into it, and when it collapses with a toy inside, one can bat at the toy trying to get it out).
Also on the floor, we find a paper grocery bag with handles removed. I think it's interesting because it rustles when you dive into it. It's next to a specifically purchased toy (a carpet base with a 9" spring attached to the center, at the end of which is a fuzzy ball and a bell).
Later today, I'll go buy a gallon of water. I don't give a hoot about the water; I want the little plastic ring that secures the cap to the bottle. Rumor has it that cats like those.
Last but not least, I plan to rotate these (hide toys periodically) so they are "new and interesting" again when I bring them out.
Any suggestions? (I already have a laser pointer... in fact, I have two... and a kitty fishing pole.)
That chance reference came attached to an article in sfgate about kitty fencing, which would allow S.K. to go outside and play (and, in the article's words, indulge her lifelong interest in ornithology) without getting lost, harrassed, eaten, etc. YES. Not now though, it's pretty expensive.
In the meantime, my house now contains a stunning variety of cheap cat toys. As I write this, S.K. is prowling through the house dragging a hiker's bootlace behind her (cost, two for 99 cents at the grocery store-- the other one is tied to a doorknob for her to bat at leisure).
Over on the floor, we find a pop-up mesh laundry basket (shakes delightfully when you dive into it, and when it collapses with a toy inside, one can bat at the toy trying to get it out).
Also on the floor, we find a paper grocery bag with handles removed. I think it's interesting because it rustles when you dive into it. It's next to a specifically purchased toy (a carpet base with a 9" spring attached to the center, at the end of which is a fuzzy ball and a bell).
Later today, I'll go buy a gallon of water. I don't give a hoot about the water; I want the little plastic ring that secures the cap to the bottle. Rumor has it that cats like those.
Last but not least, I plan to rotate these (hide toys periodically) so they are "new and interesting" again when I bring them out.
Any suggestions? (I already have a laser pointer... in fact, I have two... and a kitty fishing pole.)
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Date: 2009-03-21 07:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-22 02:12 am (UTC)Viola *eats* the little plastic rings off milk jugs. But most every other cat I know just plays with them.
Must remember to plant catnip in your yard!
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Date: 2009-03-23 07:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-24 12:55 am (UTC)