Yes, my 3 negs fight over the old, beat-up kitten-size bed I won at a cat shelter silent auction, while the big, comfy, newer beds remain ignored most of the time. Tiger, who already weighed 11 lb when I brought the bed home 3 years ago, couldn't wait to squeeze his bulky bottom into it then, and today--for reasons known only to himself--still insists on trying to cram in his now 17-lb bod. I feel the positive kitties have an altogether more highly-attuned appreciation of the finer things in life. They do vie for the best beds, it seems to me. Thank goodness.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Faye Lewis Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 1:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: My reminder why I don't buy cat toys! :) I have the same experience with cat beds. The cuter and more expensive the cat bed, the more none of the cats would be caught dead in it. However, just let me put an empty box on the dining table--VOILA--instant cat bed. Or better yet, just let me buy the dog a bed. The jumbo, great dane sized dog bed gets stolen by the smallest cat and the poor dog ends up crammed up in a ball with his fanny hanging off the cute, expensive cat bed. >From: "MacKenzie, Kerry N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: My reminder why I don't buy cat toys! :) >Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:00:48 -0600 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from vlists.net ([208.186.168.62]) by mc9-f17.hotmail.com with >Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Wed, 5 Jan 2005 09:01:02 -0800 >Received: from localhost ([EMAIL PROTECTED])by vlists.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with >SMTP id j05H12x26561for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:01:02 >-0600 >Received: by vps.vlists.net (TLB v0.11a (1.26 tibbs 1998/09/22 04:41:41)); >Wed, 05 Jan 2005 11:00:59 -0600 (CST) >Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED])by vlists.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) id >j05H0wE26452for felvtalk-utils; Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:00:58 -0600 >Received: from mail01.mayerbrownrowe.com (mail1.mayerbrown.com >[143.58.246.228])by vlists.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id >j05H0nX26390for <[email protected]>; Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:00:49 -0600 >Received: from CHI-EXBH01.americas.global-legal.com ([143.58.241.78])by >mail01.mayerbrownrowe.com (Switch-3.1.4/Switch-3.1.0) with ESMTP id >j05GxWBu022007for <[email protected]>; Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:59:32 -0600 >Received: from CHI-EXCLMB02.americas.global-legal.com ([143.58.241.72]) by >CHI-EXBH01.americas.global-legal.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); >Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:00:48 -0600 >X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jEHPS0iMJ/89qgy4ixuhM9r >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6603.0 >content-class: urn:content-classes:message >X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: My reminder why I >don't buy cat toys! :) >Thread-Index: AcTzO7TWveHD9xxtRempdUjchN6qiQAC3B+Q >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Jan 2005 17:00:48.0669 (UTC) >FILETIME=[1AD6B4D0:01C4F348] >Virus-Information: Virus Scanned By VLists.Net For Your Protection. >Virus-Status: VLists.Net Found No Virus >Spam-Status: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-2.473, required 5, AWL >0.01,BAYES_00 -2.60, HTML_30_40 0.02, HTML_MESSAGE >0.00,HTML_TEXT_AFTER_BODY 0.06, HTML_TEXT_AFTER_HTML 0.03) >Precedence: list >Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >How right you are Jen! I've been putting off buying a fancy toy I saw >in Petsmart, because I've a strong feeling that taping one of those >metallic swirly flower things that you stick on gift packages on to a >Cat Charmer would be far more attractive to them. (A visiting friend did >that years ago, and my neg cats completely adored it! It lasted for >months and months, too) >I guess we should be thrilled there's actually one way in which we can >easily---and without guilt!--- save a few $$$..... Kerry >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Jen Meyer >Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 9:33 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: OT: My reminder why I don't buy cat toys! :) > > >So I'm at the store this morning when I spotted a small berber fleece >mouse in the pet section...now, I've gone off buying many cat toys for >reasons I'm sure you all share (an expensive cat toy will be sitting >untouched in the middle of the room, but in the meantime, a fight ensues >over one of my hair ties)...but I thought, "Hey, they've got a toy >similar to this one that I know at least a *few* of them will play >with!" So I went for it...Well, I get home, get the toy out of the >package and toss it in front of one of the boys anticipating joy and >rapture...nothing...I finally had to roll it in catnip just to get one >of them moderately interested in it! In the meantime, I open a bottle >of milk and toss the ring on the floor (knowing in the back of my mind >what would happen, but not willing to admit it just yet)...chaos ensues >as Sleepypants flits it across the room and 6 cats give chase! I try >not to let on that I'm just the tiniest bit bitter...but just to add >insult to injury, Boots (who never plays with cat toys) pulls out the >*old* berber mouse and starts playing with it right in front of me! >Okay, okay...I get the point already! > >Just thought I'd share my lesson from the cats this morning..."You don't >need to spend money to have a good time!" :) > >Jen > > >But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. >To me, you will be unique in all the world... >To you, I shall be unique in all the world... >You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed... >-Antoine de Saint Exupery > >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended >solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. >If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. >This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the >individual named. 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