Lucky You! Cats vary in what they like. While one of mine goes crazy for a tunnel, another could care less. One prefers string (as long as a human is dragging it around) and another loves balls. The simplest being rolled up newspaper to bat around. Cardboard boxes are another play thing. Catnip toys are a favorite. These can be DIY too š. A baby sock works if you arenāt a sewer(knot the end). I find rotating toys is good too. For example, I will put the tunnel away when I am tired of looking at it and bring it out again later. Laser pen lights are good. I have found that investing in an office type laser pointer has been easier on my fingers and the animal variety. I also found they last longer. Although the quality of the pet toy variety has improved over the years.
Some cats prefer to be high as in perching up over everybody and others are more ground dwellers. Once you have an idea what your cat is, you can tailor the cat condo to the height they like. Mine are all climbers, so I have a ladder (that I have attached toys to) so they can climb up on top of a bookcase to hang out. I actually have a series of wall shelves and they can chase each other up one side and down the other. This can be DIY or there are many options on Etsy and such. You will need some good scratch posts. My ladder has several places where I glued thick jute rope. They use that a lot! Katris has some wonderful cardboard forms that they can lounge on and scratch.(Amazon or their website) Take time to learn how to clip/trim their claws- unless they will be outdoor cats (they need their sharp claws outside!) Have fun. If you are having fun, your cat will be too. Carol Bickford > On Dec 11, 2022, at 7:13 PM, June L Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > ļ»æ > Hi, Debra. Congratulations on joining the community of cat-fanciers. > (āDogs have owners. Cats have staff.ā āDogs answer when you call to them. > Cats take a message and get back to you.ā) > > The toy that my cat(s) continue to love is the wand, with a cord and a > feather or (catnip) mouse at the end of it. Of course, this requires a > human at the other end to wave it around. You can also use a laser pointer > to let the cat chase the red dot, but that can be frustrating for the cat > because she can never catch it. More passive toys ā my cats loved a tunnel, > but I eventually put it away because it was taking up space on my living room > floor and I was always tripping over it. I may get it out again sometime. > And I have a floor-to-ceiling ācat condoā, with a cozy hidey-hole and a top > level perch. (When my cats were younger theyād fly through the air to get > there; now they have to climb up.) These can be expensive, but well worth > it, in my view, and they can be attractive enough to blend in with your own > furniture. I have had limited success with āautomaticā battery-operated > toys, like the one recommended by Leslie. Thereās also one that you can hang > on a closet door. But cats will be cats, and mine seem to crave human > interaction. Iām also fortunate that I live in a house with a (front) > balcony) and a (rear) patio ā lots of opportunity for bird- and > squirrel-watching from safety indoors. Iāve never tried āKitty TVā ā maybe > others have? > > What is your catās name? Mine is Daphne. > > All best, > > June > > > From: Lincoln <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Debra Daugherty > Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2022 1:12 PM > To: Listserv Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: [LincolnTalk] cat toys and climbing > > Just got our first cat ever and she needs entertainment! Looking for recs on > favorite cat toys (hopefully some of them she can play with when she's on her > own) and things to climb or explore. > > Thanks! > Debra > > > > > > Thereās al > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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