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Best cat toys, games, puzzles, etc?

asthmodeus said:
^ you got a defective bengal...my neighbors is always on the wheel and can jump over 6 feet pretty easily.
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Oh he can jump higher. Probably not 6' but certainly over 5 for sure. But with the cartwheels and so on, he doesn't go much higher than 4.

But the wheel was a real pisser. The frigging video we saw on the site that sold
The damn thing showed all Bengals using it. I even think the breeder where we got him had one too. Nope. He saw that thing, tried it half assed once or twice, then gave zero fucks about the wheel.

He's nuts sometimes. Years ago, he was maybe 6 months old in this picture but he took a flying leap off the table in an attempt to get the feather we used to get his attention right after the picture was taken...
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Any toy with catnip, it will lower his IQ while playing with it and he'll be content.

Get some mice and a cage with all of those hampster tubes, let him figure out how to get at them. :p
 
He has his moments. Also back when he was still a baby. His 14 pound self ain't fitting in anything like this anymore...

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Think Hamster Cage. Build him some paths and catwalks **snicker** around the house so he climb, hide, and walk around above all his puny humans.
 
Asphaultnaut said:
we've gotten a lot of mileage from one of these: Mitchy, Leo and Luna all have enjoyed these things. If you'r stopping the ball and flicking it back, even more so.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11031608&lmdn=Cat&f=PAD/psNotAvailInUS/No
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Have one. Actually a couple. One is reconfigurable. He gets his jollies off of it for an hour or so.

Climber said:
Any toy with catnip, it will lower his IQ while playing with it and he'll be content.

Get some mice and a cage with all of those hampster tubes, let him figure out how to get at them. :p
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Catnip is great, but the high is just a few minutes. He likes to self-medicate a few times a day though. :teeth (The hamster idea is pretty good. Not sure it would fly with the hubby though.)

tzrider said:
A ping pong ball in the bathtub.
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Me likey, except I don't have a bathtub, and he's got a thing about showers. My shower is all glass--no frame, and the water going down the glass freaks him out. He waits in the bedroom for me to finish. :laughing

i_am_the_koi said:
Think Hamster Cage. Build him some paths and catwalks **snicker** around the house so he climb, hide, and walk around above all his puny humans.
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He treats the entire house like a jungle gym.

Circe said:
Get your kitty some ferrets
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I like this very much. It would be a three-ring circus around here!
 
Internet connection, computer, and both a Lynda.com* and Craigslist username and password.

I'll bet the cat does not want to learn photochop, webmastering, and etc; it will find its own puzzles to get in and out of.

















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I have Lynda account and it is awesome.
 
DucatiHoney said:
I have a crazy-smart cat. He's just some mutt I adopted from the shelter, but he's really bright. It's a bit of a problem actually, as I think he gets bored and then does stuff to get attention or fill the time. I saw a show where they trained cats to do agility runs, and he loves it. He'll jump through hoops, fetch things, and do other tricks, but I can't do it as often as he'd like. I have a couple of puzzles and games that I bought for him, and he likes them, but they only keep him entertained for so long. I have to hide or rotate them or he gets bored with them after a few days.

He particularly likes opening latches or doors to find something inside. Mazes and such amuse him. What I'd love to find is a mouse that resembles a real one that is like one of those robot vacuum cleaners. Putting him outside would probably be his best entertainment, but he fights with other cats too much. I have another cat to keep him company, but she's "normal" and doesn't like his kind of play. I'd get him a real mouse or rat to kill, but I don't want to deal with the carnage in my house. That and the hubby wouldn't have it--too cruel.

Any ideas for keeping a clever kitty amused would be greatly appreciated.
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Pour some champagne on your kitty and have someone lick it off. Fun for everyone.
 
maxandgrinch said:
Internet connection, computer, and both a Lynda.com* and Craigslist username and password.

I'll bet the cat does not want to learn photochop, webmastering, and etc; it will find its own puzzles to get in and out of.

















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I have Lynda account and it is awesome.
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What's that last cat on top doing?

Horse said:
Pour some champagne on your kitty and have someone lick it off. Fun for everyone.
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A little part of me is hoping that we're all still talking about my feline roommate here. Doesn't your massive johnson have some pleasuring to do somewhere? I sort of picture it being some sort of orgasm-seeking missile that drags you around the streets all night and goes off only after it intercepts va-jay-jay. (sorry...overactive imagination I guess.) I assume target has been achieved if you've got time to discuss my little furry buddy. (And, yes, I'm talking about the cat--the mammal with the tail that eats cheese off my counter.)
 
DucatiHoney said:
A little part of me is hoping that we're all still talking about my feline roommate here. Doesn't your massive johnson have some pleasuring to do somewhere? I sort of picture it being some sort of orgasm-seeking missile that drags you around the streets all night and goes off only after it intercepts va-jay-jay. (sorry...overactive imagination I guess.) I assume target has been achieved if you've got time to discuss my little furry buddy. (And, yes, I'm talking about the cat--the mammal with the tail that eats cheese off my counter.)
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Eating cheese is ok, but if your kitty is really talented it can swallow and spit out ping pong balls.

I'm on a stealth mission right now. My target has been acquired, but she is a slippery one and got away. But its ok, will see her again either tomorrow or friday.
 
Horse said:
Eating cheese is ok, but if your kitty is really talented it can swallow and spit out ping pong balls.

I'm on a stealth mission right now. My target has been acquired, but she is a slippery one and got away. But its ok, will see her again either tomorrow or friday.
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If she's that slippery, she'll seek you out herself...:laughing
 
Sorry, can't help DH. All our cats are as dumb as a bag of rocks and sleep all day :rofl
 
I was counting on you, Wendel's... Help a sister out. I have one dumb cat, too, and she's so much easier to deal with. Food, petting, maybe a catnip toy and she's good to go.
 
Aren't there some good apps? Have seen a few videos where cats paw at moving lines, dots, etc. Maybe good for a few minutes here and there...
 
DucatiHoney said:
I was counting on you, Wendel's... Help a sister out. I have one dumb cat, too, and she's so much easier to deal with. Food, petting, maybe a catnip toy and she's good to go.
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Actually, we have one cat that is all cat. Well, he used to be. Now he is as timid as a mouse :( He used to use all his energy and smarts killing pigeons that were on the roof, and the neighbour's too. Now that they are gone the crows have taken over on the leccy lines (or whatever they are) and he can't get to them, or doesn't want to :rofl

Funny though, I was just asking John about powered toys for cats so we could get one for Tiddler. Didn't really find anything tough. I do like the idea of that big ole mouse wheel though. He needs to run some energy off.

As it stands now, we have to put him in a cage overnight otherwise he sprays everything in sight he is so scared :mad Cos there was a new cat roaming the garden, large as life.

His fave toy though requires me to engage in play, a stick with feathers on the end of it. Simple toy, gets bored after ten minutes

Sorry, no help here DH :(
 
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