| Do you walk through the pet store, see the many | | | | to be uninterested in mice you might want to check |
| toys available for your cat, and wonder if the | | | | the type of mouse you have bought them. |
| expense will be worth it? Cats can be fickle | | | | Catnip toys are very popular. Catnip will cause your |
| creatures, but a good time can be found with almost | | | | cat to be more rowdy, which can be a plus because |
| any toy. Cats are like children they go through stages | | | | they wear down faster. Catnip before bedtime is a |
| and sometimes need age appropriate toys and can | | | | great way to get your cat to sleep for quite a while |
| get bored very easily. Some suggestions for toys | | | | and leave you to slumber. Catnip should be given out |
| include the cat towers, stuffed mice, small amounts | | | | sparingly. You do not want to give your cat catnip |
| of catnip, stuffed animals, ribbons, and plastic balls. | | | | everyday because it can have adverse affects to |
| From an early age, kittens learn to pick up things in | | | | their behavior. They can start to depend on it and |
| their mouths. It is an instinct, just like using their | | | | have mood swings. |
| claws. When a cat plays, they like to grab and bit | | | | I have found the best toy may just be your old |
| their toys. Let us look at the toys listed above. A cat | | | | stuffed animal lying around the house. My kitty, |
| tower is a great way to teach you cat where it is | | | | Spooky, will bring me a stuffed animal when she is |
| appropriate to climb. It will keep them off the blinds | | | | ready to play and she has stuffed animals in her toy |
| or curtains while giving them hours of fun. There are | | | | basket. There is nothing more amusing than watching |
| many styles of cat towers from the two story | | | | my kitty brings me a stuffed animal bigger than she |
| towers to the ones rising to the ceiling. The answer | | | | is and proceeds to toss it in the air and pounce. Cats |
| to your question is, the more levels they have the | | | | like the feel of certain things in their mouths that is |
| more fun and enjoyment they will receive out of a | | | | why they chew on paper, plastic and even your |
| cat tower. A cat will use the tower for play as well | | | | blankets. The feel of the material in their mouths |
| as sleep. They like to bat at ropes and other items | | | | allows them to clean their teeth or when they are |
| dangling off the tower as well as going through little | | | | teething help reduce the pain. The stuffed animal can |
| tunnels up to the next level. If you have two cats | | | | work in much the same way and keep them away |
| you will have fun watching them give chase to the | | | | from harmful products. |
| top often trying to knock the other off. A cat tower | | | | To answer my above question you do not have to |
| can be practical because they will scratch at it rather | | | | go to great expense to entertain your cat, however |
| than your couch. | | | | when you spend a little on toys you keep your kitty |
| Stuffed mice are also important to any kitty's | | | | from getting bored. You may even decide to hide a |
| playtime. Not all mice are the same; most cats prefer | | | | few toys and reintroduce them after a few months |
| the small leather mice with the multi colored fur and | | | | to keep from purchasing new ones all the time. Just |
| long tails. These mice come in twelve packs or three | | | | make sure it is not the favorite toy of your pet or |
| packs, and believe me if they are anything like my | | | | they may find other ways to entertain themselves |
| kitty they will tear them apart. Cloth mice are | | | | that you do not find amusing. |
| typically second during playtime. If you find your kitty | | | | |