i think stubby is bored

Today seemed to be a bad day for her. I guess she got used to us being home with the holidays.

we came home and she is running around screaming, let her go out and she was running around all over, she came back in and is rolling on the floor for no reason. now she figured out how to get on the fish tank and is attacking the fish, then while in the bathroom she got in and went into the sink and was playing with the water then tried to go inside the toilet. She tried to bite us several times and grabs us when we walk by. I stayed home from the gym to play with her for two hours but she still seems bored.

I have a cat tree, a small cat scratching poll with feathers, a mouse toy, etc. She has the run of the house not sure what to do - how do your cats entertain themselves?

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1. My cat loves the sink and if I leave the water to drip, she'll sit there all day "attacking" the drops
2. When sushi wants to play, she will pester me to death...this includes, biting my ankle, jumping up and tapping the keys on my computer keyboard, holding on to my leg, and overall being a PEST until I drop what I am doing and play with her.
3. She has every toy under the sun and the only ones she really enjoys involves ME controling the action.
4. Her favorite toy is Da Bird with the sparkler attachment. If I flick this around she will run around and exhaust herself until she is literally panting. I find this is the best way to get her to burn off steam.
5. She also loves when I point the laser pointer all over. She could chase the red dot for hours.
6. The only toy that she plays with solo is her track ball.

I posted pictures for Da Bird and the track ball toy...can get both from amazon.

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Message edited 1/4/2010 9:58:17 PM.

Re: i think stubby is bored

awesome sounds great! Yea we found the sink thing was like OH MY GOD what is this and she was playing for about an hour in there.

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When we're not around, they have the circle with the ball inside and some soft toys they love. They also have these "balls" that look like they are made out of the same material as present bows. They love those. They also really love this ball I got with a mouse suspended inside. It squeaks when it rolls.

On top of that, though, my cats need 45 minutes to an hour of interactive play time every, single day or they go out of their minds. They DO play together and DO play on their own with their toys, but they really need to RUN, with our encouragement, chasing their winds, a laser pointer, etc. Otherwise, they will literally re-decorate the house.