Total addiction
About a week ago, I found one of these Turbo Scratcher cat toys on sale at KMart. I’d heard from others that their cats loved them. Now, Abbie ordinarily isn’t enthralled with commercial cat toys. She gives her little catnip mice a bat or two, more out of politeness than interest, and then wanders off. The catnip mice collect dust and eventually wind up in the trash can. But, I thought, this might have some possibilities. As recommended, I sprinkled a little catnip in the scratching pad area, which she loved. But it is that white ball that goes round and round and round that fascinates her. I’ve had the turbo scratcher on the floor by my desk for a week and Abbie loves it so much that she sleeps next to it, with a possessive paw touching it. Several times a day she gets that ball rolling around its track as fast as she can. She turns herself into pretzel shapes trying to find new ways to bat the ball around. The thrill just doesn’t seem to wear off. To my mind, this may be the most successful cat toy ever invented. Totally addictive and highly recommended. Very entertaining for a cat’s human, too.
I haven’t had the impression that Abbie wants to get the ball out. She just loves to make it go in circles as fast as she can. And keep it rolling. But, yes, if the novelty begins to wear off, I’ll put it away for a while. This is the first toy she has really taken to, so I’d like to keep her interested in it as long as possible.
I want one! I want one!
No, I don’t have a cat… why do you ask?
LOL that is such a cute pic. My mom had one for her cats and they lost interest after a while. So taking it away once in a while is probably a good idea.
oh while I am thinking of it. Have you been Tvo-ing Bleak house. I keep missing it, dang it!
Posted by justme on 02/06/06 at 02:43 PM
LOL Dave! May I suggest this for you? Much better than cat toys. 
Yes, J. I’ve been recording Bleak House. The episodes are saved until I decide to delete them. Maybe I’ll even get around to copying them to a VCR cassette.
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We have one of those for Joxer, and he’s as enamored of his as Abbie is of hers. The thing is, we have to take it away for a while, or he loses interest in it. So we leave it out for about a week, then hide it for a week. Then he thinks it’s a new toy. Otherwise, he finally realizes he’ll never get that ball and walks away from it.