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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2007Carrot Hunting
I dropped part of a carrot on the floor in the kitchen - a stub about 2" long, left after grating most of the carrot into a salad. I forgot about it because I was doing something urgent at the time, and I am forgetful. So this evening I walk into the living room and see sis kitties laying in a circle surrounding Tommy, who is rolling around with the carrot between his paws. Everyone else is waiting for the carrot to roll away so they can grab it. They played "hunt the carrot stub" for a good long while! On Jun 29, 1:09 am, "Pat" <patricia251.catlit...@centurytel.net> wrote: > I dropped part of a carrot on the floor in the kitchen - a stub about 2" > long, left after grating most of the carrot into a salad. I forgot about it [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > They played "hunt the carrot stub" for a good long while! Cute. That happens in our house with dropped grapes (which will, in fact, turn in raisins when they get lost.) -Caroline S. > That happens in our house with dropped grapes (which will, in > fact, turn in raisins when they get lost.) > > -Caroline S. ...unless, of course, you happen to step on them. That's probably what I would do! MaryL > On Jun 29, 1:09 am, "Pat" <patricia251.catlit...@centurytel.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > -Caroline S. Here, too. When we took our old refrigerator out, we found many raisins the cats had made. Plus a weird assortment of other things, toys, straws, and the crumped foil balls I make and toss down in the kitchen. >> On Jun 29, 1:09 am, "Pat" <patricia251.catlit...@centurytel.net> >> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > cats had made. Plus a weird assortment of other things, toys, straws, > and the crumped foil balls I make and toss down in the kitchen. I don't want to think about what may be behind my stove. A few years ago when the maintenance guy had to replace the element in my stove he pulled it out and we discovered practically an entire bag of Brachs butterscotch candies. When Persia first came here she was totally fascinated by the bowl of butterscotches I had. She liked to bat them around and would carry them into the kitchen and play "hockey". There were so many butterscotch candies back there I was embarrassed. Jill >> So this evening I walk into the living room and see sis kitties laying in a >> circle surrounding Tommy, who is rolling around with the carrot between his >> paws. Everyone else is waiting for the carrot to roll away so they can grab >> it. >> >> They played "hunt the carrot stub" for a good long while! > Cute. That happens in our house with dropped grapes (which will, in > fact, turn in raisins when they get lost.) The other day when I was washing some blueberries, a few dropped on the floor and rolled away. This was fascinating to Licky. Ooo, tiny rolling things! I've heard, btw, that grapes can be poisonous to dogs. I don't know whether they're also bad for cats. Just FYI. Joyce > They played "hunt the carrot stub" for a good long while! Here, the favourite toy of the day is an empty pea pod. ;)  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > > They played "hunt the carrot stub" for a good long while! > > Here, the favourite toy of the day is an empty pea pod. ;) > > -- > Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. And we actually buy cat toys ;-) This got me thinking about the favorite toys here. Among the top choices are: foil balls, styrofoam peanuts, any sewing supplies that are currently being used, straws, grapes, bugs that have the misfortune of making it inside the house. Other than that, the only things they really play with are the Turbo scratcher and the feather wand. I was digging around for some hand-me-down toys for the orphan kittens (I think they'll need toys in about a week) , and we really didn't have any! Sherry Sherry | I was digging around for some hand-me-down toys for the orphan kittens | (I think they'll need toys in about a week) , and we really | didn't have any! Remember www.kalyx.com they now have 239 cheap cat toys available. >> > They played "hunt the carrot stub" for a good long while! >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > need toys in about a week) , and we really > didn't have any! My cats never play. All toys are ignored. I worry a bit that they are not enjoying themselves. Maybe outside is enough and catching a little rattie is enough playtime for Boyfie? KFC is probably too old to care about playing now, all she wants is a comfy bed, a quiet life, nice food and the occasional prey that Boyfie brings her to eat to remind her that once she was a famous hunter. She's eaten up all the rattie he brought earlier this evening ;-) Tweed >>> > They played "hunt the carrot stub" for a good long while! >>> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Tweed Ours have little interest in toys as long as the weather outside it OK. A week of rain and they start hunting for all the "lost" toys. I remember when we got Molly. She wasn't allowed out for the first two weeks. We didn't know we had so many cat toys! She hunted down everything Jake had hidden. Especially the things Jake couldn't get to since he is much "fluffier" than she is. Jo > My cats never play. All toys are ignored. I worry a bit that they are not > enjoying themselves. Maybe outside is enough and catching a little rattie > is enough playtime for Boyfie? I think that's probably what it is. I mean, think about it - play is just a way to exercise predatory instincts and skills. If a cat gets to hunt for real, they don't really need to play at it. Smudge doesn't play that much either, but my other two (indoor-only) are maniacs. Joyce |
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