Oscar is unimpressed by the fishing pole type toys (stick to string to
feathers, etc).  She'll chase thrown items, but loses interest the moment they
land.  I've tried for years to interest her in various toys and games, to no
avail.  I figured she just wasn't into jumping, flipping, you know, exercise.
Unless she gets the zoomies, of course.

But then ... then I bought a cat dancer.  I've seen this toy mentioned all
over the place, but whenever I saw it at the store, I rejected it.  It's a
little pouch.  What could possibly be in that thing?  I couldn't tell.  It
must be some sort of gag, I thought.

One day, though, I thought, hey, four bucks.  It's worth it just to satisfy my
curiosity.

Opened the flat little baggie and pulled out ... metal wire and a few bits of
cardboard?  You've got to sh^H^Hkidding me.  I just paid good money for *this*
thing?  You can barely even see the "toy" at the end!

Well, fine.  I bought it; might as well try it.

This is where it gets weird.  Oscar *loves* this thing.  She's nuts over it.
I can drag the end on the floor as I walk around, and she stalks it, pouncing
when it goes around a corner.  I can swing it above her and she'll jump, even
doing full flips and twisting in mid-air like a kitten.  Even if she seems to
be ignoring it, she'll come running if it starts to leave the room!  This is
the first toy we've had that tires me out before she's done.

Maybe all those bright colors, feathers and fur are just to amuse the silly
humans.  I mean, cats do love to chase itty bitty bugs; this thing looks an
awful lot like an oversized, injured moth.

Whatever the reason, I'm glad to finally, after four years, have a toy Oscar
actually enjoys!