There is a universal constant that states:
The more expensive a cat item purchased, the more the cat tends to ignore said item. We have suffered through this with the
cat tunnel (39.99 with shipping and handling),
assorted cat toys, various cat beds . We were promised in the catalog that the cats would have hours of fun. They sniffed and walked off. We finally replaced the tunnel with a long narrow box with a hole cut in one side for entry/exit. They love it. One goes in, one sits on the top and jumps up and down. They put toys in it. Libby even sleeps in it.
So imagine our surprise when 3, count them 3, cats chose to sit on the new electrostatic pads we bought. I bought them in an attempt to get some of the floating cat hair out of the air in the office. We didn't have a lot of takers the first night, but today, Tilly, Boo and Libby took naps on it.
Of course, that was the most exciting thing that happened today here in Spring Hill. :-)
As for things the cats love, the fleece throw Beth gave me for Christmas a few years ago ranks top of the list. I usually leave it the living room in the place where sammy sleeps. If I snuggle under it, she must sit on it. Sometimes when we have gone too long without lap time, she comes and gets me, goes to my recliner, looks at the recliner and then looks at me. If I sit down without the fleece throw or the afghan, she goes to it and looks at it like "hey there, we have a system here." Then she sleeps belly-side up while I read and watch tv.
They also like some old blue pillows, a very pretty throw I bought pre-cat that is not supposed to be washed and a small blue blanket, that as far as I can tell, we must have bought it for them because I've never used it for anything else. The electrostatic pads are nice and they do collect hair and are easy to clean. I see a great need for more in our future :-) Although I think I will put down the Drs. Foster and Smith catalog before I buy the microwavable cat bed or the cat fountain with hydroponic cat greens included (I am not kidding you).
