Many Uses of Catalog Pages to Entertain Cats
This is a lazy junk creation. I don’t just mean lazy in the sense that I didn’t have to use glue or scissors, but I was too lazy to get up and play with my cat.
So, there I was in my red recliner with a J Jill catalog I didn’t want. And there was kitty sitting in the floor whining for attention.
I started tearing out pages, one by one. I wadded them up and threw them across the room for my cat, Choco. He loved it. He even managed to catch a few between his paws.
After the entire magazine was lying on the floor in wads, I realized the fun just didn’t have to stop there.
Harnessing Catalog Pages as Free Cat Toys or Beds:
1. Let the catalog wads sit in the floor for a while. Cats love to rest on top of paper. Free cat bed!
2. Put the paper wads in your cat’s carrier. This creates something like those magical ball things kids like to jump around in. This can also be done with a crinkle sack.
3. When finished with #2, turn the carrier up and dump the paper over your cat.
4. Put the catalog wads in a shoe box, and let kitty dig around. Cats always think there’s something hiding. (Add a toy mouse as a bonus.)
5. Leave the paper inside the shoe box as a mattress for kitty’s cat bed and blanket. I’ve tried cat beds from the pet store. Choco prefers his shoe box.
6. Scoop up the catalog wads and save them for another day. I stored mine in a reusable shopping bag. If you take them away, kitty will be more interested on their return. Plus, it’s difficult to vacuum with paper in the floor.
7. And there’s the original fun of letting you cat try to catch the catalog wads as you throw them. Plus, if your cat’s anything like mine, he enjoys perching atop high places while you throw things for him to catch. For Choco, this means getting on top of the media cabinet.
8. Finally, when paper gets worn, just throw it in the recycling bin.
Are you going to try catalog page wads as cat toys?
Images by me with Choco participating as a willing model. No cat was forced to play for this post.
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8 opinions for Many Uses of Catalog Pages to Entertain Cats
Sam
Jul 16, 2008 at 10:10 am
I think I’m gonna try it! My cat, Domino, loves when there’s a new cardboard box in the house, but she tires of it after about a week. Maybe this’ll keep her interested between UPS shipments.
I won’t be dumping wadded paper over her, though. I think she may be a bit more temperamental than Choco. ;)
Peggy
Jul 16, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Sam. LOL. I don’t know. Choco can be testy. I hope your cat likes it. : )
Jennifer
Jul 16, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Cutest post ever! Love the pictures. Seriously adorable. So, I won’t do this with the pet fish, but I bet Cedar would love a laundry basket full of paper crumbles. You know, it’s odd how alike kids and cats are. Hmmm.
Peggy
Jul 16, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Thanks Jennifer! You are so right. Kids are a lot like cats, but I don’t say that to most moms. I’m afraid they’ll get offended.
Eileen
Jul 25, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Great pictures - especially the last one.
Noreen Crone-Findlay
Jul 26, 2008 at 1:59 pm
This is a great way to get my cat off my latest project! She gets super territorial and sets up housekeeping on whatever I am trying to work on!
I’ll try this the next time Miss Kitty and I are in a standoff. (Nobody does standoffs like Siamese!)
Heather
Jul 27, 2008 at 4:26 am
Lol, I just loved the photos in this entry. We play along these lines with the cat quite often. I like the idea of putting them all into the shoe box, though. Thanks for the smile. ;-)
Peggy
Jul 31, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Sorry for the late response…
Noreen, my cat is just like that, esp if I’m working with paper or anything easy to knock down off a table. Anytime you need to share a cat story…
Heather, thanks! I’m glad you liked them. Shoeboxes are such perfect cat beds and toys.
Eileen, that last one is my favorite too. His face is so expressive. : )
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