Comments on: Their Thing for String http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-thing-for-string/2532 understand their nature Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melody http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-thing-for-string/2532/comment-page-1#comment-16103 Melody Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:50:38 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2532#comment-16103 A lot of my friends sew and some of those with cats have horror stories. Always keep a cat away from thread! It can wind around their internal organs. Our solution? A helpful friend in the marines gave me some parachute cord. A lot of my friends sew and some of those with cats have horror stories. Always keep a cat away from thread! It can wind around their internal organs.
Our solution? A helpful friend in the marines gave me some parachute cord.

]]> By: Cat's Friend http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-thing-for-string/2532/comment-page-1#comment-15925 Cat's Friend Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:53:36 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2532#comment-15925 Unfortunately this http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/cat-survives-snake-necklace/story-e6frf7l6-1111115094806 Is all to real where I come from. :( Mostly, cats chase the wriggling snake get bitten and die. They are immune to the venom of some spiders. Friends once mentioned that the worst wake up call they ever had was a funnel-web being dropped on their bed by their cat... they said that what saved them was that it was exhausted and only had four legs left. But it was still pretty horrific... Unfortunately this

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/cat-survives-snake-necklace/story-e6frf7l6-1111115094806

Is all to real where I come from. :( Mostly, cats chase the wriggling snake get bitten and die. They are immune to the venom of some spiders. Friends once mentioned that the worst wake up call they ever had was a funnel-web being dropped on their bed by their cat… they said that what saved them was that it was exhausted and only had four legs left. But it was still pretty horrific…

]]> By: Gladys Gravyboots http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-thing-for-string/2532/comment-page-1#comment-15894 Gladys Gravyboots Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:15:48 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2532#comment-15894 I lived with a cat for many, many years who thoroughly enjoyed catching garter snakes (and she had a thing for lizard tails too). She wasn't usually a killer; catching - and presenting - was enough. No poisonous snakes in my area, so no worries in that regard. A cat-vetted choice for toy snakes: those wooden articulated ones. Sometimes they can be found unpainted at craft stores if that is a concern. I lived with a cat for many, many years who thoroughly enjoyed catching garter snakes (and she had a thing for lizard tails too). She wasn’t usually a killer; catching – and presenting – was enough. No poisonous snakes in my area, so no worries in that regard.

A cat-vetted choice for toy snakes: those wooden articulated ones. Sometimes they can be found unpainted at craft stores if that is a concern.

]]> By: Ann Marie http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-thing-for-string/2532/comment-page-1#comment-12061 Ann Marie Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:49:04 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2532#comment-12061 I found a great string substitute for my younger cat, Louie. It's called "mouse on a wire" and it's a long wire with a fuzzy ball at the end. When I bought it, I thought the wire would be semi-rigid, like a cat-dancer, but it is very flexible, like a metal cord, and very long. He and I play with it endlessly, but when I get tired, I can leave it on the floor and he still plays with it, safely. It's his favorite (alternating with the laser toy). I found a great string substitute for my younger cat, Louie. It’s called “mouse on a wire” and it’s a long wire with a fuzzy ball at the end. When I bought it, I thought the wire would be semi-rigid, like a cat-dancer, but it is very flexible, like a metal cord, and very long. He and I play with it endlessly, but when I get tired, I can leave it on the floor and he still plays with it, safely. It’s his favorite (alternating with the laser toy).

]]> By: Fiona http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-thing-for-string/2532/comment-page-1#comment-12054 Fiona Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:59:07 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2532#comment-12054 That's a good idea. I have a semi-feral kitten who regularly kills a cat collar that was lying around and she's so likely to swallow little things that I've taken to pre-mauling her toy mice, pulling their little glued-on ears off so she won't be able to. I wonder what she'd do with a rubber snake.... That’s a good idea. I have a semi-feral kitten who regularly kills a cat collar that was lying around and she’s so likely to swallow little things that I’ve taken to pre-mauling her toy mice, pulling their little glued-on ears off so she won’t be able to. I wonder what she’d do with a rubber snake….

]]> By: Stop Eating My Yarn! « Blanket of Doom http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-thing-for-string/2532/comment-page-1#comment-9430 Stop Eating My Yarn! « Blanket of Doom Sat, 15 Jan 2011 06:54:00 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2532#comment-9430 [...] Curious as to why my cat is so fascinated with my yarn I asked the all mighty Google for answers. In doing so I came across this page: [...] [...] Curious as to why my cat is so fascinated with my yarn I asked the all mighty Google for answers. In doing so I came across this page: [...]

]]> By: Naamah http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-thing-for-string/2532/comment-page-1#comment-4126 Naamah Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:41:15 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2532#comment-4126 We have a number of pet snakes which provide hours of "cat television" for our youngest as they crawl back and forth in their cages. The others aren't that interested, but she loves to watch them. And yes, she's the one who goes nuts for strings or for pendants on thick, shiny chains. We have to be careful that she doesn't get into the snake cages or swallow any jewelry. She got into a box of toy rubber snakes I had, and she bit the heads off of most of them. Instinct is amazing. We have a number of pet snakes which provide hours of “cat television” for our youngest as they crawl back and forth in their cages. The others aren’t that interested, but she loves to watch them. And yes, she’s the one who goes nuts for strings or for pendants on thick, shiny chains. We have to be careful that she doesn’t get into the snake cages or swallow any jewelry. She got into a box of toy rubber snakes I had, and she bit the heads off of most of them. Instinct is amazing.

]]> By: WereBear http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-thing-for-string/2532/comment-page-1#comment-4125 WereBear Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2532#comment-4125 Good point. I ran out of room, but soon I'll do a post on that, too! Good point. I ran out of room, but soon I’ll do a post on that, too!

]]> By: Bill the Splut http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-thing-for-string/2532/comment-page-1#comment-4124 Bill the Splut Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:27:35 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=2532#comment-4124 Just make sure that they don't swallow any strings-like stuff! Just make sure that they don’t swallow any strings-like stuff!

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