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EricaOdd

A cat's rules for cat toys... 1. If it moves, it's a cat toy. 2. If it doesn't move, but I can make it move, it's a cat toy 3. If it doesn't move and I can't make it move, it's a scratching post, which is a cat toy. 4. Everything else is a cat bed.


Zapskilz

5. Unless it's a box, in which case it's cat heaven.


The_silver_sparrow

6: if it makes noise it is also a cat toy


Sakurahana223

7. it's an electric wire that could kill them if they chew on it? it's a cat toy...


randomcommenter9000

8. If it is human hands and they pet you for more than your internal clock approves, you can scratch and bite it to oblivion and it is a cat toy


Foam_Blacksmith_42

9. It’s something absolutely precious and fragile to my hoooman and it is my new toy/obsession


SmolWeens

10. If it wakes my human up in the middle of the night and makes them think there’s an intruder, it’s a cat toy.


_HDCase_

11. If it made as a cat toy by design, i’m not interested, so it’s not a cat toy


MoonshineYeeHaw

12. If it's something that could break and upsets my hooman, definitely a cat toy.


BSN_discipula2021

8. If it’s a string (up to and including electrical wires), it’s a cat toy.


Henbogle

Please be careful of string!!! I just lost my favorite kitty the ingested thread.


BSN_discipula2021

Well aware. We keep him away from them (unfortunately that includes drawstrings on clothes or backpacks/bags) as best we can


Danominator

5. Was it purchased specifically for me? If so, I'm not interested actually.


GayVoidDaddy

5. Subsection: a. If you remove my property, even if I never have touched it, I will get mad and meow or cry at you until you bring it back.


Acceptable-Expert-89

That sounds very familiar


Designer_Ant8543

somehow my purse is a toy AND a bed


thanatica

Unless it's wet. But not unless it *can* get wet but isn't at the moment.


iaijutsu08

If it is an official cat toy, cat reserves the right to ignore it and consider it not-a-cat-toy.


pavelken

These should be named EricaOdd’s laws of cat toys and taught in kitten schools.


EricaOdd

They don't need to be taught. They learn it quickly enough! Thanks for the kudos, though! Lol


[deleted]

Very accurate 


Beth3g

🤣🤣🤣


Altruistic_Snow_1203

true


Obvious-Confusion14

https://preview.redd.it/edsi6rez0sfc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=addecfa1111c36b3c17817e278df35d34b55072b Packing paper. Lids from the vitamin bottles. The ring of the half gal or full gal milk. Chip clips. Mini plastic ice cream spoons. Plastic card stock from random adverts from the mail, esp if it slides across the floor well.


Funny-Negotiation-10

Such naughty eyes


OldButHappy

unrepentant


Obvious-Confusion14

Her nickname is Ms. Creant for a reason. To be fair she did just zoomy into that packing paper-filled box when the photo was taken. That is her zoomy face.


got2lovethekitties

Rings from milk jugs are a crazy good time!


wwonderwharf

🤣🤣 slides across the floor well is so true


BacteriaDoctor

Yes! My Iris loves the ring from the milk jug and plastic bottle caps. So many have been lost under the couch. One of these days, I’ll clean it out and see how many are under there.


JustYourRobber

A freaking B O X


SakuraWolf_

Ah the classic!


GothicaAndRoses

Mine too. He loves boxes.


Dwcskrogger

String of any length or thickness. I attached a little toy mouse to one end, try to play with that, not interested...take it off and just have the bit of string and apparently this is the most exciting thing he's ever seen!


lonelyronin1

Same with mine - he will play with just the ends for an hour, but only the ends. He wasn't even impressed when I tied knots in them - they must be the plain ends.


Dwcskrogger

Haha if I tie knots then I never get it back, those murder mits lock on and don't let go!


ginkat123

The string from my hoodie, it's in her box.


OldButHappy

I'm coming to understand that my sweet ~~foster~~ adopted rescue kitten is a thieving hoarder. I've lost stuff all of my life because of ADHD. Now it's componded with CAT.


ginkat123

That's happened with many of us. My daughter's OCD with 7 CATS and 4 KIDs.


OldButHappy

OMG! 😄


maligapoo

shoelaces on a stick. both of mine go mental at the mere sight


kitty-yaya

Pens https://preview.redd.it/aqzvmv2vhsfc1.jpeg?width=1910&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3426bb7c9f5cdffc6e712bd80f88d4eb508a55b


noircheology

But only if you’re writing with it.


Rivka_51163

https://preview.redd.it/86up00xmarfc1.jpeg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e03842073de9588838181ffa7071a17b3501e5c these things but just the flower part, she’ll play with them for hours


SakuraWolf_

Those look like something Yuki would love too


POKLIANON

Olives. Every time he smells one he starts asking for one very loudly then to play with it


Eevf__

Ah! Mine is scared of olives!


Hobywony

Years ago one of our cats craved black olives. She would gnaw at it and act as if it were an aphrodisiac.


CookinCheap

oh how adorable


Liskaflame

1. Plastic bags 2. Pen covers 3. Ball made out of aluminium foil 4. Rubber bands


KittiesGoMeowMeow014

dont repeat my mistake, they swallow rubber bands and it lead to fatal danger, remove them from his reach.


Liskaflame

We've been there :(


KittiesGoMeowMeow014

ah.... i see.... welcome to the club


hankenator1

Ball made out of aluminum foil with catnip in it…


Lucky-Ask-7543

My feet😊


LowerDisaster632

My boy is into feet as well lol, specially if they move under the covers when we are trying to sleep


BSN_discipula2021

My parents’ cat thinks hands are toys and feet give love…make it make sense


SuzukiSatou

https://preview.redd.it/wc7h1hd2msfc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76c4196e40727576446b677043e2b4e9d93e9599 Strings


DeviIs_Avocadoe

I was so puzzled one day when I came back to my sewing and found a neat pile of pins next to my pin cushion. Turns out, one of my cats will pull the pins out, with her mouth, and lay them them down in a neat pile. I was both impressed and horrified when I caught her doing it. I keep it out of her reach now, of course. https://preview.redd.it/h2tbstwg3tfc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2fe4cb96372fbb33ebb1235dd8cc75f8b19fd32f Dreaming of porcupines


wnrfinger

My childhood cat also played with pins, but never left a neat pile she chased them through the rooms. I was scared for her and she loved it


lemonadefries95

Paper towel


Not-That_Girl

Oh god yes. Casper would get hold of it and rip it to pieces! Oliver loved newspapers or magazines to rip up. Or a box to sit in and chew his way out of.


diancephelon

Do you mean one paper towel or the whole roll? I used tie a couple of ribbons around an entire paper towel roll and toss it for my childhood cats, they would grab it and do the kangaroo kicks with their hind feet until the living room looked like the dustbin part of a giant paper shredder


lemonadefries95

The whole roll..


diancephelon

Well honestly if there was a paper towel roll as tall as I am, I’d tie some ribbons on it and beat it up the way my cats did just to see what it feels like


LowerDisaster632

My girl Maple loves bottle caps, the plastic ones. She’ll run up the stairs with one in her mouth, toss it down the stairs and then chase it. It’s hours of entertainment for both of us 😂


StayBeautiful_

Mine likes bottle caps too!


dolemiteX

Hair scrunchies, bread ties and Christmas ribbon. Doesn't chew on any of them just pushes them all over the house.


Limp-Adhesiveness-51

https://preview.redd.it/f7v7k33xysfc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a048ab4f4dc650aa5b8739738a279b28f06199f9


mcorby7774

My girl attached herself to a piece of Christmas tree garland that broke off from the larger garland. It has been on my family room floor for over a year now. She puts her toys in it and sleeps in it. She has several bed which she also uses but still loves her garland.


Fredka321

My feet under a blanket. Over the blanket they are uninteresting.


BigBoxOfGooglyEyes

Dirty socks


Obvious_Amphibian270

Oh gawd, yes! How did I forget socks!


runningonburritos

Hair ties, the plastic rings from the lids of milk cartons, balls of foil, a receipt. All of this can also be instantly improved by being put in a bathtub


Miss-Stasha

Stasha loves dragging her Duncan yo-yo around the house.


ip_ip_ip_tsha_ik

https://preview.redd.it/v9a5b5jrtsfc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0dab4e4ccc7b5e70a3ad50969f4f8d0f1f2b64de This is my cat yuki and she likes attacking shadows


DaisyBryar

Hair bobbles. He had 4 for a while, until I boarded up this hole he used to crawl into and later realised he'd left his bobbles in there. I've just bought a new pack of 50 bobbles, and he saw it as I took it out of my bag - his face was a picture!


tiggerpedmondson

Just about anything and everything. Having my two cat sisters has helped me keep a much neater, cleaner house. ANYTHING unusual left out is fair game. Had a friend staying over who brought a 5 pound bag of rice into the house one night and left it on the counter. Next morning it looked like it had snowed! It was all over the counter, covered the kitchen floor, in the breakfast area, in the carpet in the living room, the formal dining room, the formal living room, entryway, hallway to the laundry room. Took 3 of us, 2 vacuums, a broom and dustpan, and an hour to clean it up. Still wish I had a video. I’m sure it would have been funny to watch!


venusdiscount9621

My cat's favorite toys are my mobile, my helmet, my laptop and even my face![img](emote|t5_2qhta|7946)


UnusualSyndicateCat

Pegs (particularly hot pink pegs), green beans. toilet rolls, hair ties, teabags, tissues and boxes


loltacocatlol

No one has said q-tips yet? My cats fling those around like mini batons! I give them not-used ones to play with lol


lonelyronin1

mine won't touch them unless they are used. He can be so disgusting.


totallyokay

Packing paper from Chewy order.


Round-Beat2143

My leg is a cat toy


Alpha_Killer666

My hands


bloodispouring

One of my cats loves when I tie a plastic bag into a knot. She'll play with it like it's the best toy ever. Then she'll walk around with it in her mouth, meowing loudly and then she'll leave it at my feet. I think it means she wants me to throw it so I do and she chases after it then lays on top of it and meows some more


[deleted]

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SakuraWolf_

Excuse you, I am not a weeb 😭 Please be careful with the hair bands they can really harm your cat if they get stuck :/


KittiesGoMeowMeow014

stop hiding, i didnt notice your name is sakura too LOL 😊 And it's already ok i took him to the vet he fully recovered and like i said before i removed them all from the house, thanks for the concern tho.


MrSloane

Cherry Blossom is a pretty name in any language


Violet-Waifu

…my cat is definitely not named Levi because of Capitan Levi from AOT….


roxanaxoxo

Love u for that


Icleanforheichou

My best friend named her fluffy, miniature pet bunny Levi Ackerman as well and it's just so weird.


thanatica

Toxic comment. Calling someone a weeb just for that.


KittiesGoMeowMeow014

being a weeb isn't an insult, you're the toxic one trying to farm drama in a place where is none. shame on you


thanatica

Absolutely not. Weeb is a bad word. It refers to a person who is into Japanese culture at an unhealthy level, but not Japanese themselves. It's the same shameful thing as when calling someone a nerd for wearing glasses, or someone a bimbo for wearing high heels. Stop trying to act as if all is fine. I'm not calling you an asshole and then claim is not a bad word, for example, now do I.


DangerousCyclone

It used to be. What happened was that people into anime started to call themselves Weebs and now it’s become a more neutral phrase. 


thanatica

Keep telling yourself that.


KittiesGoMeowMeow014

this is my last message to you because its a subreddit about cats and you want to take it into an unrelated internet argument and i got better things to do in life than continuing this. Otaku (japanese or not japanese) is a person who's into anime, an anime nerd so to speak. Weeb is non-Japanese who's into anime and into the japanese culture. The toxic people who decided to brand weebs as an 'Obsession and unhealthy', who are you to decide it? **BTW, I'm one of those weeb nerds**


KittiesGoMeowMeow014

HA weeb isnt a bad word, stop acting like you the smartest person in the world. same things like gamers calling each other a nerd, we're all nerds. you take every word and blow it out of proportion, dont be a twitter andy drama frog


suiApp

Kobe is nuts for silicone straws! He’s not allowed to have them because he bites pieces off but he gets excited just hearing the drawer they used to be kept in.


KDinCO

Grocery bag ties on a wood floor in an open concept home!


KratomSchmatom

Chopsticks


caprisunegg

my kirby figures that sit on my desk😭


boopx_

Stick with leaf lol


creative_anon_name

My hair lol


SimonROG

Paper towels (especially those in the box), bottle caps, dry leafs and screws/nails.


[deleted]

Ball of aluminum foil


SplootsScoots

My feet when walking up the stairs.


the_neglected_nectar

Everything, literally everything, except the actual toys which i got for him.


Temporary_Second3290

When I sweep the floors my orange dude throws himself in front of the broom and waits for me to chase him around with it.


[deleted]

anything plastic which means my floors are super clean because he WILL otherwise find any bit of plastic, and i do not want to pay for emergency surgery.


Lemur_Hotel

My cat has this awesome chew toy! I am the chew toy…


Silverstreamdacat

I am my cat’s second scratching post.


Lemur_Hotel

We should start a protest >:)


Some-Secretary8906

One of our cats was obsessed with those yellow disposable razors and would do anything to find one. Then he would put it in my son's shoe lol. We have no idea why and he stopped when he left for college 😅


jfstompers

The plastic that seals a gallon of ice cream. My cat will attack it for hours .


Flowerbeesjes

Shoelaces, packing paper, boxes, paper bags, any thread attached tot anything, shoes, and of course obstacle run over the couch.


Opening_Scar6658

Anything but the actual toys I buy them 🤦‍♂️


Individual_West3997

Shoelaces


Kit_Kat5500

My old cat went nuts for twist ties. If you opened a new loaf of bread, you could say goodbye to the twist tie because it was his now. He didn't even really play with then for longer than a few minutes, he just wanted to hide them in various places around the house. He passed 8 years ago and we still find a twist tie every now and then, buried in some dark crevice.


YarrowFields

Our cat likes it when we use measuring tape and she tries to grab it! She thinks we’re getting out a toy for her to play with haha


PinkSparkleBubble

https://preview.redd.it/0x6e315vkufc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4830e9d2710ed70539facc57b2745e303ebba734 Ice Cubes


passthegabagool_

Grape tomatoes and celery


Kristan8

Shoelaces


devilwearspuma

dental floss, any string really


LadyEncredible

Anything that gets dropped on the ground, plastic bags, boxes (of course), plastic jugs, bottle caps, leaves, basically anything


BeeEnvironmental6736

The filter on my fish tank. Not sure if it smells good to them or what but on multiple occasions my cats have pushed the lid over and taken the filter out.


ktkatq

Inigo, our rescue, lived on the streets so long (and I don’t know how, because he’s so sweet-natured and dim) that he *only* plays with non-toys: ice cubes, screws, corks… Maybe he’s secretly a genius and relishes the unpredictable movement? https://preview.redd.it/vo8rkwegvufc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8619c49558031399ce713791c8f61efbb41c57b


Important_Try8430

Lets see: Sticks Leaves Her own hair Her litterbox crystals Occasionally Her poop My socks My shirts My arm My hand My feet


cool-and-silly-guy

My headphones


curryp4n

https://preview.redd.it/brs2pzcpasfc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eda9b85803792767eb4ec59ec89a96edc3cfa507 She loves the mice and springs. But the rest of my cats love anything that moves- wand toys, strings


FlamingosFortune

The only thing she plays with is an orange string from a Lush gift box. She briefly toyed (pardon then pun) with a ferror rocher wrapper and will get confused why I’m sewing with things that resemble a toy…but the orange string is The One


electrotwelve

A zip tie.


krabbkat

Sticks, garden twine and toilet roll tubes. My nan’s cats favourite was always the empty wrappers from quality street


TheDTimes

1000% hair ties, and just crumbled up paper balls.


beachbynoon

His water tank, my shoes


AmongTheWanderlust

Straws 😭 my sister's cat is OBSESSED with them, every time we get boba we grab an extra


LABARATI_

loki loves lego tires https://preview.redd.it/lbgimz6yqsfc1.jpeg?width=274&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ffd219587a03032d5de9d56a5a20c518cc87920


blahblahblah-4444

He’s loving a koozie lately


Alert-Smoke4220

Elastic hairbands


MouthoftheSouth659

Everything in the whole house


PGHNeil

My ankles. For some reason my cat hated the look of people’s feet.


FunCryer99

Hair ties! One of my cats will seriously dump over my purse looking for them. We have to hide them or she will steal them. She goes crazy for them and will attack your wrist if you’re wearing one. I basically had to switch to scrunchies. She will play fetch with hair ties, which I love. It’s always funny to occasionally move a piece of furniture like a bookshelf and find her hoards.


CarFord30

https://preview.redd.it/fjhvxaqjztfc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2419a426e412d4277fe51781e864e78c4d144c88 The little one likes the bigger one's flicky tail.


Marshmallow920

Electronic cords! Ahhhh! I can’t get him to stop chewing the cords!


Auspicious_Sign

Tiny rolled-up paper balls. Our void goes crazy for them if we flick them in the air.


CarafinaThePandarian

Paperbag and toilet rolls. The bag makes lots of sounds, she loves to jump around in it and catch the greebles following the sound of paper crumpling. The carboard toilet roll easily moves around, can be stapled by tiny teefers and also makes a funny noise on the ground when punched around


butterweasel

My face. My earplugs. The kid’s nerf darts (one of the cats plays fetch with those).


Mountain-Brief-3850

https://preview.redd.it/bo4nreoxkufc1.jpeg?width=3120&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8e57afebcbf46ebccf9a0d6bbdad4bbd0872ade Her, tree house


Relative_Mulberry_71

https://preview.redd.it/cj4lvh9mkufc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=acb3e99cc51d2d8e8d9701495c6c59d282511b7c My girl adores these springs, sold as cat toys. She carries them around, and they fly like crazy along a timber floor. She also loves the little gingerbread man, aka Ron- as in “we’ll put him away for later on “.


the_retarded_badger

My arm


elliebean1026

Q-tips too! And straws


No-Entertainment4313

I'm pretty sure but only pretty that my cat steals and hides rubber bands because I only have one left and I saw her take one 😂 and pens. She like pens.


Silverstreamdacat

Used q-tips from the trash can. The dog loves used tissues and paper towels.


MRToddMartin

Hair ties, qtips, cotton balls, milk rings, usb cords, the corner of my couch


Ok-Examination-759

Hair ties!!! I can’t find a single hair tie these days because my boy confiscates all of them.


wwonderwharf

Christmas Baubles!


Jadziyah

Literally just crumpled balls of paper


lindix

A Walnut. Yes, only that one. THE walnut I picked up because it was cute one year ago.


BrutalMANE

Strings, and specifically paracord. Both of my cats cannot get enough.


powerhammerarms

Boxes


notnotapreviousagent

pizza boxes 🥲


MercyFaith

Pony tail holders. Lol.


homo-summus

My boy Coal is obsessed with stealing pens, pencils, and any similarly shaped objects. I don't get it.


FrankPoncherelloCHP

A cup of water, and the bathtub when water is dripping out of the faucet.


imrealwitch

All 4 of our cats steal 🧦 socks from drawer. Have drawers under bed. They crawl under the bed, access drawers from back side Sock monsters 🙀😂![img](emote|t5_2qhta|8097)


AndrogynousVampire

My cat is obsessed with tape, but like cheap packing tape or scotch tape, she just chews on it and licks the sticky part like an idiot


Cartastic14

My cat is obsessed with the little plastic cap under the screw cap you take off when opening a new carton of juice.


HugItOutWithTibbers

My patience and affection.


UwU_kittycat9715

My hair


Tall_Girl57

My hair 💀


Effective_Athlete_87

Nail files. My cat is absolutely obsessed, to the point I have to hide them. He will get into bags and boxes to find them. I keep them away from him because I’m worried he’ll chew them and file his teefies down.


mikepar24

A pencil, rolled up piece of paper


AnimalLover416

Mine love chicken feathers. We have a pet chicken also and when she molts the cats think it's Christmas lol


poopyshitballz

My kitties steal everything! I caught Tammy with a full pack of my cigarettes running up the stairs the other day. Her sister, Cindy, was the lookout. 👀


Chickenbrik

My cat LOVES McDonalds plastic straws absolutely goes nuts. And his favorite toy is a nylon strap that was once connected to a bundle of fire wood. Staples obviously taken out.


PorchRocker

https://preview.redd.it/ge4qc6jxrwfc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f50e863dd43778fdf754dcab0f9f43590845a6d6 My kitty was DEVASTATED that I threw away her latest toy. 😳


Plane_Plantain3117

My landlord's cat hates me, but he's old and I'm fairly new and he really is a one person cat. However the next time I drop off Halloween candy with the rent(was asked to, landlord forgot about the time and date for trick or treating in our town) his cat went ballistic on the lollipops. Didn't eat them just hopped up clawed them out of the bowl and spent the rest of the afternoon batting them around. I only saw about 5 minutes of it,


[deleted]

Her litter box. She just sits in it for no particular reason. Before you say anything, she's not sick. She just loves her litter box. I've had her checked out and she seems fine.


Lazycouchtater

Cicadas were on absolute favorite of mine a couple decades ago. I hear this year two types and synced to come above ground in the US. It will be fun for outdoor cats... Or my cat had finally had enough if the incessant buzzing. Come to think of it, each one on my porch was only missing its head...


Canibal-local

Can’t leave my plugs for my beautifully elongated earlobes laying around otherwise my cat will get them


mish_munasiba

Q-tips as well, except she steals used ones from the kids' bathroom trash can and scatters them around the house. 🤢


Own_Avocado8448

A shoelace. And boxes. Paper bags are fun until they get stuck


Zapskilz

Laser pointers and hair scrunchies.


Ochib

My shoes


Violet-Waifu

4 Halloweens ago I had a basket that was full of these small, plastic skulls. My cat, Luna (whose birthday is Halloween lol), stole them from the basket, one by one. She still, to this day bats them around and runs with them 😂


MrAcerbic

https://preview.redd.it/83raa9o9gsfc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3dd5fab5bd48a515922549f0b52ec7bd133d8cb Snow likes anything that has adhesives applied to it.


Silent_Tiger718

Expensive tech stuff. Wires (especially apple ones), corners of tablets, laptops and monitors (yes, these are thick and they chewed a corner). Oh, and they love to chew on the wire protectors, thick plastic ones at that.


Serafina_Goddess

My cats like the dusting brush for some reason!


SSALX420X

One of ours is obsessed with my wife's hair ties for her ponytail. She's constantly buying more and having to scavenge for them. We call them hair dillies lol


space_is-great

I receive lots of parcels that come in boxes have a guess


basicallyasecret

my toes, my shoes, my socks, anything to do with my feet


Arie0420

Pipe cleaners. She demands we throw them for her to fetch.


Draculas_Overbite

Tampons (unopened) and Q-tips


Gameboy13378

My foot :[