{"id":5199,"date":"2020-11-09T17:19:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T01:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/2020\/11\/cat-toys-question-imma-look-for-the-answer\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:32:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:32:13","slug":"cat-toys-question-imma-look-for-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/cat-toys-question-imma-look-for-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat toys question — Imma look for the answer"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I’ve got these two cats now. Well, a cat and a kitten. Which is kind of the problem.<\/p>\n

Banjo is kind of a bully. And I’m thinking it’s due to a sense of being usurped. (I’ve seen that Simpsons episode. "Uu-SUR-pER!")<\/p>\n

She’s starting to get along with Lemon, but she’s also become kind of aggressive. She’s just all around grumpy.<\/p>\n

We try to include her in play, but she just sits and stares. She’s become standoffish. And I think it’s because she feels like she’s losing her place.<\/p>\n

I want them to play together.<\/p>\n

So I was wondering if there is a toy where they have to cooperate together to get treats. Like a Kong for cats, but forcing cooperative play.<\/p>\n

Or are cats not able to relate like that? Would they be able to figure out that the toy only works if they BOTH depress a switch at the same time? Or maybe if they pull at the same time, treats shoot out both ends.<\/p>\n

They could become buddies.<\/p>\n

Though, maybe I’d regret it if they became hunting pals. I’ve watched stuff on lions and tigers and other big cats:<\/p>\n

Two female cats. One a large calico short hair with a kinda smushed face(?) and the other a long-haired tabby (Morris cat). Working together, like lionnesses, they hunt through the house. Pouncing on anything that moves. Bullying the dog. Making everyone<\/em> regret their life choices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So I’ve got these two cats now. Well, a cat and a kitten. Which is kind of the problem. Banjo is kind of a bully. And I’m thinking it’s due to a sense of being usurped. (I’ve seen that Simpsons episode. "Uu-SUR-pER!") She’s starting to get along with Lemon, but she’s also become kind of…<\/p>\n Read More<\/span> Cat toys question — Imma look for the answer<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"Layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,14],"tags":[197,199,560],"class_list":["entry","author-harperkingsley0-0","post-5199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-animals","category-cats","tag-cat-toys","tag-cats","tag-peebled"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2pPoL-1lR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6684,"url":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/so\/","url_meta":{"origin":5199,"position":0},"title":"So","author":"Harper Kingsley","date":"January 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"So. 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