I was rambling on about these crazy gizmos in another thread and thought I’d start a new thread for them. If something sounds a bit familiar, it’s because I did a little cut and paste action rather than re-write the whole thing all over again. : P
I’ve got two oversized kitties, one massive dude and his much-smaller-but-still-a-big-gal sister. I’ve already been working on the dietary changes to slim them down a few sizes and now I’m working on getting more excercise in the mix. My big guy would rather spend all day sleeping and only get up to eat, switch beds, and follow mommy around for more attention. Sometimes I get up and go from room to room just so he’ll get off his fanny and follow me! LOL! He doesn’t like most toys, and catnip makes him overly aggressive and then he crashes too quickly. But I’m in love with those little laser lights!! They both go NUTS!! I zip those little lights all over the place and watch my formerly catatonic kitties jump up and go berzerk! That little red dot zipping across the floor will make my big couch potato run around in circles all over the room, even if it’s only for a few minutes, while his sister would play with it all day. So needless to say I think it’s a wonderful invention. Just make sure you don’t point the lasers in their eyes!
I found my current laser lights at Walmart. They had some different ones in the kitty/puppy toy areas, but mine is a cheap keychain-mounted laser pointer I found in the checkout line for ~4 bucks. If you twist it, it has three or four different display options including a mouse shape, but my spazzy kitties prefer the basic red dot. Little sister figured it out first, but now they both know where the light comes from, so now if they see me pick up the lazer gizmo, they both come a-running. But sometimes they don’t see me get it, but still seem to know when I click the light on, even if it’s not pointed anywhere. Question for Dr Gaspar: what is it about those laser lights that drives kitties totally bonkers?? Does it emit some kind of noise or wavelength that kitties can see/hear the second it’s turned on, even when covered up? Or do I just have psychic cats? : P
Anyone else have any crazy lazer fun they want to share??
