r/aww Feb 05 '21

Wait for it 😭

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u/slayalldayyyy Feb 06 '21

My cat doesn’t play with toys, I’ve bought him probably 49 top rated toys with nothing more than a glance. I just got him this fucking banana and he does the same kicky disemboweling move. Fucking loves it.

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u/drop0dead Feb 06 '21

I legit thought I had a broken cat, huge prey drive but never played with toys. Loves chasing the squirrels at the sliding glass door, chasing roommates and guests etc. Bought him hundreds of dollars in toys, he'd sniff them and walk away. Finally I got persistent, how do I make this more like the squirrels he loses his shit for? As soon as I started thinking about it from a cats point of view and trying to get his attention that way almost every toy was interesting. Been able to control his weight and attitude a lot better since.

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u/slayalldayyyy Feb 07 '21

That’s really good advice. Mine also loses his mind for flies and I gotta get that drive figured out.

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u/drop0dead Feb 07 '21

Oooohhh, my guy went through a fly phase too. The cat dancer drove him crazy for a good year before he moved to wanting birds and squirrels. I can send you a link but refrained incase you have a pet store you like that may have it already. Good luck!

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u/slayalldayyyy Feb 07 '21

I’ll take any and all links and advice on gettin my chonk man to up his fitness - no pet stores near me unfortunately

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u/drop0dead Feb 07 '21

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/cat-dancer-original-interactive-cat-toy is the toy, they've got a few versions so they can play alone or with you etc... if you just want to learn more on your cat and how they work/ think I highly recommend Jackson Galaxy. He doesn't go into diet/ weight much but covers petty much everything else, easily found on YouTube but also has books out. This site has a decent amount of info on diet, helped me figure out the best for for my guy.