We all know the age old story about the child who receives the new toy and plays more with the box. Well it also applies, as I have discovered, to cats.
You have heard about our new four-legged feline, Figaro, who joined our family a month ago. Well, we decided it was high time to buy him something to play with. (Okay, okay, my olderst daughter Neva was driving me nuts asking every day when we were going to get him some toys. So I relented.)
We went to the big box pet store and each picked out something special for our furry friend. That same day our neighbour, who would have gladly taken Figaro in on that fateful day of his discovery in our shed had it not been for her own cat, came by with some gifts of her own. So Figaro now has two scratching toys with spring-mounted pom-poms on top, three balls, a furry creature-like thing, a squeaking feathered bird on a long elastic string and a pillow filled with catnip.
And what do I find him playing with every night? A 4-inch piece of yarn that fell off one of Neva's crafts.
Happy sweeping!
Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com
