can anyone here suggest some essential cat toys?

can anyone here suggest some essential cat toys?

I mean those that are not only enjoyable for your cats but would also help you prevent your cats from doing damage in your home, like a scratching post maybe?

 

http://cats.about.com/od/cattoys/tp/homealonecats.htm

Erik, see if that link helps. When my Twinkle was alive, I eventually got tired of buying her toys. I recall buying lots of balls early on but by day two she was disinterested. I also bought her a light of some sort where he was supposed to follow the light. In no time he was tired of that. In the end all the strings that he could find around the house turned out to be his favourite toys: curtains strings etc. His best toy might have been his cousin Zola who is one of my pet dogs.

 

Thanks for the link! I'll try out the free stuff first... paper bags and cardboard boxes! My main concern is the cats destroying furniture in the house and my plan is to distract them with kitty toys instead of creating chaos in the living room... I did try one of those tablet cat games tho with and it drives them crazy but after a while they get disinterested

 

I had lots of big plans for my Twinkle, but it was not meant to be I suppose. He liked to scratch the furniture at times but I tried to discourage him and he was not all bad at listening. I still have some cheap scratch thing I bought from Walmart when I traveled. After I bought it in haste, when I got back to my country I was afraid to open it. It looked like it would have made quite a mess. I still have it at home in the post. I'll try and remember to tell what it is so you never buy it.

A scratch bed might help. I just opted for some cheaper version thing that I never used and wouldn't have even if Twinkle was still alive.

 

I think you need to set boundaries early on. They may destroy your i pad if you leave it to close. Get them a scratch post and a place that is theirs for quite time. Take the door of a kitchen cabinet perhaps

 

Most cats don't even need toys, specially if they send some time outdoors, in that case they rarely need any toys. My Bob got a couple nice toys, some tiny mice and one of those sticks with something fuzzy in the end.

 

Okay I guess I'm all set with a scratch post, a litter box, some strings and tablet app games for cats

 

Cat nip. Anything with catnip will keep mine busy for hours! I think he might actually be developing an unhealthy attachment.

 

I actually don't know what a cat nip is! I've been seeing it mentioned around here in the forums tho... I'm going to have to google that So far my cats have been crazy over bottle caps, carpets, boxes and ball pen caps!