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LadyEllen -> herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 4:54:21 AM)
What a great day! The laser pointers I ordered came this morning - I'd promised them for my feline horde last week but couldnt find them in any shop here so ordered online instead. Everyone but Tessy is running round like an idiot after the red dot "prey"! And best of all theyre running as a pack - I have discovered the means of herding cats! Tessy meanwhile is watching from the sofa - she knows whats going on I think and refuses to get involved. Laser pointers, pack of 5 - £10-00. Cats running round like theyre insane - priceless. I hope theyre enjoying it as much as I - they seem to be anyway? E

LumusandtheLady -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 4:59:59 AM)
[sm=biggrin.gif] Oooooo, I wonder if Lardo the Retardo, aka Pumpkin would go for one? (Having been an abandoned stray, he has "issues" and we're working with him learning to have fun again. He starting to play and tear around the house though so this might be the perfect time for a laser pointer!) Thanks, Lady E.! Rain°

persephonee -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 5:01:39 AM)
the evilone just stares at the laser light and yawns....give her my unsuspecting toe any day.

GreedyTop -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 5:50:38 AM)
my girls ADORE laser pointers!! Too bad the batteries are dead (probably cheaper t just get a new one)..Her Majesty will practically climb the wall chasing it.. this is the same Cat who is more often curled up in a box than seen playing.. Amos goes totally bananas.. lol Of course, she's a freak, anyway...

LumusandtheLady -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 5:52:50 AM)
[sm=cute.gif][sm=cheering.gif][sm=cute.gif] Yeaaaaa, for kitteh freaks!!! (Since Pumpkin is one himself, thought I'd show my support for them.....) Rain°

VirginPotty -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 5:56:33 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: GreedyTop my girls ADORE laser pointers!! Too bad the batteries are dead (probably cheaper t just get a new one)..Her Majesty will practically climb the wall chasing it.. this is the same Cat who is more often curled up in a box than seen playing.. Amos goes totally bananas.. lol Of course, she's a freak, anyway... Monkey, I went to a camping store for a flashlight (after the last blackout here in MD) & I bought one that had a laserlight on it also. Much better than the little ones you buy in a pet store & it lasts longer too PLUS you'll have the flashlight if your electricity goes out! [:D]

GreedyTop -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 5:57:18 AM)
hmm..good idea, Potty Smooch

VirginPotty -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 5:58:43 AM)
Let me know if you can't find one & I'd be happy to get you one if you'd like :))

GreedyTop -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 6:22:46 AM)
Theres a SPorts Authority on my way to work... I'll check it on Sat. after I get done with the eye doc...

OneMoreWaste -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 6:26:31 AM)
I have one poor kitty who will keep wandering around looking for the red dot for ten minutes after I turn the pointer off [:o]

LumusandtheLady -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 6:28:09 AM)
I had one in Idaho that would just sit and stare at the wall, OneMoreWaste.... Don't feel bad. [:)] That's how they train us! Rain°

LadyEllen -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 6:36:31 AM)
Marvellous - theyre all tuckered out! If its possible to work cats like dogs, I've done it! E

softandshy -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 7:16:41 AM)
Congratulations! i think i may need one of those.

Dnomyar -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 7:20:26 AM)
You are way over paying for laser pointers. They should cost a dollar or less. I use them as throw a ways after the batteries run out. It is cheaper to buy a new one. I have a friend who has 2 cats. One will go after the pointer and the other one will slap it upside the head and call it stupid for doing so.

soul2share -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 7:23:24 AM)
Oh yes, LadyE...I can run my to the point of collapse......well, 2 out of 3 anyway...Boo seems to have learned very quickly that ain't NO WAY they are gonna catch that thing......and it doesn't make any cool noises......Boo's fave toy is a pistachio nut in the bathtub at 3am.......I never knew the acoustics were so good in there! But KB and Smooch will run after it like there's no tomorrow......add in a completely tiled floor, and oh, boy......they have a heck of a time starting and stopping! Not to mention the head on collisions......waaaay too much fun for $5! And Rain.....Punky da brat would LOVE one! All cats will chase things, and the dot is the greatest!

GreedyTop -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 7:24:33 AM)
cats + laser pointers = better than drugs

LadyEllen -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 7:25:11 AM)
I do worry though - am I stressing them out or are they having a great time chasing the dot? Dogs - well they just love running about like idiots, but cats? E

Dnomyar -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 7:25:42 AM)
Wants to try a laser pointer on Greedy.

soul2share -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 7:37:50 AM)
Well, LadyE, mine don't appear to be any worse for the wear as far as stressing about the dot.......of course, my cats have a shorter attention span than I do.....all I have to do is holler "Birdies are back!", and they drop everything and run to the window to see. I have hummers at my feeders, and I think they think they are just big bugs........they are used to pigeons, sparrows and blackbirds.

GreedyTop -> RE: herding cats - easy! (11/12/2008 7:44:49 AM)
just beware of doing what I call the 'kitteh wind up'... when ya get a cat spinning in circles chasing the dot.. I did that to one of my cats,once..poor thing got so dizzy that he fell over.. I STILL feel bad....

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