Sunday, August 26, 2018

Ginger Kitty's play habits

Ginger Kitty has some definite tendencies in her play habits. She does play, but probably not enough. We encountered this with Nike, but he was very treat-motivated, so we gave him a treat when he put in some effort and things eventually improved. G-Kitty isn't really into treats or catnip, so I'm kind of at a loss.

She loves chasing a laser pointer or a length of ribbon, but loses interest if it go up too high, she prefers her prey on the ground.



She will sometimes play with a tiny mouse-shaped toy, but doesn't show much interest in most others, especially if they're too large. She'll watch one of those hex bugs toodle about, but I haven't seen her pounce on it.

For a few minutes one afternoon, she was into shoelaces.

For a week, she was all about disemboweling one of the stairs.



The first time she saw bubbles, she stared wide-eyed at them from another room and backed away. The second time, she was a little more interested in swiping at them. The third time, she actually batted at a few. This time, she didn't go crazy for them, but she meowed at me when they stopped. I think they've grown on her.



She will sit in every cardboard box exactly once.




Ginger Kitty is fostered in Cambridge, MA through the Gifford Cat Shelter in Brighton. Please contact them if you are interested in her!