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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
in other news, i finally bought new batteries for the laser pointer. and the cats have clearly had time to stock up on crack. there is much tearing around the house chasing the RED DOT !!! tonight. best cat toy ever.  |
I got rechergeables... And I've had to recharge them often so far
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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm
Do you let them get their paw on the dot, turn it off, then turn it back on a few inches away?
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Fun times!
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
in the later part of the game, yes. the first part of the game consists of them tearing madly back and forth through the house in a high-speed RED DOT chase, usually bumping into each other and the furniture several on the way, and occasionally into the walls. after they've gotten the first excitement out of their system and are just sitting there, *then* i do the "catch and escape" game. sometimes they catch it with their paw, sometimes they eat it. sometimes it's on the wall and they have to leap up to catch it.
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Two cats + 1 dot + some corner = great fun!
One cat + 1 dot + slippery floor = greater fun!
One cat will tear after the dot with all he has (he is also the one that catches all the mice). The other is a lot bigger and much less flexible. So, Cat 2 will sit behind a wall, waiting for Cat 1 to barge by again. And then spring out of his corner and tackle the other cat. I think he's jealous he just can't keep up with the tight curves I keep on forcing.
I only need to pick the thing up and the eyes of one cat will open wide, his tail will start swishing and he will start mewling, full of anticipation. And then he'll jump three times his body height against the wall, slide halfway the hallway to chase the dot around and fall over the other cat who has given up and is laying on the floor