syren
from FAT to FIT
I have a question for all you cat lovers.
I have 4 cats.. all boys and they are my babies and i love them to bits and spoil them rotten ! There is so many toys about my house you'd think i had kids. We have climbers and cat tunnels and cat tents and they have complete run of the house.
Each cat has their own personality and their own favourite things to play with.. the littlest one 'Oscar' is obsessed with the laser toy. It's in the shape of a bumble bee (lazer bee-m lol) and it's magnetic so it's just stuck to the fridge so i can grab it and play with him when i want to.. Sometimes he'll just stare at it and mew for me to grab it and when you do play with it with him he goes mental ! like seriously, my other cats chase it but he goes nuts.. he runs himself ragged and starts to pant sometimes.. I have to admit it is very amusing and i do get a kick out of it but I only do it for short bursts for fear of him getting too worked up.. My husband says it's cruel and that i'm going to drive him crazy.. but i'm positive he knows it's a toy.. just like if i were to dangle something for him to bat at.. When i 'click' the button he automatically looks at the floor for the red dot so i think he 'knows' that it's just a toy for him to chase. I never ever shine it in his eyes and i don't run him in circles like some people would do and when i think it's time for him to stop playing i'll run the beam around the corner so he thinks he just lost track of it instead of it disappearing into thin air cuz i think that would do more damage psychologically lol.. Could I just be over analyzing all this or could it be considered cruel ?
I have 4 cats.. all boys and they are my babies and i love them to bits and spoil them rotten ! There is so many toys about my house you'd think i had kids. We have climbers and cat tunnels and cat tents and they have complete run of the house.
Each cat has their own personality and their own favourite things to play with.. the littlest one 'Oscar' is obsessed with the laser toy. It's in the shape of a bumble bee (lazer bee-m lol) and it's magnetic so it's just stuck to the fridge so i can grab it and play with him when i want to.. Sometimes he'll just stare at it and mew for me to grab it and when you do play with it with him he goes mental ! like seriously, my other cats chase it but he goes nuts.. he runs himself ragged and starts to pant sometimes.. I have to admit it is very amusing and i do get a kick out of it but I only do it for short bursts for fear of him getting too worked up.. My husband says it's cruel and that i'm going to drive him crazy.. but i'm positive he knows it's a toy.. just like if i were to dangle something for him to bat at.. When i 'click' the button he automatically looks at the floor for the red dot so i think he 'knows' that it's just a toy for him to chase. I never ever shine it in his eyes and i don't run him in circles like some people would do and when i think it's time for him to stop playing i'll run the beam around the corner so he thinks he just lost track of it instead of it disappearing into thin air cuz i think that would do more damage psychologically lol.. Could I just be over analyzing all this or could it be considered cruel ?