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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 1:46:13 GMT
I love it when our big old orange boy cat plays! He doesn't see well, and I think his legs or hips bother him sometimes, but when he plays he thuds along and races through the house. It doesn't happen very often but makes me very happy when he does play! He prefers pieces of curling ribbon, curled, or tape. Weird cat, I know. He`s spent the day trying to sleep on my laptop or on me. Every night I play with a pom pom with our 2 year old cat -- she brings it to me, drops it at my feet, and I throw it for her. Tonight when Guzzy saw her playing he just leaped up and did that blink:blink thing at me and meowed a bit and tried to play with the pom pom. I haven`t seen him this happy since last week when I gave him some paper to sit on!  Do your old cats play? |
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Post by gryroagain on May 28, 2015 2:02:48 GMT
My oldest cat is 17, and I would have said no until last night! My DD has 4 foster cats that spend most of their time in her room, 2 are semi feral and shy. At night we lock up the grouchy fosters in rooms with me and my youngest, and the 4 from oldest dds room come out and run the house- we call it the Wild Rumpus. Last night I couldn't sleep and at 2 am got up for some water. From the landing I saw one of the ferals (they are identical long haired orange cats) zooming over the couch, with Rocko, my old girl, in hot pursuit! Then the orange cat turned and chased Rocko- they were playing! I am shocked- she spends the bulk of her time outdoors because she is disgusted by the extra cats all over, I never thought I'd see her play with them!
I'm thrilled because we are keeping the orange cats because they can't really go to a colony, being used to indoor living, but not socialized enough for anyone to adopt. So, they are ours now, and hopefully in 5 years or so they will be nice cats, my Rocko started out that way, too, 17 years ago.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 2:06:30 GMT
gryroagain, I think there is something to be said for pairing old cats with young! The old cats teach the young cats good stuff like to be scared of the vacuum and the young cats keep the old cats young.
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Post by leannec on May 28, 2015 2:21:40 GMT
I think it is awesome that your old guy still has that gumption in him My two cats are still quite young so we get a lot of this   |
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Post by gryroagain on May 28, 2015 2:33:51 GMT
That photo is EXACTLY what the Wild Rumpus is! Sometimes we have more than the 4, an extra from somewhere, in the rumpus. They run up and down the stairs, knock things over, and have a grand time!
The bitchy fosters can't participate as they don't play well with others. Cat fights at 4 am are way worse than Rumpusing!
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Post by mjmone on May 28, 2015 3:05:36 GMT
just this weekend, my old guy, Percy (he's 14) was playing with a soft red ball toy. I did make me happy, as I almost lost him last Sept when he had a bladder infection that went bad real fast.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 12:41:25 GMT
That's really cute -- I'm glad the old man is having fun. I know how he feels about new paper I want to know how a 5-pound cat manages to sound like a herd of elephants. We have the Wild Rumpus here, too. Fourteen total pounds of 2 cats, and you'd think there was a wrecking crew in the house. |
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Post by anxiousmom on May 28, 2015 12:47:57 GMT
I have younger cats (less than 5) and in an older house with wood floors up on a foundation. One of my cats is the size of a buffalo and when he deigns to run, he sounds like a herd of elephants all by himself. Mine sometimes get over ambitious in their play and end up fighting-yowling and rolling around-it sounds like a full on death match. The boys laugh at me because I scold the cats like I did them-stomping over to them loudly suggesting that they "knock it off right now before I separate you!" I guess I have just said it so often that is what just pops out.  |
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Post by Crazyhare on May 28, 2015 13:07:45 GMT
Nothing gets our cranky old guy playing like a laser light. We get it out a few times a month to get him some play time. And now our 2 year old likes to play with him and the light. She lets him chase it for a little bit. Then she wants to chase it. It's hilarious.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 13:21:38 GMT
I have younger cats (less than 5) and in an older house with wood floors up on a foundation. One of my cats is the size of a buffalo and when he deigns to run, he sounds like a herd of elephants all by himself. Mine sometimes get over ambitious in their play and end up fighting-yowling and rolling around-it sounds like a full on death match. The boys laugh at me because I scold the cats like I did them-stomping over to them loudly suggesting that they "knock it off right now before I separate you!" I guess I have just said it so often that is what just pops out. My dog breaks up the big fights! She noses each one into a separate corner and glares at them. |
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Post by Meri-Lyn on May 28, 2015 15:06:49 GMT
Ginger gets that way too, sometimes. He sleeps a lot, but if there is the chance of chicken or some other goodie, he's up and ready. Even the vet was amazed at how healthy he is for 17.
Miles is 11, and you would never know it. He is a terror, particularly to my youngest girl (5). Half the time, he's just trying to play or sniff her butt, but then she hisses, and the chase is on! She just doesn't want to be bothered, I think she lived by herself for a while, when she was given up. But she'll love on Ginger, so go figure.
Miles also does the "litter box freedom run" once every day. I swear, he must be running at 40 mph, it's hysterical. Oh, and I just got him one of those "Snacky Mouses" to play with. He figured that out in no time.
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