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I have a 8 week old kitten and I was just wondering... What are some affordable shit to buy for it? Toys, furniture, etc
>> Anonymous
$5 for a laser pointer
85 cents for catnip seeds if you have some dirt/planters
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You'll waste money on toys if you don;t figure out what your cat likes best first.

Usually, cat toys go along the lines of "stringy" "bally" and "feathery". My cat likes strings and feathers, but not balls, most balls are too heavy for him. Try a bunch of stuff like scrunched up paper and whatnot you could easily get in the house before investing in a toy.

Ping pong balls, tufts of feathers on strings, things like that make things happy for my cat.

Funnily enough, my cat's current favourite toy is a square of carpet cutoff. He likes to shove his head under the piece of carpet, then run blinded into objects.
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All of my cats love corrugated cardboard anything. Turbo scratcher related. I like the one pictured because it's flat-bottomed, very sturdy, and my cats can't get the ball out of it. Have to replace the cardboard inserts all the time but between four cats, I guess it's understandable.

You can get disposable rectangles of the stuff, too, if you don't want the plastic base. Regardless, it will usually come with at least a little catnip. Sometimes too much - you might want to brush some of it off if this is the case.

It's good shit at any age, afaik. Encourages healthy scratching. One of my cats uses it as stress relief when she gets mad at something.
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Plastic bags.
Scrunched up paper.
String tied to the back of a chair dangling to the floor.
Powerade lid.
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You can buy dried catnip and sew it into a little pouch, even the toes of an old sock. Make it strong or kitty will rip it open. Laser pointer is a must. My three all go for the catwhip, which is a perspex rod about 18" long with a yard of felt attached to the end.
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I have a feral cat, and he loevs to tear up a stuffed animal that's his size. I usually need to replace every 8 - 10 months.

I've had several cats, and the one thing all of them have liked is a ball made of yarn ends. They aren't heavy, they make that hideous sound that cats love, and they have strings hanging off them.

Of course, cats are easy, so catnip mice.
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My cat's favorite toys are a laser pointer and a shoestring with a knot in it. I have yet to find something else that will hold her interest. She doesn't like balls, but loves to chase around chapstick tubes if she can get to them.
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Those cheap little wood paddle-ball toys with the pink ball on a string. Jam the paddle into a bureau or something so the ball hangs 1-3 feet above the ground and the cat will jump and smack at it until they collapse panting, then try some more.
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crumpled up tinfoil, old shirts, string, bowl for water/food, and yeah a laser pointer is good too, they go nuts.
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Kitah lieks boks
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THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT BOKS
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Do not spend any money on cat toys.
You probably have some excellent cat toys already laying around the house. Try Q-tips, milk jug seals, twisty ties, string, etc..
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Careful with starting your cat on the q-tip habit. My roommate thought they would make a good toy, now our cat will dig through the trash to get any q-tip she can find. Nothing like waking up to used, cat-chewed q-tips on your pillow.
>> Anonymous
My cat discovered ear-plugs when it was a kitten. Now any ear-plug that is discovered is played with relentlessly until it ends up under the couch. Picking up the cat after wearing ear-plugs will result in an inner ear inspection.