My cats actually prefer Delectables over Churu (they tell me it’s a consistency/texture thing). But I think both brands have some form of bone marrow in them to make them extra umami. Not nip. Could be why your nip-resistant kitties still lose their minds over Churu.

Oh it looks like a train engine! How fun! Can we see the whole of the new scratchy thing?

This looks heavenly.

Until I feel a sneeze coming on.

Ooh good idea! My cats have had something similar to OPs toy. They loved it at first, then grew tired.

Then I got the mat accessory, which is like a big pocket made out of the spring wire sun shades for cars, and the toy contained inside mimicked a panicked mousie. They loved playing with that. Then grew tired.

A new venue for the coked up ‘mouse’ toy would probably rekindle their interest for a couple of weeks.

Did your wife talk him into laying in the hallway just to test your awareness? Or did he figure he was going to prank Dad all on his own?

You act like I don’t already sing it daily to my cats.

Catfishing!

No, really. It’s a Purina/Friskies app. One of my girls couldn’t care less, but the other LOVES to watch it and swat my phone. I had to keep adjusting the settings until it fully captured her attention. You can change size, quantity, color, and speed of the fish. I thought a full-on fish fracas would be to her liking, but turns out that just one really large fish is more fun for her.

Edit: I also had to demonstrate swatting the fish to her so she could see that they wiggle and disappear when whacked.

If you have a friend to rely on to keep pinging the doc and cc-ing you, that was what finally got me there in the end. The specialist in my town was (you guessed it) incredibly ADHD themselves and in dire need of a personal assistant.

I want to add that if kitty refuses to go in the weird litter, my vet advised this: Sit in a room with him (this method works better for boys) and have his regular litter and litter box in there, preferably do the bleach decontamination treatment on it first and use fresh litter. Wait for him to start going…and, scoot the collection cup right into the stream to catch the pee. This worked for me. Kitty was the sort to stand tall, so he kind of made it easy to have enough room to maneuver, and the vet said usually when they start going, they don’t stop, even if they are a little weirded out by you putting unfamiliar containers around their backsides.

If you don’t think he’ll let you get back there with the sample cup, you can try to catch it in something sanitary and plastic with a handle, like a measuring cup that will never ever ever see the kitchen again.

You could also try this with multiple puppy pads instead of a litter box.

I’ve had cats hold their pee all dang day at the vet even being given fluids and the vet techs periodically applying light pressure to the bladder area. But get them in a quiet room with me and let them figure out they’re not going anywhere anytime soon, and eventually they will go!

“Here’s all the time you’ll never get back. Now shoo so we can pay someone younger less money to do your job.”

I come with some sort of small emotional support critter tucked safe & warm into my hoodie pocket. It’d be under my hat if I wore one. I have the Radagast mutation.

Why kitty, they bring more boxes for thine amusement.

Followed closely by

Careless Caffinated Cola

Don’t they have gnarly teeth? That’s a poor fish to get distracted around.

It’s a random pasta shape & a powdered sauce (usually containing former cheese) in a box so it’s shelf stable. You brown and crumble minced beef that you buy separately, then add water, milk, and Hambuger Helper box contents to make a one-skillet easy meal.

I wasn’t allowed this stuff at home as a kid (but Kraft mac&cheese/ Kraft dinner was ok, go figure). So naturally I lived on this stuff in college. Many years later, I got nostalgic and made a box. Yeah, my palate has moved on thankfully.

Just list multiple top tier options, not too many though, we can’t read that much.

Short attention tea biscuit

Kitteh is deep in his cups

This is how I get bookmark folders like…

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• Need for Later 20251003
• Who Am I Kidding 20251010