with straws!...... it is crazy! he jumps up on the table or the counter or the desks.. anywhere he sees a straw he goes nuts 2 get 2 it... he'll pull it right outa the cup its in... wats up with that?!
2007-02-19 03:26:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Yup, cats obsess on their own favorite makeshift toys. Mine freaks out over twist-ties.
2007-02-19 07:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did someone own the cat before you? Having a type dog that can get obsessive (Border Collie), the behavior is usually a result of something that happened before. Border Collie's will stare at a "doggie," or "cat," door for hours - because a cat walked through it once.
Did someone play with the cat using a straw before? Did they, perhaps, make the noise a straw makes when going in and out of the plastic lids - making the cat a bit crazy?
Since straws are relatively harmless, you can either have fun using this as a toy (with supervision), or prove to the cat that a straw, by itself, isn't prey. :^)
2007-02-19 11:33:54 · answer #2 · answered by CC 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My cat Lolli also loved straws when she was a kitten
she use to try to take them out of my daughters happy meal drink
it's normal behavior
my other cat loves hair scrunchies and pipe cleaners
and my kitten loves to play with the broom and the dirt I'm sweeping
2007-02-19 11:53:03 · answer #3 · answered by love2bake&eat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg my kittys does the same thing!! it sooo funny, she will pull the straw out of the cup and play with it for hours....every cat is different some like to play with balls, or paper your kitty likes straws...thats why cats are so great
2007-02-19 12:17:53 · answer #4 · answered by CRAZY 8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We once had a cat like that - in the summer, it was really hard to remember to not leave a straw in a drink unattended...
2007-02-20 08:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat does that 2. She's done that since she was a kitten. It's not that abnormal because my bffl's kitten soes that 2. If u want it 2stop, i guess you'll hav to abolish every straw in your home.
2007-02-19 11:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by Kat. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have one who loves toothpicks - he climbs across the desk and pulls them out of the holder one by one.
His brother used to have a thing about red elastic bands but now he attacks feet instead.
Another one bites pieces off cardboard boxes - she doesn't eat them, she spits them out and bites more.
Cats are strange creatures
2007-02-19 18:51:59 · answer #7 · answered by Debi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he just wants to have something to play w/!!! my cats have the SAME obsession!! you could try going to like pets mart or something and bring him w/ you and if he sees something and reacts the same way that he does w/ straws then get it 4 him!!
2007-02-19 12:31:41 · answer #8 · answered by oliveraquel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just another toy to him, one of my cats loves to play with lighters, the other one prefers bottle caps.
2007-02-19 11:34:48 · answer #9 · answered by FlyChicc420 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cats also like pipe cleaners. anything that bends or rolls. it keeps them enetertained. it is narrow enough that he can hold on to it.
2007-02-19 12:30:42 · answer #10 · answered by CrazyCatGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋