Pet Tested: A toy for our times.
With the Dow taking a sharp dip last week, most of us are looking to save a few pennies. From SSS! reader Karen Kirwan, of Plantation, comes a suggestion for a make-it-yourself toy that your cat and your wallet will love.
Materials required: Some catnip, an old sock, and one feline. You probably already have the sock and the cat. That’s it.
Warning: From the photos Karen sent, and we’ll share two, looks like this could be habit-forming.
Here’s Karen’s comments. And thanks for the Pet Tested tip!
This is King and his 'drug sock' - that's what we call his catnip.
I take my husband's old socks, fill them with catnip and tie a knot in them. I like the dark socks as they don't look gross so quickly lol!
Anyway King will pick this sock up and drag it between his legs in some strange arched body movement. He'll make it all over the house doing this and he'll make funny whining noises at the same time. It is really funny to watch.
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