In mid November, I adopted a cat. Saki is 7 years old and in good health. She hid under the sofa for the first 2 weeks, but she has come out and is a happy member of the family.

She often needs lots of love. Her need for petting and validation rivals my need for validation from people in my life. It’s a bottomless need. I give her as much as I can, and then calmly say “no more”. I’m happy to say she understands the word no. She’ll always protest, but she leaves me alone just long enough to read a Fluther thread, and then she once again insists that I need to show her affection.

Saki has some little mice with feather tails. One has disappeared. The last I saw it it was under the kitchen table.

She needs more toys. She needs more stimulation in her life. What do you recommend? What have you bought for your own cat that has proved irresistible to them? I appreciate your ideas.

Topics: cats, boredom, bored, toys, feline, stimulus