I'd say most likely the first and/or the second of the three.

Some cat authors say this may be a behavior that carries over from momma cat bringing prey back to her kittens. Take that for what it's worth as I know boy cats do it, too. :wink:

 

Yeah, the first one is male and the second one is female. I grew up around cats but that was on a farm and they were always outdoors. I never saw some of the behavior that I see these days.

 

I would say they would want you to throw it. That is what Misha does with all of her toys. And most of the time she brings it back for me to throw again.

cheers...

 

I would say they would want you to throw it. That is what Misha does with all of her toys. And most of the time she brings it back for me to throw again.

I agree. This is exactly what I thought when I read your post. A lot of us have cats that play fetch. They'll bring their toys to you to show you that they want to play, toss it for them and see if they bring it back!

Also, if your cat is bringing you toys when you are asleep, you probably need to make more time to play with your cat in the evenings before you go to bed. If they don't get enough activity, they are going to want to play at night as they are naturally nocturnal animals. Try having a 20 minute play session in the evenings.

You said that your cats USED TO bring you toys while you were watching TV or at the computer...did you interact with your cats and take time out to play with them, because it sounds like you just let them sit there and get bored waiting for you to get the clue. :lol:

Interacting with your cat at playtime is essential for building emotional bonds and survival skills (hunting, pouncing...). You cats are craving attention from you and stimulation in their indoor lives. Take some time to pick up those toys and give them a good 5 minutes of fun time!

 

Also, if your cat is bringing you toys when you are asleep, you probably need to make more time to play with your cat in the evenings before you go to bed. If they don't get enough activity, they are going to want to play at night as they are naturally nocturnal animals. Try having a 20 minute play session in the evenings.

We do, she's still pretty young so I don't think it's enough for her. And to be honest about it, it's in the morning usually about an hour or two before we get up that she brings us stuff. I just think she's decided we've had enough sleep and it's play time.

You said that your cats USED TO bring you toys while you were watching TV or at the computer...did you interact with your cats and take time out to play with them, because it sounds like you just let them sit there and get bored waiting for you to get the clue. :lol:

It's only the one (the male) that doesn't do it anymore. And he doesn't because the female attacks him all the time so he doesn't move around as much as he did as he's afraid of her attacking him. He is NOT a happy cat. I keep waiting for them to both chill but I'm not sure it's going to happen. She owns the house and he's allowed to sit in certain portions of it.

 

Through the diligent harrassment of our son, the kitten has learned to play fetch. She will now sometimes bring things to us, hoping to have them thrown.

Lisa

 

We do, she's still pretty young so I don't think it's enough for her. And to be honest about it, it's in the morning usually about an hour or two before we get up that she brings us stuff. I just think she's decided we've had enough sleep and it's play time.

Ah, yes. I empathize. Both of my boys wake up at 5:30 (2 hours before mine and Jim's wake-up time). So, we feed them breakfast, lock them out of the bedroom, and go back to sleep. They hated this at first b/c the bedroom is theirs too (you know how cats are!), but they've gotten used to the routine. She's young, but she'll learn. And she'll even start settling down in the next few months.

It's only the one (the male) that doesn't do it anymore. And he doesn't because the female attacks him all the time so he doesn't move around as much as he did as he's afraid of her attacking him. He is NOT a happy cat. I keep waiting for them to both chill but I'm not sure it's going to happen. She owns the house and he's allowed to sit in certain portions of it.

That's sad to hear that your little girl attacks the boy. How did you introduce them to each other? If the intro goes bad, there is less of a change of a happy relationship. Perhaps you can start over?

How old are your cats?

 

[quote="lolakitty23That's sad to hear that your little girl attacks the boy. How did you introduce them to each other? If the intro goes bad, there is less of a change of a happy relationship. Perhaps you can start over?

How old are your cats?[/quote]

The male (a stray) is probably about 18 months and I'd say the female (humane society) is about a year. The male was here for about 6 months before the female. When we got the female my wife (who picked her up) didn't realize you shouldn't just throw them in a room together. She let her right out and they fought right off.

So, we seperated them, seperate rooms, etc etc. At least they don't ALWAYS fight now. Just on occasion, she goes up and slaps him in the head and if he just takes it she'll walk away, if he fights back there is a small scuffle that she usually wins.

The biggest problem is the male doesn't have claws and I think he got the crap beat out of him when he was a stray. So, he cowers and hisses whenever she is near and it escalates from there.

 

Poor little fella! I hope things get better between them!

Perhaps you could try Spirit Essences in the Bully Remedy? :lol:

Check it out: http://www.spiritessence.com/?action=catalog&category=fec

Is the female spayed yet? (while we are at it, is the male neutered?)

:wink:

 

Yeah, they've both been spayed/neutered.

That's what was weird about the male, he was neutered and declawed and someone abandonded him. So we took him in.

Our recent approach has been "Kitty Prozac" which is basically Prozac you apply to their ears. We started using it on the female and it didn't do anything. He wouldn't calm down at all so we put it on him for a few days. It had the opposite effect. Now he doesn't back down / cower like he used to. It turned him a little more aggressive.

All that really needs to happen is he needs to go after her once and I think they'd settle down (to be honest I think that's what she wants). I don't think he ever will though, he just wants to be left alone.

We've been looking at the spirit essences. We're going to see how it goes for another couple of weeks.

 

awe, I don't know what either means, but that is SO cute!!

I am convinced these critters are so special, and they were so meant to be with us... they bring us such joy.

Thanks for posting this. My kitty is sick, and reading all your stories is making me feel so much better

 

Sounds Cute something that Kilala does ALL the TIME. But all he wants from me is the throw his toys or play with him when he brings them to me.

Here's a thread that is in cat chat about some other Members with Kitties that bring them toys too! Hope you ejnoy it!

http://www.catforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=18016

 

My Zoee (10yr old female) does this. She used to only bring a couple certain toys, but now has expanded it to a bunch of different toys. She will leave me a bunch while I am sleeping. She will also bring them and leave them by the door while I am at work. Plus various other times and locations during the day.

I asked about it a while back and everyone said she probably wanted to play fetch. I tried throwing the toys for her and she looks at me like I am crazy and never brings them back. I decided that she is just bringing them as a gift to me

 

Your cat brings these toys because it likes you. They share things to let you know this and to get some attention, whether it's a good skritching behind the ears or to get you to play fetch.

My cat Grendl used to climb up on the keyboard whenever I was on the computer. In this case, it was much like your child coming around to bother you as soon as you're on the phone. I finally got Grendl to just sit in my lap. It actually helped my creativity to have him there to stroke while writing. I really miss him