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My cat, Callie, never plays. We didn't realize this until Puffy passed away. Puffy was always playing with things- my hair elastics, plastic rings from milk jugs, balls of paper. We have toys for them, but they never played with the toys much. But when Puffy passed away, we realized that Callie doesn't play and I don't think she ever really has. Like I said, we have toys for her- a few of them have catnip in them and she'll sit there and lick it for a half hour, but she won't actually play with it. She's gaining weight and getting kind of chunky. She used to be very sleek and slim- kind of athletic-looking, but now she's middle-aged (9), and she doesn't really do anything. So she's gained weight, and she's been licking the fur off her belly so when she sits she's got this fat roll that looks like this little pink bubble sticking out. lol.
I tried to get her to play with one of my old hair elastics the other day because I know how much Puffy loved playing with them. So, Callie was on the bathroom counter, and when I gave it to her, she batted it into the sink and then stared at it. When I tried to take it back, she slapped my hand, picked it up with her claw, put it in her mouth, turned around and dropped it onto the floor and then stared at it from the counter. I picked it up and gave it to her again and she did the same thing. When she jumped onto the floor, I tried flicking it as her a few times, and she totally didn't care. It did disappear a while later so I have no idea what she did with it, but anyway, I don't know why she doesn't play. I think it would be good if she did. She seems kind of bored and it would also help her lose some weight.
I tried to get her to play with one of my old hair elastics the other day because I know how much Puffy loved playing with them. So, Callie was on the bathroom counter, and when I gave it to her, she batted it into the sink and then stared at it. When I tried to take it back, she slapped my hand, picked it up with her claw, put it in her mouth, turned around and dropped it onto the floor and then stared at it from the counter. I picked it up and gave it to her again and she did the same thing. When she jumped onto the floor, I tried flicking it as her a few times, and she totally didn't care. It did disappear a while later so I have no idea what she did with it, but anyway, I don't know why she doesn't play. I think it would be good if she did. She seems kind of bored and it would also help her lose some weight.