Duchess is diabetic again

[cjsmith]

Well, dang. Here we go again: Duchess is diabetic. Her remission didn't last long! Poor kitty. (Poor my wallet.)

Well, ok, maybe Duchess wouldn't be unhappy if she understood the news. This will mean kitty treats twice a day.

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cat play with minimal movement on the human's part

[shadopanther.livejournal.com]

Another couple of thoughts:
1. Does Duchess like laser pointers? Chasing the little red dot from the laser pointer can be great exercise and fun for cats that like 'em. (Natasha liked it for a while until she figured out the dot was coming from the pointer then she just looks at the pointer.) Bonus is that you can sit & not have to move around while playing with the cat.

2. How about strings? Is she good with chasing string? One of Natasha's favorite games was chase the string around on the bed, pouncing over and hiding behind lumps in the quilt. An advantage of this vs. the traditional drag the string around the house is that one can stand in one place while moving the string (shoelace) around the bed. [One caution: For some cats string-play must be supervised. Natasha doesn't have a problem, but Shadow does: Shadow tries to eat the string slurping it up like Spaghetti which would be very bad for her.]

Re: cat play with minimal movement on the human's part

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

*laughter* Yes, Duchess looks at the pointer! I joke that she's dumb, because she's so darn good-natured, but she's actually one of the smarter cats.

She likes feathers on a string. I should make a point of spending more time doing that stuff.