Aw, thanks to those who’ve included SoC in their lists of blogs that make their day – Karen, kmkat, and Chris, I’m blushing! 🙂
About a month ago, Jeanne sent me a link to something she thought Chaos, with his deep and abiding passion for cardboard scratchers, would really like – a SmartyKat CatChaise cardboard scratcher. (As Crazy Aunt Purl notes, you can’t find this $15 product on either the Target website, even though we each found this product at Target, or the company’s website.) (Of course, this small “chaise” scratcher turns out to be nothing compared to others I saw online… but Chaos and Mayhem will just have to live with the disappointment of not having a chaise that costs ten times as much as theirs!) Anyway…
*sniff sniff sniff* -Chaos
*sniff sniff sniff* – Mayhem
*sniff sniff sniff* -Chaos
“Mmm, it’s got nip on it, big kitty. You don’t mind if I stand on your head, do you?” -Mayhem
“Well, now that you mention it, May…” -Chaos
“…I do mind. This is my kitty chais scratcher doohickey! Mine!” -Chaos
“So you just keep on moving on there, missy, or I’ll take you out with my laser eye!” -Chaos
“Hmph.” -Mayhem
Miss Mayhem, do you mean that Mummy didn’t buy 2 of these???
A gorgeous girl should have her own.
Pearl Phyllis and Missy Puss have had a look and told me that they would like one each, so, it’s off to Kmart after work tomorrow.
Here in Australia I’ve only seen them at Kmart
Boy I’m torn between thinking it’d be great for my boys and thinking it’d be another doohickey they ignore in favor of not-specifically-for-them toys.
Especially because Picasso is immune to catnip. I KNOW.
And hey! I spy the book!
“my laser eye” – HA!
I’m with bellamoden. No sooner would I buy it than my boys would scratch, sniff and ignore. The guest room is littered with cat cast-offs. And the full sized chaise? Fuggeddabadit!
Heh, I can only imagine the mayhem that would ensue at home should I bring one of those home!
That’s some laser eye you got there Chaos! And your Mom has quite a book collection too.
Chaos shows off new talents daily! Laser eyes…watch out May!
Oh c’mon – you make my day everyday.
“PSSST Mom! – Tell her I want that toy when those kitties get bored with it ‘k?” Sammy
Love the pictures! We have the plain old cardboard scratcher here and our girls (cats)just love it. We’ve tried buying two before but they ended up ignoring one and scratching the bejeezus out of the other. Go figure!
Just a little proprietary on the scratching toy, there, Big Kitty.
Chris, is he letting Mayhem near it yet?
Do they love it? I’ve been eyeing those for my kitties, but wasn’t sure they would take to it as much as the standing cat posts. hank sure does love to rub himself on things — like carpet, the couch, etc. I thought this might be a good compromise (and save my carpet from a mat of cat hair!).
Hmm, considering my own guy’s penchant for all things cardboardy, I might have to pop over to the local Target and pick one of those doohickies up! 😉
I’m going to Target today, my 2 would love this.
Chris- Despite your show of economy, SOME CATS have to make do with a plain cardboard box.
Oh, the shame.
Too bad you can’t just cover half of the room with that stuff – then the kids wouldn’t fight so…
Looks to me like Chaos is a bit of a scratcher hog.
And dude, your blog makes my day, every day.
Chaos makes me chuckle. My cats do the same thing with new toys.
SmartyKat makes the best products! My cats just adore their SmartyKat Lovebucket.
Mr E has a SmartyKat cat nip lounger, it’s like my house is an opium den for cats now
They actually use their scratchboxes?! Rainy, like Charlie, loves to sit on hers. And rub it — someone declawed her. 🙁 My two clawed cats much prefer my couch!
Harley loves hers! But then, she’s like Chaos — she loves all the scratchy things, which is why she currently has 6 of them….. (And did you see the Wallflower thing? I don’t get how it works…)
Whoa! I love those chaise scratchers in the links! Poor kitties – mom loves you anyway, even if she won’t buy one of those for you.
Heheh… I think Chaos likes it! I can’t believe you didn’t buy the $150 cat scratcher thingy. 😉 I may have to go buy one. I’ve decided that my next couch should just be a giant cardboard scratcher.
Wow, me TOO! I just got one for the girls, based on CAP’s and everyone else’s talking about them. And by GUMBO! they both like it, and they share (well….they’re each on it at some time, although there are some hissy discussions from time to time; that’s as close as they get to “sharing”). But YEAH, it’s popular! Only Lilly actually scratches on it (and it’s holding up very well) and I haven’t re-nipped it yet. NOTE: the catnip that comes with it is very fine and falls through to the floor, do the huge delight and excitement of both cats, when I move it.
Well, I think it is fair for the chaise to be for Chaos. May did take over The Fortress of Solitude after all.
I think you need to get another one for May!
You always make my day 🙂 I do agree you’ll need to get May her own!
Methinks you better get cracking and order another!
(((hugs)))
Has a fund been set up for May to get her own nip filled cardboard chaise?
I wish I could get something like that for Django, he has wicket claws. Oh wait, he has something like that, my back. Although its not scratchy.
Love the May on Chaos picture.
Ooh, truly Evil Laser Eye, Chaos! Mayhem usually seems pretty unflappable, but is definitely taking notice there of the Eye of Doom.
Brenda has a point. It is only fair Chaos gets first crack at the chaise.
Wow, $150? Hurray for Target, yes? (yes.)I’m happy Hez is happy with her horizontal scratcher. And the couch. And her cat tree.
Now if I could just get Raven to use ANY of the billionty scratching devices I have! I have bought him special ones that were jsut for him. Tall ones, short ones, flat ones, slanted ones….at least your kitties checked it out. Raven walks right by ’em…
Gee, the snuggling didn’t last very long did it.
Don’t worry May, you always have the mgw.
I got many cardboard scratchers for my last cat, but he always preferred the metal bar that divided the bathroom linoleum from the carpet in the next room. Then again, he was also lactose intolerant and allergic to catnip!
They are getting so big. I bet our cats would love those!