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wnylib

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7. When I give my cat treats, I put a few in her dish, then

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:01 PM

22 hrs ago

put 5 of them in different places around her cat trees (she has 3 of them in varying sizes). She likes to sniff and locate them.

She is used to looking for 5 pieces. If I put out only 4, she looks around and then at me accusingly. "Hey! Where is #5?"

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Anyone else have a cat that does this? [View all] applegrove 23 hrs ago OP

i don't have a cat (i did when i was little until everyone figured out that was why i kept sneezing and orleans 23 hrs ago #1

I'm beginning to think he is stoned. I've had the stuffed mice applegrove 23 hrs ago #4

well, i don't know if he looks stoned but he def. looks like a pretty kitty orleans 22 hrs ago #9

When he brings the empty mouse to you, wnylib 22 hrs ago #11

It is a stuffed mouse. He may have needed to bite applegrove 22 hrs ago #12

Maybe a desire to hunt? SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #2

I think he just figured out how to get the catnip out of the mice applegrove 23 hrs ago #5

Lol SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #6

I will. applegrove 22 hrs ago #8

👍 SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #10

When I give my cat treats, I put a few in her dish, then wnylib 22 hrs ago #7

Cats are smart applegrove 22 hrs ago #13

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove 23 hrs ago #3

Some cats get rough as the 'nip wears off IbogaProject 21 hrs ago #14

So it is the nip. He's such a good boy. applegrove 21 hrs ago #15

The natural way is a live plant outside IbogaProject 20 hrs ago #16

Mine did it again tonight. This time I was on to him applegrove 19 hrs ago #17

your cat thinks you need hunting practice rampartd 16 hrs ago #18

He brings it to me, meows and then won't give it to me. I grab it and pull sometimes applegrove 7 hrs ago #19