Blogroll... Links... Friends

Hi all!

I want to add a blogroll of friends (or a list of links??).

I was just wondering, does everyone with a huge long list of links actually do it manually, or is there a quicker way to do it like signing up for one?

I think it's a great idea to have a list of cat blogs on my blog and would like any input from people who know how to do it already! Why reinvent the wheel, right?

Thanks all!!

More of the Bottle

Here are a couple of pictures that I took during the bottle biting play time. I wasn't going to post them as the quality isn't great, but I didn't have the heart to delete them, so here they are!

Circling to get a better view of the bottle.

Bored, after the bottle.

Approaching the bottle...

Thursday Thirteen (#7) - Cat Toys - PART 2

Here are thirteen toys that I've bought for my bengals and maine coon - without much luck. I've seen other cats play with them for hours, but mine either weren't interested, or they broke too quick! Enjoy!

Name: Sisal Mouse
Description: Name says it all! Boys sniffed it and that was it...
Time to Destruction: Will let you know if they ever play with it!
Enjoyment rating: 1/10



Name: Elevated Sisal scracher
Description: Name says it all! Boys sometimes use it, but I
Time to Destruction: Will let you know if they ever play with it!
Enjoyment rating: 4/10


Name: Curvy Scratcher
Description: Ours is purple and green and it looks great. The boys will hide in it, but haven't figured out to scratch it, yet! I keep trying!
Time to Destruction: Still looking good after a year!
Enjoyment rating: 4/10



Name: Feather Toy
Description: Weighted bottom with lots of feathers. The boys LOVE this toy. Unfortunately, it is destroyed in a few hours and they aren't cheap enough to buy that regularly (especially as I bought mine from the US and had it shipped to Hong Kong!).
Time to Destruction: 4 hours
Enjoyment rating: 10/10




Name: Cat Glove
Description: Glove that has longer fingers to entice cats! It works moderately ok for the first few minutes, then they lost interest and found something else to play with (the feather toy above, probably!).
Time to Destruction: I've only used it a few times and stiching is already breaking. Then again, I think I got a cheaper knock off of the original so that's probably why!
Enjoyment rating: 3/10



Name: Sisal Feather Toy
Description: Size of my hand toy made of sisal with feathers. Haven't seen the boys play with it yet, although they did pee on it one time I put it in their stroller when we went to the vets.
Time to Destruction: Feathers lost pretty quick. Rest of it is still with us.
Enjoyment rating: 2/10


Name: Sisal Scraching Post
Description: Name says it all! Oh, and there's a hanging, swinging ball at the top. Boys scratch now and again. Not that riveting.
Time to Destruction: Still looks good!
Enjoyment rating: 3/10





Name: Catnip Mouse
Description: I bought this lovely velvety mouse that you fill with catnip more because I thought it was cute and not so much cause I thought the boys would play with it. They did. But lost interest pretty quickly.
Time to Destruction: Can't find it!
Enjoyment rating: 4/10




Name: Catnip Heart
Description: Plastic heart you fill with catnip. Boys played with it for 2 minutes and that was it. Again, I bought it with the hope that my boys would suddently love catnip! They didn't. How did I end up with three cats that don't like catnip? Infact, I'll do a post on it sometime!
Time to Destruction: Pretty sturdy, except it looks like the two halves may start coming apart easier after being refilled a few times.
Enjoyment rating: 2/10



Name: Remote Contol Motorized mouse toy
Description: Mouse zooms around as cats chase it. Only prob, it runs out of battery super quick (1 min. approx.) and the recharger has stopped recharging it so it's pretty useless now.
Time to Destruction: A few weeks before couldn't charge anymore.
Enjoyment rating: 7/10



Name: Pawbreaker
Description: Catnip ball - 100% edible
Time to Destruction: My boys didn't even sniff it and I have totally lost it. Hmm... wonder if they ate it? Disappointing as I got it from a specialist store here and it cost almost $8 US!
Enjoyment rating: 0/10




Name: Super Catnip Ball
Description: Same as above except you fill it with catnip.
Time to Destruction: Same as above. You would really think I had learnt my lesson to stay away from catnip products by now! I just keep trying with the hopes my boys will change!
Enjoyment rating: 0/10




Name: Motorized Mouse
Description: Mouse that starts moving and flashing when touched.
Time to Destruction: Got it from the US - it's still with us as the boys are scared of it!
Enjoyment rating: 1/10 (although a 10/10 from humans watching!)




Last week I did the top 13 toys and can't belive I forgot to include "Da Bird", which has to be the very bestest toy in the whole widest world! This is definitely the 100% best toy out there and all three of my cats LOVE it!

Name: Da Bird
Description: Feathers (or other attachement) on a string on a stick.
Time to Destruction: Have bought plenty of replacements as they have killed all the feathers numerous times and have even broken the string. But, replacements are VERY, VERY worth it!!!
Enjoyment rating: 2/10




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Just Chilling... Almost Wordless Wednesday

Sebastian and Torrey just chilling on their cat train furniture thing.






And along comes Starbuck for....

Approx. 12 seconds before getting bored and...

leaving the boys to continue chilling!

Playing with a Bottle

The boys will bite just about anything, except what they're not allowed to. It's weird. The wires that connect their water dome are never touched, but a big of wire on the floor they play with for ages!

Here is one of the few times Starbuck actually played with a non-toy item - a bottle of juice! (plus the before and after pics!).


Bored. Thinking of what to do next.


Something gets his attention...



Ah! What's this???



And, the attach begins.





And he's bored and so comes for a scratch instead!

And off to find something more interesting to do!

P.S. These pics were taken pre-water dome. The pet smart water fountain was ok, but the boys played with it too much and their toys became permanently wet, so I changed it and am very happy with the dome now!

Another collage pic using the second batch of photos I got from my lovely breeder, just before they arrived in Hong Kong (literally a day before they arrived!).



Psst... Try to biggify it!

Fun in the City!!!

Here's a shot of the boys having fun in the city! I didn't even know it, but Maggy and Zoey from Zoolatry were following us one night and caught us out on the town!

Thank you, Maggy and Zoey and your mum! It's lovely!

Thursday Thirteen (6) - Cat Toys My Boys Love - PART 1

Here are thirteen toys my bengal cats love. Sebastian, my maine coon, will also play with a few of them, but not as enthusiatically, or for as long, as Starbuck and Torrey.

Name: Fur Stick
Description: A stick with a ball of rabbit like fur at the top. I use it to play with them and then they usually find where I have hidden it and destroy it by the time I get home!
Time to Destruction: Approximately 48 hours before the fur ball is ripped from the stick.
Enjoyment rating: 8/10


Name: Play-n-Squeak Mouse
Description: Mouse on the end of an elastic string which attaches to the top of your door.
Time to Destruction: Whole thing is pulled off the door every 5 minutes. Mouse separates from elastic after about 72 hours of play. But well worth it to see my cats jumping like maniacs up the door! Very fun!
Enjoyment rating: 8/10


Name: Don't know! Possibly Cataction
Description: Feathers attached to a weighted base that can be swatted. My boys generally grab the feathers and walk off with it growling.
Time to Destruction: 2 weeks before all feathers are separated from the base.
Enjoyment rating: 7/10

Name: Cat Scratcher
Description: Extra large corregated cardboard cat scratcher
Time to Destruction: 1 month, then I flip it and it lasts about another month. I'm too lazy to throw it away (and they're expensive out here so I don't have the heart). So, when they're done, I flip them again, and again until I finally throw them in a cardboard box and let the cats really destroy them!
Enjoyment rating: 10/10


Name: Krinkle Ball
Description: 2 inch ball made from sparkly, crinkly material. The boys love playing with them, but lose interest easily so I usually only bring them out a couple of times a month.
Time to Destruction: They get lost, but never destroyed... yet! Great as they don't even die after being dunked in water!
Enjoyment rating: 6/10


Name: Cat Tunnel
Description: Long cat tunnel wtih two holes in the body of the tunnel. Completely waterproof so peeing by accident or being dunked in water not a problem. Can be compressed into a small, flat disc. Great!
Time to Destruction: They are pretty clawed, but still not destroyed! Yay! My boys love these tunnels and dive in them like there's no tomorrow! They play chase at the speed of light and scare me when I don't know they're in the tunnel and suddenly go crazy in the tunnel! Lot's of fun. Even though they are narrow (I have larger tunnels for dogs), even Sebastian prefers these tunnels!
Enjoyment rating: 9/10


Name: Mouse Cat Scratcher
Description: Sisal cat mat scratcher - more cute than functional
Time to Destruction: Not yet - amazingly!
Enjoyment rating: 5/10 (cat's prefer cardboard scratchers!)


Name: Cat Dancer
Description: Funky bits of paper on the end of a wire thing.
Time to Destruction: Not yet! (and I bought spares thinking it wouldn't last!)
Enjoyment rating: 10/10 - cat's love it when I have the patience to get it out to play with it!



Name: Cat-It Spa
Description: Spikes and edges where cats can rub up against. I fill it with cat nip and the boys like it!
Time to Destruction: Needs to be cleaned every few weeks and restocked with cat nip - but other than that, it's still going strong. Whenever the boys pull it all, and I mean ALL apart, I just put it all back together again and voila! Ready to be used.
Enjoyment rating: 7/10


Name: Cat Dancer
Description: Colourful, fleece type material on a stick. Sebastian's all time favourite! This is almost the only toy he likes!
Time to Destruction: 1 year of continuous use. I didn't think I would every wear it out, but I did. Well, it got so knotted I had to buy another one (if I had taken better care of it, it would have lasted longer!)
Enjoyment rating: 10/10


Name: Furry Mice
Description: Large Furry mice (on the right of the pic below). The boys love them! Starbuck growls like crazy when I bring these out!
Time to Destruction: No matter how ratty, dirty, chewed, soaked, and grouse these get, the boys still love them. Infact, the nastier the better!
Enjoyment rating: 10/10



Name: Round Scratcher
Description: Sisal covered tube with carpeted base and a mouse on a spring. Looks fun but the boys lost interest quite quickly.
Time to Destruction: Still in good condition after a year. Even the mouse is still attached!
Enjoyment rating: 5/10


Name: Springs
Description: Plastic springs about 2-3 inches long and an inch wide
Time to Destruction: 6 months before they are bent out of shape. These usually need to be replaced as I can't find where the boys hid them and not because they have been destroyed! They boys play with these for hours on end!
Enjoyment rating: 8/10



Name: Great Balls of Fur
Description: Octopus looking toy with velvety arms, a bell in it's belly and a ball of coloured rabbit like fur at the top. This is Starbuck's all time favourite toy. I buy them in bulk (thankfully they're not too expensive!). They come in all sizes and he plays with them until they are dead - and then some.
Time to Destruction: 1 week to separate fur from octopus. Another day or two to lose bell. Fur ball and octopus part are then played with indefinely - usually until lost.

Enjoyment rating: 11/10

I hope you enjoyed having a peek into the boys' favourite toys!

Next week I'll include toys not so loved!

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