Cats do not like to be bored when they are awake. Natural predators that they are, they love a toy that they can chase, pounce, capture, carry, bite, and roll around with. Some toys in our house I buy at the store and some are gifts to my cats from my friends and relatives. Those are the store-bought toys like the plastic wand with the long strip of brightly colored material on it, the infamous laser, the ball that races around a track and Mousie – Spirit’s favorite toy. Many toys are laced with catnip which some of my cats are attracted to sometimes. But the ‘other’ toys? Over the years, I have learned that there is no predicting what a cat will consider