New Toy

Talore has been given a few new toys, but the one that gets the most attention is a plastic mouse with about inch-long fur everywhere except the nose. It rattles, and it’s attached to the end of about four feet of elastic cord.

If you notice, Talore has chewed through the cord twice so far trying to keep it from being pulled out of her grasp. She’s also severely dented the plastic body, but she hasn’t managed to chew the head off (or leave a mark on the head besides holes in the ears) despite working on that a good bit.

I’m pretty sure the elastic is what makes it so entertaining. When I walk around my apartment with the other end of the elastic in my pocket Talore catches it and lets go, causing it to fly at me, then she’ll try to catch it again nearly while it’s still in the air. She also responds very well to me sitting still bouncing it back and forth. I’ll try to get a video this weekend when I can get natural lighting to film by.

I’ve also been very surprised at how well Talore is able to grasp it with a single paw. I haven’t trimmed her claws recently and they’re probably the sharpest I’ve let them get since I got her. With that advantage she can snag the toy with one paw, and once she’s caught it and adjusted she can hold it (not pin it to the ground) with one paw while I stretch the elastic a good bit. She did get stuck where she couldn’t let go of it while I was pulling on it once, but generally it looks like she’s trying to hold it.

I haven’t managed to find somewhere that I can hang it where Talore will attack it on her own yet. She’s rolled around on the floor a bit with it when I wasn’t pulling the string, but if it’s hanging she doesn’t even notice it. The closest I’ve come is when I shut the bathroom door with the cord going under the door, then pulled the cord tight. Talore spent a while pulling at it, but eventually she pushed it under the door out of reach. Watching her flail around under the door with claws out was entertaining, but after a few tries at that she left.