There’s no need to waste money on expensive towers or cat toys when you’ve likely got dozens of things in your house already that will keep your cat entertained. Here are ten of them.

10. The Laundry Basket

Fill it up with fresh warm clothes (if you cat isn’t a big shedder, that is) and it will be kitty’s new favorite place on Earth. Bonus if you’ve got a collapsible mesh laundry basket that you can turn sideways  for her to crawl in.

9. Feathers

Whether you’ve got craft feathers, an old dream catcher you made at camp, or a feather duster, your cat will love clawing, rawring, and batting at feathers.

8. YouTube Videos

Use a video of other cats (like lisala’s post about the surprised kitty) to amaze and excite your cat. If he isn’t interested in that, he might just be after your…

7. Computer Mouse

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Los Angeles is terrorized by a giant kitty in this Lydia Lee short from Julie Meadows Ent. Mostly it reminds me of an old Original series Start Trek episode . . .

Just looking for info regarding 2 indoor males, 1 is 7 yrs old and one is 8 mos old.  Both sleep with me and my husband.  The younger incessantly kneeds me and sucks and licks my arm and sleeps in my lap.  In addition breaking things and stealing stuff and generally wrecking with my posessions.  The older male grooms the younger and then they ignore each other for the most part. The older cat still sleeps in my lap and in bed, but his behavior has changed.  Until I got the old cat (at 5 weeks) I had never had cats always had dogs, so raised the kitten as a dog.  Now with the younger cat I am have issues with both.  Can someone direct me in cat sociogolgy?????????

There's a new Simon's Cat (see this if you're puzzled). This one's called Snow Business:

If the last time you sang, “What’s new, pussycat?” to your beloved feline friend he or she rewarded you with an ironic eyebrow arch (okay, even more ironic than usual), he’s probably due for a treat or two. Given that Christmas is upon us, why not get him or her a kitty stocking and fill it with treats?

It doesn’t have to be expensive. (Though, if you are a cat fanatic like a lot of people I know—or a dog one, for that matter—you might just go all out for your furry friend. There are pets out there more spoiled than kids that I know!) Here are some ideas to make your cat compadre’s spirits bright this Christmas.

Yarn. What a cheap and easy gift! Don’t you wish you could satisfy everyone on your list this easily? Get one skein, get several—does it matter? If your cat likes to bat stuff around, he’ll be thrilled to get this as a gift.

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It's the sort of video you play over and over, and then bookmark for a rainy day when you need a smile.

So I started dating this guy a little over a month ago, and the biggest surprise thus far in our relationship is how well he gets along with the cats in my household. I know that there are people out there that truly are "cat people", and it reinforces my belief that animals, especially cats, are able to key in on whether someone is a good or bad person. It seems as though I have noticed a few areas in which my cats try to gauge whether or not my new beau is worthy of their attention. Those are a) his playfulness b) his attentiveness and c) his ability to be trained. As much as you may be thinking that it is I who is sizing my new boyfriend within these categories, but I assure you... really, it's just my cats.

Case in point #1 Chainsaw vs. Tom*

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Sure, fine, hide your cat's shame.....just be aware that there is at least one way that this could go horribly wrong.