Cat and her toy

[Barmaid]

This is not a problem at all - in fact its really endearing and sweet but, I am just curious as to why my cat behaves like she does. I had her as a kitten when she was 8 weeks old, she was spayed at about 6 months and she is now 11. All that time, she has always had a "special" toy (which I replace every few years when the old one gets lost). She ignores it most of the time, but every now and again, she carries round the house in her mouth making a really strange wailing noise. And woe betide my other cat if he goes anywhere near her when she has "Monkey".

She doesn't really play with it, she just carries it about, yowls and sometimes sits on it. Does anyone know why?

[naky-nag-nat]

Feeling broody even though spayed? A kitten substitute perhaps.

[gouldc]

Mine does this all the time - however she makes the noise when bringing in leaves, crisp packets, rubbish in general (better than the half a mouse I stood in the other day!).

She's not quite a year old yet, but she started making the noise when she came into heat for the first time (just before we had her spayed typically). Never made the noise in the first couple of months, but now she won't stop.

Curious to know why myself

[tiggerblue10]

Blue does that with her toy mouse. I throw it downstairs and it ends up back in my bedroom a few hours later. She plays with it and flicks it up in the air. She looks funny doing it but shes having fun. Sometimes I spray catnip spray on it and she goes mental. Lol

Tiggers the one that brings live mice in which I try to rescue. Silly cat!

[showcatbenga]

My own & my friend's cats have always anounced their successful arrival in the house with 'prey' by yowling - through firmly clenched teeth! & wailing. Unfortunately this only happens with real mice, rats, etc. which are not always dead. They seem to want us to aknowledge their success in some way - but not by putting it in the bin!
Maybe this is the same type of behaviour but transfered to a toy in place of other prey.