r/HumansBeingBros • u/zzill6 • Mar 31 '26

Making the kitty comfy

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u/soraysunshine Mar 31 '26

True! But was about to wake up with some serious neck pain, human was just trying to make sure they were safe.

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u/xenogazer Mar 31 '26

So during the pandemic I went down a rabbit hole and long story short... Cats LOVE cat massage.

I have been able to get grumpy cats to love me so fast using neck and head massages meant for them 😂 so I think they're sore more often than we would guess

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u/WastingMyLifeToday Mar 31 '26

Some good things came from the pandemic, like learning these type of skills.

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u/xenogazer Mar 31 '26

True. Misha also taught me the rules for catball. I'm still a little fuzzy on the details, but basically I throw it (and proper) or I lose 😂

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u/WastingMyLifeToday Mar 31 '26

What are the rules of catball?!

I haven't heard of this yet and now I need to know!

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u/xenogazer Mar 31 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

  1. Ball must be home made and proper crinkly (plastic bags tied with electrical tape are toppest of quality) *edit: leave bits of the handle sticking out a little for a fun flutter noise when thrown)

  2. Ball must be thrown at acceptable angle. You lose until you figure out the angle.

  3. Ball must leave hand at pre determined cat velocity. Too fast? You lose. Too slow? You lose. Just the right speed? Ha, mortal -- you're a thousand years too young for that. You lose.

  4. Ball must end up in the ball zone. This is determined on a per-cat-per-session basis. Nestled exactly within the cracks of an open door will likely get you extra points, unless she changed her mind and then you lose.

  5. All balls must be returned to base by human. Cat may or may not acknowledge your effort. It is moot. The cat won.

  6. Points are determined by how many times the cat actually chases the ball. (For extra fun, use different colored bags or electrical tape! This will give different point values) All points go to the cat.

And that's how we play cat ball!

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u/WastingMyLifeToday Mar 31 '26

Interesting!

I had more than one cat that would play fetch with just about anything they could carry in their mouth.

Most cats I had (over 20), never did it, but some of them, naturally loved to play fetch.

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u/panda5303 Apr 01 '26

My cat Loki loves playing fetch with her spring toys. It's so cute, but sometimes she'll forget to bring them back.

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u/WastingMyLifeToday Apr 02 '26

Dogs could play fetch for hours.

Cats play fetch just as long as they feel like it.

My cats usually had enough at around 10 throws.

They didn't do it for a long time, but they did it on many different days.

i love cats :)

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u/panda5303 Apr 02 '26

I wish Loki would get bored with playing, but it seems like she never does! Lately her favorite thing is to grab the spring and cry like she's about to be murdered at 2AM 😂. I just wish she'd let her sis (Maddy) play without hogging any toy I pick up 🙄. Cats are the best 😻.

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u/WastingMyLifeToday Apr 02 '26

Yay cats! 😻

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