The Most Hissterical Toys That Our Cats Love That Were Not Originally Cat Toys: ICanHasCheezburger Edition

If you have a cat, then there is one thing you know - it is pointless to spend money on them. Seriously, you'll buy your cat an expensive cat tree - your cat still sit in the box it came in instead. You'll buy your cats expensive food because they finally seem to like something - they'll purposefully choose to not eat it after a week just to annoy you. You'll buy your cat expensive and cool cat toys - they'll choose to play with the week-old straw they dug out from underneath the couch instead.

Still, we can't help but say that there is something cute about them getting so attached to such silly things, and we wanted to know if you guys felt the same way. So, we asked you to tell us about your cat's favorite toy that was not originally a cat toy, and our suspicions were confirmed, you guys do agree. 

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  • 01

    "Blue Bunny..."

    Cat
    via Elise Stone

    "Blue Bunny.
    Blue bunny was promptly taken out of the Easter basket by this goof ball. 7 years later, it's still the favorite toy. Held together by patches, string and spit"

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  • 02

    "Pine cones..."

    Cat
    via Jan Cunningham

    "Pine cones. We have a bowl on a coffee table full of decorative pine cones (the kind you buy at craft shops for Christmas, but the cinnamon scent is long gone). This boy fishes the smaller ones out of the bowl and bats them all over. Pull out a table or sofa or TV stand for cleaning and there are half the pine cones."

  • 03

    "Paper bags. My youngest is hilarious with them."

    Bookcase
    via Stephanie Ratcliffe
  • 04

    "Scarves. Mochi loves them!"

    Carnivore
    via Heidi Foster
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  • 05

    "Twisty ties."

    Cat - 0000
    via Virginia Coats Lyttle
  • 06

    "Rory loves her some tissue paper."

    Comfort
    via Suma Glassman
  • 07

    "My boy's egg box, he likes to stick his paw through the holes and grab the other cat's tails as their go by."

    Cat - EGGS LAKEWHITE EGGS
    via Christina Jones
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  • 08

    "I bought expensive toys for my Siamese Thai, but his toy of preference was a Christmas bow. He would play with it until it was shredded. Then I’d give him a new one."

    Creative arts
    via Karen B Maxwell
  • 09

    "Empty pill bottle no lid - Axl my NFC goes nuts for them - I've spent hundreds on cat toys but nothing else measures up - crazy for ladders too"

    Cat
    via Kitti Nelson
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    Font - Elisabeth Curtin Mckenzie One of ours adored a hacky sack. He would carry it to wherever you were sitting (while yowling his head off) and drop it by your feet. If you left the room, he'd have to find you and bring it to drop again. Other than that he would not play with it. Like Reply Hide Send message 6d 3
    via Elisabeth Curtin Mckenzie
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    Font - Kellie Yoakum Mine is obsessed with straws. He plays fetch with them. He will stalk you around the house if you have a straw in your drink and I have to hide them, and move them if he sees where they are. Like Reply Hide Send message 6d Edited 5
    via Kellie Yoakum
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    Font - Peter Pierre An almond. Everyone a new best friend to be carried around the house and played with. Like Reply Hide Send message 6d 6
    via Peter Pierre
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    Font - Tracy Parks Ours love socks and wash clothes. They run through the house with them in their mouths, toss them in the air and swat them around the floor Like Reply Hide Send message 6d 4
    via Tracy Parks
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    Font - Jane Dunn McBride My cat's favorite toy is a dog toy. It's a stuffed unicorn with a crinkly sound. She carries it around growling. Like Reply Hide Send message 6d 15
    via Jane Dunn McBride
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    Font - Kimberley Denham A lunge whip from my horses. Aerys will chase and fetch all day Like Reply Hide Send message 6d 2
    via Kimberley Denham
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    Font - Claire Smith Hair ties... loves to play fetch with them... all day long. And yes I watch her to make sure she doesn't eat and swallow them. When she is not playing fetch, she keeps them in her food bowl Like Reply Hide Send message 6d 3
    via Claire Smith
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    Font - Chelsea Nicole My orange cat loves qtips! My black cat isn't smart enough to get them so the orange one always brings some to him so they can both play. Like Reply Hide Send message 5d DO 4
    via Chelsea Nicole

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