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Yours! (Dog and cat.) (Original Post) tblue37 May 2020 OP
That is so adorable!! Doreen May 2020 #1
OMG - that is too precious! 3catwoman3 May 2020 #2
Cats really are pretty adept with wnylib May 2020 #3
My big tabby male figured out that he can take a single claw... 3catwoman3 May 2020 #4
LOL. My female tortoiseshell tabby wnylib Jun 2020 #6
Mine figured out those puzzle feeders very quickly. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #5
Mine got impatient with getting just wnylib Jun 2020 #7
So sweet! Fla Dem Jun 2020 #8

3catwoman3

(24,005 posts)
2. OMG - that is too precious!
Sun May 31, 2020, 09:37 PM
May 2020

My cats are very adept with their feet when getting food pellets out of the interactive feeders we use.

wnylib

(21,481 posts)
3. Cats really are pretty adept with
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:47 PM
May 2020

their paws, aren't they? If they had opposable thumbs, they would take over the world.

3catwoman3

(24,005 posts)
4. My big tabby male figured out that he can take a single claw...
Sun May 31, 2020, 11:46 PM
May 2020

...and pull the keys off my laptop keyboard. Seeing as cats are supposed to be more attracted to motion than still objects, how he even figured out this was a “thing” is very puzzling.

wnylib

(21,481 posts)
6. LOL. My female tortoiseshell tabby
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 12:38 AM
Jun 2020

figured out as a kitten that if she held her paw at the correct angle and used her claws, she could slide open my jewelry box drawers that hold earrings. Fortunately, now that she is 4 years old, she has mellowed and lost interest in collecting jewelry. But for several months, I used to be missing half of a pair or sometimes a full pair of earrings until I found them stashed in a shoe or boot, or under a throw rug.

She also does a good job of catching things mid air with one claw (cloth toys), or both paws clasped together (pipe cleaners).

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)
5. Mine figured out those puzzle feeders very quickly.
Sun May 31, 2020, 11:46 PM
May 2020

There's one feeder/toy that's a little weighted thing you put kibble in, and there's a hole in it so the cat has to swat it to make a bit of food come out. One of the cats almost immediately figured out that if he turned the thing on its side and rolled it, he could get almost all the food out right away.

wnylib

(21,481 posts)
7. Mine got impatient with getting just
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 12:53 AM
Jun 2020

one bit of food at a time. She had watched me fill it so she gave it a hard swat that knocked the lid off. She does that with margarine tubs, too. If I am careless enough to leave one on the counter, she knocks it to the floor so that the lid pops off, then helps herself.

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