This was once my den - a place of peace, quiet and solitude. Until the kittens arrived

[Siwsan]

Now it's a minefield of kitten toys - plastic pumpkins, wine corks, bottle tops, milk bottle rings, toilet roll cardboard, even microfiber cloths. They LOVE baskets and boxes. Every night I gather everything up, and every morning I dump it all back out, again. And I don't mind, one single bit.

[brer cat]

1. Redecorating with their favorite finds.

I'm glad you don't hurt their feelings by complaining.

[Siwsan]

2. I melt every time they give me one of those sweet face kitty looks.

They have certainly re-set the vibes in this house. After so much loss, over the past 6 years, this new life is such a breath of fresh air and worth every second of effort.

[TexasTowelie]

3. I found that the one relatively cheap household item that fascinates cats for hours

and for multiple times are the collapsible mesh laundry totes. My cat goes bonkers whenever I reach inside the tote and start folding my laundry.

[NJCher]

15. Dollar store here I come

I'm takin' that tip!

I laughed so hard when I read this post and I needed it, too, after partially viewing a 9/11 thread. Then just seeing the demonic look in their eyes as they played made me laugh some more.

These kittens are the greatest stress reliever ever!!

[TxGuitar]

32. Yes. Cat toys are a waste of money.

Anything they can jump into, or that rolls or bounces is a toy.

[EYESORE 9001]

4. I love your rug

It really ties the room together.

[Siwsan]

5. I inherited it from my aunt

Right now it's semi-disguising the hideous shag carpeting that needs to be pulled. Hopefully soon. There's a beautiful, practically untouched maple or oak (not sure) flooring beneath the carpet, and that's throughout the house.

I'm trying to work out the logistics of what to do with the furniture while the wood floor is sanded and stained/sealed.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. I hope you find a nice wood floor underneath

I prefer wooden floors to carpet.

[Siwsan]

7. Same here

MUCH easier to keep the dust down. Especially because this carpet is so old, the padding is drying out.

[Bob_in_VA]

25. Another great feature of wood floors

is it provides kittens with the ability to start running on the floor and then stop, which makes them slide, often into things. Which for some reason they seemed to enjoy doing.

[wnylib]

30. Tile floors have the same effect.

When I toss one of my cat's toys into the kitchen for her to chase, she races after it and slides into it on the tile. It looks like a Bugs Bunny cartoon the way she moves her paws trying to stop and then slides up against the door like a home run hitter going into home base.

[Rebl2]

12. But where

will the cats throw up. Why is it every cat I have ever had prefers to throw up on the carpet and not the wood floor

[csziggy]

27. True - I inherited a Oriental rug from my parents

Before we put it into this house I had it cleaned. They brought it (and some other rugs) back and put it down in the living room. Within two days the cats had thrown up on that rug four times. They had never thrown up in the house before but decided that that rug was the perfect place to do so.

Now they throw up on other rugs every so often, but that rug is their favorite one to barf on. Maybe it's the wool?

[EYESORE 9001]

31. There's always

the human’s bed.

[Rebl2]

33. Have had that happen too

Only once though a long time ago

[MAJones]

8. Kittens

Why do you clean it up at night if you are going to put it back out in the morning? The only time it's clean is when everybody is asleep.

[Siwsan]

9. That's when I run the vacuum.

I'm doing my best to keep the dust and pet hair situation under control.

[niyad]

10. Now your den sparkles with love and light and joy, and your heart sings. I am so

happy for all of you.

[Siwsan]

13. I gave their playroom a good cleaning, this morning

Since it's going to rain, tomorrow, I can't put off mowing the back lot, any longer. I'll sequester them and let Sophie have a kitten free run of the house, for a while. She's doing OK with them but still doesn't want them getting too close.

[niyad]

16. Give them all a hug from me, and an extra for the oh-so-patient, put-upon Sophie.

[Siwsan]

17. I will!

[2naSalit]

11. They're full on galumpfers at this point...

A stage that goes on for months. You can hear them galumpfing about as they slide into things while chasing each other and then run off to another disaster. It's so much fun!

[Siwsan]

14. I love it when they run at each other and LEAP into the air, at the last minute

Squeaky finally developed that skill but when things get too rough, he still runs to me for some comforting scritches.

[2naSalit]

18. I love it when they learn all the dance steps...

I could watch them all day long.

[MontanaMama]

19. We haven't had kittens for years and years but

there was a reason we called them “shittens”…out of love, of course. Dakota

[Siwsan]

22. There's a wrestling match going on, right now, on my lap

Squeaky is in a 'balcony seat', higher up my shirt while Morgan and Madoc battle it out. Gwen? Napping on another chair.

I really need to put gas in the mower, but I'm pinned to the chair, both by kittens and by the pure enjoyment of watching them.

[Marthe48]

20. I had an overhead light with a little knob on the bottom

I tied a long sturdy string to the knob, so it dangled close to the floor, but not touching, and attached a kitten toy to it. They loved it. Center of my living room More fun that tv lol

[bluecollar2]

21. I don't see a large paper grocery store bag?

Or a scrunched up ball of cellophane wrap...

[Siwsan]

23. Hmmm. I do have a Trader Joes paper bag.

I'll dig it out, after I mow. That's my only planned chore, for today. This is my last week with all of the kittens and I plan to make the most of it.

[bluecollar2]

24. My cat would go batshit crazy around paper bags..

She'd play for hours. The bag would slide around on the hardwood floor.

[keithbvadu2]

26. You're in good company

[applegrove]

28. Just wait till they get big enough to figure the garbage can is a toy box

and start to get into that. Enjoy your furbabies.

[ailsagirl]

29. Yep

So far, mine have unplugged my computer, pulled books from bookcases, and attacked my long hair whenever I wear it up.

They’re little dervishes, for sure. 🥰