100 Ways to Spoil Your Cat

110. Fluffy Pillows

We have a HUGE fluffy green pillow in front of French doors for them (Tigger, Nosey, Rowdy, Spooky, Scrappy and Schnizzles) to lay on and look outside.

Yes, their all indoor cats with tons of love and attention.

Sue

111. A Stroll

I open a can of "Sardines in tomato sauce" [regular not HOT, SPICY sauce] and let our 3 furry ones have some yummy (to them) treats. It's also healthy as the sardines have bones in them so there's some more calcium for growing bones, etc.

We bought our cats a stroller (a super nice one with 3 air-filled tires which moves so smoothly) so we can safely take them out for strolls (hard to walk far 'cause neighbors & strangers stop to talk about the stroller and/or our cats, once they get a glimpse of them), as well as taking them to pet stores, Home Depot, restaurants with patios (Florida permit pets on

patios at restaurants now), as well as to cat shows (where they are doing great) and to the vet's office.

We spoil them by having a carpenter totally enclose our small back deck, bought and installed a sliding door cat-door so our kitties have access to the outside anytime they'd like.

We have done all the "usual" stuff of cat trees (even that fabulous "Lotus" one that is so neat and the favorite of one of our cats in particular), scratching posts, cheap little nylon pop-up cubes/playhouses from Wal-Mart, ordering organic, freeze-dried chicken, liver, and salmon treats for them -- but the BIGGEST way we spoil our cats is by making all their food ourselves and feeding them a carefully planned raw diet. Our cats are THRIVING and our vet, who's not a fan of feeding raw, continues to admit that our cats are wonderful examples of truly healthy cats in every way!!

Humbly submitted,
Jean the Queen (of Laundry & Litter)
aka: Jean Colson
Bradenton, FL

112. Smokey Mountains

I SPOIL BOTH OF MY CATS (HONEY AND DJ) BY TAKING THEM ON AN ANNUAL VACATION IN THE SMOKIE MOUNTAINS! THEY ENJOY THE CABIN, THE CHOICE OF BEDS TO SNUGGLE ON AND THE SMOKED BARBEQUE TURKEY THEY GET FOR TREATS.
THIS IS DEBBIE BRONCATO

113. Wet Hands

He is one thing we do for two of our four kitties that they just love.
Someone mentioned that cats don't like water; well, although that is
usually true, it isn't always true. Two of our cats (Elrond and
Nefekara) love it when we get out of the shower or bath and wipe our
wet hands from their heads to their tails! We call it "Muskrating"
since it makes them look like muskrats, but it makes them fall on the
ground in happy, purring ecstasy! They come running when they hear
the water go on. Their brothers Gandalf and Akhanaten hate even a
drop of water accidently landing on them, but our water babies can't
get enough.

Linda Nelson
Chapel Hill, NC

114. A Cat Chat

I don't see "talking to your cat" on the list. My Pearl really felt loved when I said the following over and over to her:

"Pearl, the greatest cat of all time. The greatest cat that ever was, or ever will be. I love you, Pearl." I'd go on and on with the syrup. Then I'd start to explain. "Why? Because you're independent, and resourceful. You take care of yourself. You help me through my tough times. Remember that time during the storm?"

etc., etc., etc. You could just see her mentally agreeing with me, warming to my praise, purring madly, cuddling up to me, almost trusting me (but never quite! Quick to express her displeasure, slow to let her guard down, always making sure she was in charge of her own life.). And she was my great, great companion of 16 years.

So, add talking and lengthily praising your cat to the high heavens as the best way to spoil your cat.

Nancy

115. A Tank with A View

My cats have their own fish tank with carpeted steps in front so they can
watch the fish. Since they do tend to paw at the fish, a glass aquarium
works better than plexiglass.

Leslie Graber

116. Vacuum – for those that Like it!

A friend has a cat that likes to be vacuumed!

Warmest regards,

Audrey L. Steidl

117. Literally...Spoon Feed

We have two 1 ½ year old orange tabbies. Milo has no problem with eating dry or wet food. While Tarzan his brother does not care too much for wet food and we were told by the Vet that he needs it because of his urinary stone deposit history. So my daughter will sit on the floor and feed him little bits of wet food with a spoon which he will then eat. So while we spoil Tarzan because of his medical condition we also give Milo lots of extra hugs so he doesn't feel left out. We just LOVE our little kitties.

Dori Maranon

118. Balcony Time

There are many ways I spoil my cats. Probably too many to mention. Both of my cats get their special treats in the evening, one-on-one attention every day with either a brushing or massage, and I let them out on the balcony to get some fresh air and watch the birds. On Saturday mornings we watch animal programs on TV together. As a very special treat Seamus, my big "little" (2 year old) boy, who weighs 17.6 lbs and is the size of a Main Coon, with visits next door to play with his furry friend Max.

Carole d'Entremont
Wakefield, MA

119. Non-stop Tummy Rubs

Non-stop tummy rubbing: My long-haired sealpoint Siamese Niles loves to have his tummy rubbed. Whenever I am sitting down he crawls up into my lap, gets on his back, and verbally demands tummy rubbing. At night he curls up beside me and gets his bedtime tummy rub, and in the morning he gets his wake-up tummy rub. And of course if I get up in the middle of the night, he's awake when I get back to bed, demanding another tummy rub. It is very relaxing for both of us. You may have heard the comment that "you can't stay tense if you are petting a cat."

Andrea Andrews