Cat toys  

Ah, yes, simple things work too, but I was wondering about toys that cats can use while unsupervised... I can't leave my cat playing with a string, because she sometimes gets entangled and she might suffocate! I know of a cat that almost strangled himself because of this.

I did the sock thing already :D
But my cat, initially playing with it, somehow ended up a little spooked by its size. So I kept reducing the size of the sock filling until there was only an empty sock! It's a little weird, but as she got bigger, she started to prefer smaller toys.

Is the string toy one of those batting ones?

No, not really, lol! It has a short wand with a string attached. At the end of that string is a stuffed furry "ball" that looks like a little bird. Columbus just loves to pounce on it and hold it down with his paw once he "catches" it.

So it's like a cat dancer, but he doesn't want anyone to make the little bird twirl in the air?

Yeah, something like that. I have to dangle and move it in front of the cat before he'll play. But the minute I shake it around a little, he'll leap at it with both paws sometimes and catches it, then tries to bite it.

Ah, I have a similar one then, but it's difficult to play with, because when my cat grabs it, she won't let go and tries to run away with the little mouse at the end of the string... I let go and she runs around the house with the pole trailing behind her :D

Heh, I had five of those, but the cat hid or lost them somehow. They were medium-sized and chimed, and yet I have no idea where they are!

Yeah, I sometimes grab a piece of paper and turn it into an "insta-ball". But the cat leaves these paper balls all over the place, then I get tired of picking them up (after she drops them they cease being toys and turn into trash... can't just have trash all over the place!).

I use the one ball method lol. It does get tiring after awhile though, even though the cat does all the work!..

And your cat doesn't lose interest in the same ball? That's a problem I have with my cat, she loses interest after a while, so I need to "rotate" the toys.

I've been told cats like this, however, in my country, milk comes in cartons :)
Buying milk in bottles is very expensive and most brands no longer use them for packaging. I'd be a little afraid to leave her to play alone with it, I'm afraid she'd eat part of it or something (she did something similar twice and it wasn't pretty, so I try to be cautious with what I let her play with).

I sometimes use bags too, she likes to hide and fetch toys inside them but they don't entertain her for very long...

I see... But isn't it bad to encourage that? Some cats end up biting and scratching people too much. My cat does it too, out of play but if she starts getting aggressive, playtime stops right there!

I'm going to look up that toy, thanks for your suggestion!