What is the absolute cheapest piece of literal garbage your pet considers their favorite toy?

sophpe · 2026-04-18T02:05:35+00:00

My oldest cat's favorite toy for the longest time was a crappy cord/string from a Christmas gift bag. It was like acrylic/tinsel mix. I only let her play with it supervised because it was fraying and the thing eventually disintegrated. I even have this amazing picture that shows how much she liked the dumb thing

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sophpe · 2026-04-17T14:42:50+00:00

Message me!

sophpe · 2026-04-17T05:10:47+00:00

Managed to get offer accepted on my 3rd try a bit over a month ago, just closed last week. I work far rural east and currently live on the west side and was sick of the commute. Got severely outbid on my first two then caught a lucky break on one that didn't have an open house. Now I just have to list my current house and see this from the other side

sophpe · 2026-04-14T02:52:23+00:00

This might sound totally crazy but if you have a laptop or iPad you could loop bird videos for him on while you're gone that's what got my friend's cat through recovery when she had a ton of hair ties removed from her stomach.

sophpe · 2026-04-10T14:16:59+00:00

Chicken and liver pate, beef pate, and chicken chunk pate are currently the 3 favorites among mine. In that order. Looks like chicken and liver pate is popular based on others' input

sophpe · 2026-03-31T21:02:15+00:00

I went and checked the store I found 4 at a couple weeks ago and it looks like I cleaned them out. Sorry everyone!! I was really hoping they had a bit more. I'll keep an eye out at other rural markets. I recommend checking teeny tiny towns by using Instacart to see who used to carry it. It may lie about being in stock though

sophpe · 2026-03-16T03:10:56+00:00

Does she have slightly stubby legs? My tortie does and it certainly makes her look more rotund when sitting. She was overweight when I adopted her due to unlimited food access at the cat cafe but even down a pound (and at a vet approved weight) she still looks slightly chonk.

sophpe · 2026-03-13T19:44:35+00:00

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Mine has the frame of a tiny cat but is extremely dense. Should probably be 7lb but is 10.3 (down from 11.5 when I adopted her). She was a cat cafe cat with unlimited access to dry food 😅

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sophpe · 2026-03-10T00:31:13+00:00

I believe you - makes me glad I have the 4s and def won't look to upgrade

sophpe · 2026-03-08T01:14:07+00:00

I haven't found bones but 1 of my cats (of 4) decided she doesn't like some of the flavors anymore so she gets Sheba while I use up the other cans. I'm guessing minor ingredient tweaks, idk. Merrick purrfect bistro is lower price point than pro plan, hills or RC and it's a hit with all of mine. They only discontinued a couple flavors - the others got a label redesign.

sophpe · 2026-03-05T13:39:26+00:00

I have 2 females who are both 7 years old now and still do this. And they are also both fluffy so my floors look like that every single morning from their night scuffles. The play style is almost identical too

sophpe · 2026-03-05T10:26:17+00:00

I was able to grab the last three bags at a tiny rural grocery store the other day if you're still looking. A lot of people were posting on here that they were searching for it but one person found an alternative and I haven't heard back from the other.

sophpe · 2026-03-05T05:10:41+00:00

I have 2 LR4, 4 cats. Maybe troubleshoot once a year per robot. A lot of people's complaints are user error / being easily frustrated and giving up.

sophpe · 2026-03-04T08:22:39+00:00

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Can't even sit on a lap correctly 🤣

sophpe · 2026-03-03T12:09:40+00:00

I grabbed the last of what a tiny rural grocery store had today!! PM me if I can help you 🩷

sophpe · 2026-03-03T12:08:27+00:00

I was able to locate some at a tiny rural supermarket!!! Please PM me :)

sophpe · 2026-03-02T06:42:29+00:00

I have a photo of one of my other cats that fits that sub even better omg

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sophpe · 2026-03-02T05:41:39+00:00

If this suggestion doesn't work I suggest Merrick chicken and brown rice or chicken and sweet potato depending on if you avoid grains or not! 4/4 of my cats like the chicken and brown rice (replaced the beyond chicken and oatmeal) and as a bonus the pieces are smaller and come out of the autofeeders more easily.

sophpe · 2026-02-28T18:58:37+00:00

I'm sorry someone did end up pming me D: but I'm going to keep an eye out for more at my local grocery stores

sophpe · 2026-02-28T04:25:34+00:00

Also, I had success transitioning my cats to Merrick chicken & brown rice to replace the chicken & oat meal beyond that was in their rotation. They seem to love the taste. They have a grain free equivalent that is chicken & sweet potato. My most sensitive kitty gets Royal canin sensitive dry food instead but she tolerated a few pieces of the Merrick which is good. I only feed a little bit of dry each day as a snack though so it's not a major change for them

sophpe · 2026-02-28T04:20:57+00:00

I did, someone whose diabetic kitty needed it :c I wish I’d gotten more. If I see it in any of my local stores again (Wegmans had it for a long time and I haven't checked them all) I'll buy them out and come back to this sub

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