After hearing all the wonderful stories about cats enjoying laser lights, I decided to try it out on my two babies. They absolutely LOVE it. It had them captivated for hours. I'm left, however, with two 'moral concerns':
1) I feel bad that they can never actually 'catch' the thing. They chase and chase and chase, but are never actually rewarded for the 'kill.' I find this sort of mean.. am I just crazy?
2) How do you end the play session? After my boyfriend and I got tired, after over one hour, we just stopped. For the next 20 minutes, Shorty and Little Pete ran around frantically trying to locate the little red dot. Looking in every corner high and low as fast as their tiny feet could take them. After a while they gave up, but for that 20 minutes, my heart broke
! Again, am I just being a bit overly sensitive? Any suggestions on how to end a game that may not break my heart, or, more importantly, theirs? Playing until they are too tired doesn't seem a viable option, as they've got the energy to go on for HOURS!
1) I feel bad that they can never actually 'catch' the thing. They chase and chase and chase, but are never actually rewarded for the 'kill.' I find this sort of mean.. am I just crazy?
2) How do you end the play session? After my boyfriend and I got tired, after over one hour, we just stopped. For the next 20 minutes, Shorty and Little Pete ran around frantically trying to locate the little red dot. Looking in every corner high and low as fast as their tiny feet could take them. After a while they gave up, but for that 20 minutes, my heart broke