Cat toys, cat treats, cat equipment

Every once in a while I get someone in the store who is gonna take their cat for a walk on a lead and the cat is gonna like it, darn it!
I do sell harnesses for cats for those who are in the need of taking their cat out but there is a very distinct difference in who is walking whom when dealing with a cat.
A cat will only want to go as fast as they deem fitting...not you
Unlike dogs who are constantly in need of excercise and a place to piddle and poop, cats will never do so on command and rarely when you want them to so that option is out.
Puting a harness on the cat to tether them outside for fear of them running away is a good option as long as there is nothing to catch them up.
Most collars whether they are breakaway ones or not should be fitted properly so that will still allow the cat to slip out of them in the case of getting hung up..........a rare and often urban myth. I say often because I have only heard of it once. With a harness there is no possibility of slippage which is why one would want one I suppose.
We sell alot of the "breakaway" collars because someone, somewhere said "oh the cat will get hung up while climbing a tree"..........yeah cats are smarter than that.
As for toys the rule of thumb for our store is that a toy that your cat will play with is the right one for you.
Sometimes it is as simple as a rolled tinfoil ball that has some turkey fat that was originally on the thanksgiving bird, that will be Fluffy's favourite or some extravagant catnip laced, hand sewn pillow...you will never know!
As for treats......there is no such thing as a picky dog rather one who KNOWS that if he won't eat the hamburger you will give him filet Mignon...so more of an opportunist.
Multiply that attitude by 10 and thats a cat.
Trust me when I say....wait a good while when a cat will not eat a particular treat. Give it a few days. If then the treat is not eaten then they do not like it. Having said that I have to remind myself that cats I have had sometimes change their tastes as they grow.
So! the whole point to this blog???
Cats are VERY different, wonderful,loving, sometimes frustrating animals that are NOT dogs so ask yourself..."do I want a Cat or a Dog.............or maybe just a plant?
But I digress.