Not a game per se, “Hugs and Kisses.” My cat had to go on a special diet for a few months. I put down her morning food, and she balked at the change. I was leaving for work and feeling like I should stick with her for the day. So I grabbed her, gave her a kiss on the head and, in a silly voice, said “Hugs and kisses, HUGS AND KISSES!” I put her down and she ate her food.

From that point forward, she wouldn’t eat her food unless I did the hugs and kisses thing. It had to be the full dance, the same voice, or she wouldn’t eat.

One of my cats, despite being an extreme clinger, absolutely will not tolerate being picked up under any circumstance.

Lone exception? If there’s a bug she wants but can’t reach, she will meow until I come lift her up to catch it. One hand under her hind legs, one under her stomach - so she has both front paws free to pin the bug with. Fortunately, she’ll let me summon her too, so whenever there’s a moth or something hanging out on the ceiling, I yell “bug” and the cat comes running to catch it for me.

Right ol’ on-demand vacuum cleaner, that one.

My cat and I play tag. She’ll run up to me and just as she grazes me, turns around and bolts the other way. Then she hides behind a curtain or her tunnel until I chase her down and play with her

My cat loves to play red light green light. This is something he started on his own and it’s exactly like how we played as kids.

We could be watching TV or doing anything really, he’ll peek around the doorway waiting until we notice him, sometimes “chirping” a little if we don’t notice, we turn and look away, look back, he’s moved a little closer holding completely still and staring at us, this goes on until he finally reaches us and lets out a playful meow and plops to the ground for belly rubs.

We can also start the game ourselves if we make eye contact with him and start looking away back and forth to get it started.

If my cat is chilling somewhere and I walk by I’ll do a fist bump and he will head butt my knuckles.

Open hand pays no attention

My bathroom was right at the top of a long staircase. When I’d be putting makeup on in the morning, Gilligan would bring me one of the small sponge balls from the living room and drop it just inside the door. I’d flick it down the stairs and he’d leap down 2-3 stairs at a time, find the ball and bring it back for the next round. He’d do it over and over again, every day. Miss that boy. Great post!

My cat will bring a toy down the stairs to us and stare and meow until we play with her. It’s absolutely heart melting and impossible to refuse. She also (at 7 lbs) will bring slippers, toques, huge rolls of yarn, and toys up to the bedroom at night. Unfortunately for her we do not play since we are sleeping.

I taught my boi to meow at me when I come around a corner or pop out from behind a door frame. Kinda like our version of peekaboo.

Ohhh, we play the bathrobe rope tie too! He likes to play fetch with crumbled receipts, hide my slippers, and sometimes work on adobe audition although sometimes it gets boring.

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