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You are here: Home / Diary / Tortie Torture Tuesday

Tortie Torture Tuesday

July 9, 2013 By: Sparkle Cat42 Comments

A challenge even for swift paws!

Every so often my human tortures Binga, although she calls it “exercise.”

It is challenging, even for a treat thief!

She takes this contraption and puts a couple of treats in it, then lets Binga figure out how to get them! This time it is a couple of Greenies — can you see them in the lower left hand side of the toy?

Nothing makes Binga crazier than treats she can't get

Then she lets Binga try to figure out how to get them.

Boodie is pretty dubious about the whole thing.

Can you see Boodie’s silent commentary in the background?

My human even shot about a minute and a half of video footage — and Binga did not take a break!

If you can’t see the above video, click here to watch it on YouTube!

But persistence… and a little outside-the-box thinking pays off.

Also an act of destruction.

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  1. Maxwell, Faraday & Allie says

    July 13, 2013 at 7:56 am

    MOWZERS, ALlie would LOVE it if we got one of those for Faraday. Idle paws make for PESKY little brothers.

    Reply
  2. Small Town Mommy says

    July 10, 2013 at 7:32 am

    That would be perfect for my Oreo. He needs exercise and the treats would be a much better motivator than the red dot.

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  3. Basil says

    July 10, 2013 at 3:26 am

    Wow all that work for two treats?!

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  4. Luna - We love LUNA says

    July 10, 2013 at 12:44 am

    Binga is cute and very persistent indeed. A very interesting toy!

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  5. Punapippuri says

    July 9, 2013 at 11:21 pm

    Never, ever get between a tortie and her treats. Shudder.

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  6. Dash Kitten says

    July 9, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    😀 YEAH GO Binga – pure Tortitude and determination!!

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  7. Glogirly & Katie says

    July 9, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    I need to get two of those. One for Glogirly and one for Gloman.
    ; ) Katie

    (PAWSOME video action!!!)

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  8. Spitty the Kitty says

    July 9, 2013 at 7:33 pm

    Wow–she’s determined. Myself, I could not be less interested in treats. Go figure.

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  9. Cathy Keisha says

    July 9, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    I didn’t think that torture was funny but TW was laughing at the video. She sez “scrubbies” always make her laugh.

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  10. IndulgedFurries says

    July 9, 2013 at 6:52 pm

    Binga, you must really like those treats. I’d let them sit there until mom got tired of the toy sitting on the floor and she’d free the treats for me.

    Have you ever considered playing the drums? I think you have excellent technique and would be very good at it.

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  11. Oui Oui says

    July 9, 2013 at 6:24 pm

    That IS a torture device! Couldn’t you just chew it?? But we are glad Binga got her treats. We wonder if the kitties here would like that toy.

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  12. Fraidy Kats! says

    July 9, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    mol! we love Binga’s “machine paws” 😀 we would have given up…

    Pip, Smidgen, Minnie, HOllie

    Reply
  13. Katie Bella says

    July 9, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    BINGA! What a GIRL you are!!! But as a Tortie you are extra extra smart!!!

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  14. Flynn says

    July 9, 2013 at 5:02 pm

    You were very persistent Binga. I would have given up much more quickly and gone and caught a mouse.

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  15. The Florida Furkids says

    July 9, 2013 at 5:02 pm

    Binga was very interested in those treats….Boodie not so much!!

    We would like one of those too. Well….not really…we just want the bag of treats but Mom thinks
    we could use the exercise!

    The Florida Furkids

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  16. Sue Brandes says

    July 9, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    Binga worked really hard for those treats. So cute.

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  17. Clooney says

    July 9, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    Oh Binga, you are such a cutie! It is awesome that catches your interest!

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  18. Mark's Mews says

    July 9, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    Binga seems as obsessed with getting at treats as I am. ~ Marley

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  19. Marg says

    July 9, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    Wow, Binga you really want those treats. Good for you. You sure tried every which a way.Good girl. Take care

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  20. Sweet Purrfections says

    July 9, 2013 at 1:08 pm

    That is definitely torture. We want to know how she finally got the treats out.

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  21. Layla Morgan Wilde (Cat Wisdom 101) says

    July 9, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    OMC, Binga deserves a whole bag of treats for that effort!

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  22. CATachresis says

    July 9, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    I love the way Boodie is just looking on, amused!! Way to go, Binga!!!

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  23. BeadedTail says

    July 9, 2013 at 12:14 pm

    Binga was very persistent but we wonder how she got them out. All we have to do to get Greenies is look cute so we hope our mommy doesn’t get any ideas of making us work for them!

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  24. William says

    July 9, 2013 at 11:26 am

    Binga, I think someone deserves a bite love nip for that!

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  25. Brian says

    July 9, 2013 at 10:48 am

    Ya done good Binga!!!!

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  26. Pasha says

    July 9, 2013 at 10:22 am

    Oh the torture Binga went through!!!! Poor thing must have sore muscles now!

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  27. threecatstails says

    July 9, 2013 at 10:16 am

    So cute!!

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  28. speedyrabbit says

    July 9, 2013 at 10:01 am

    Clever girl!

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  29. emilykarn says

    July 9, 2013 at 8:31 am

    Bravo Binga ❗ Our Person doesn’t torture us with treats. She just puts them in small bowls on the floor 😀 She does trick us into thinking we are going to get treats sometimes when she is opening a bag of dried fruit. They sound just like the bags our treats come in 👿 Bandit, Selleck, and Their Person, Emily.

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  30. Kitties Blue says

    July 9, 2013 at 8:15 am

    We think there would need to be more than two little treats for us to put in that much effort. Glad Binga’s persistence paid off for her. Purrs and hugs, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

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  31. Feline Yogi says

    July 9, 2013 at 7:05 am

    Binga reminds me of Hunter, one of my cat housemates. He will do ANYTHING to get a treat! Meow and Namaste! ~ Pippy the Feline Yogini

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  32. Madi and Mom says

    July 9, 2013 at 7:00 am

    BRAVO BRAVO BINGA THERE ISN’T MUCH WE WON’T DO FOR A TREAT RIGHT?
    HUGS MADI YOUR BFFF

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  33. Laila and Minchie says

    July 9, 2013 at 6:47 am

    Way to go, Binga! Minchie would love to have a go with that!

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  34. Cats of wildcat woods says

    July 9, 2013 at 6:30 am

    She is persistent – very food motivated. Most of us would have given up!

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  35. The Island Cats says

    July 9, 2013 at 4:10 am

    We hope the mom doesn’t try to torture us that way! Thank cod you finally got those treats, Binga!

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  36. the PDX pride says

    July 9, 2013 at 3:57 am

    Our purrents would go crazy listening to that for as long as it would take us to get the treats out! By the way, we have the same pirate ship as we saw in the background of your video. Do you love yours as much as we love ours?

    Reply
  37. Kjelle Bus aka Charlie Rascal says

    July 9, 2013 at 3:50 am

    No you gave my mom bad ideas 🙁
    She say´s that my treatball is way to easy now when she saw your video *sigh*

    Reply
  38. Toby & Leia says

    July 9, 2013 at 3:09 am

    Binga knows noms are the most impawtant thing. Plus, we luff the way Boodie is just sitting there, watching. She’s manages to be beautiful and adorable at the same time.

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  39. Sometimes, Cats Herd You says

    July 9, 2013 at 2:59 am

    How did she get it open? Binga is a smart girl. Our head peep can’t figure out how she got that ball out! She also thinks that she needs to find one of those for Ashton, who needs all the exercise she can be motivated to get.

    Reply
  40. The Kitties of Purring Pines says

    July 9, 2013 at 2:28 am

    How did Binga get the treats?!?

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  41. Hannah and Lucy says

    July 9, 2013 at 1:20 am

    We wondered if Binga ever got the treats after all her effort.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

    Reply
  42. d'ArtagnanRumblepurr (@rumblepurr) says

    July 9, 2013 at 1:07 am

    Now you KNOW I’m gonna say ‘Don’t mess with Binga’ right?

    BUT I’d also like to know where you got that toy! Rumblemum wants to buy something like it for us – what a weird coincidence that you posted this right when she’s looking everywhere trying to find something similar!

    Reply

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