If you follow me at all, you know I have a crazy cat bro named Bert. Bert can’t have cat toys because he eats them, yes, he eats them. Sometimes Mom feels sorry for him because he loves toys and can’t have any. Christmas was no exception. Mom went to the store to get something for my sisters and I and came home with a Yeowwwy! Catnip Banana for $7.99. I couldn’t believe it because I knew Bert would kill it! What a waste of money!
I said Mom, you have to return it. That is a lot of money for a toy I know Bert will kill in no time, but she insisted it was durable and he would love it. I was thinking we could get a bag of nice treats for that same money and they would last longer than this banana!
Fine, I decided Bert could have it, but I knew darn well he was going to kill it.
Of course, I was right…look at what he did to the banana in under five minutes! He gnaws on it like a dog with a bully stick! It started with teeth punctures, moved on to a little hole, and then the entire end was open! Geez!
Mom filmed most of the initial six minutes with her phone. Since that is rather long for a video, we edited it a bit showing first how he loves it and plays with it, and then we put it in fast forward so you can see how he just goes to town to kill it by chewing off the end. Next time I hope she either saves the money or spends it on something worthwhile! Since it is ruined, Mom just took the catnip out and put it in the catnip jar for future nip sessions. Bert is in charge of the Monday Mischief today!
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Well, Emma, Bert was just trying to peel that darn banana! 😉
He would eat the entire thing if Mom didn’t take it away from him!
Hehe he definitely loved the banana as long as it last 😀
That is the problem, nothing lasts with him!
We have that same banana. Although I should say “had.” And it wasn’t the cats that gnawed on it. I won’t mention which dog did the chewing…
–Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats.
It is a shame that cat eats everything. My sisters and I aren’t interested in it at all…maybe you have a closet catnip addict in dog form?
But look how much fun Bert had!
For five minutes. If only he would not destroy stuff!
Way to go Bert a killer Doxie in a cat suit! Love Dolly Pees: I agree about the bag of treats.
He is a serial killer!
Oh Bert…you’ll eat anything won’t you.
He will and he does.
Hey, we love those things here too, but we’ve not killed any that quickly. Way to go Bert!
You kitties are much more civilized than my cat bro Bert! He is a real animal!
Congrats Bert! Welcome to my wrecking ball team! You could be a honorable Weimaraner, that was a super feat!
He would be great on your Weim team. He eats entire cat toy mice, anything. I’m sure his tummy has junk in it from years past!
then he is the right one for the silvermistygrey crew :o)
OH yeah!
Awww poor Bert!!!!!! I think from living with all of those doggies he thinks that HE needs to destroy toys like doggies do! Love, Cody
But why is my kitty sis Sophie not destructive too? Bert is out of control!
I see nothing wrong with what Bert did to that banana. Is that not what we are supposed to do to our toys? And beds?? I love to get that darn squeaky out of my toys, and in doing that we have many “splosions.” (explosions) I love pulling that white fluffy stuff out of toys. Four hours is my best time! XOXO Sparkle the PBGV
Dog are supposed to shred, but cats? This cat has some dog in his genes. I’m sure of it!
I thought only dogs killed toys like that. Too funny.
You haven’t met Bert. Mom says we should bring him to BlogPaws with us so people can experience him first hand! He is more dog than cat.
Great video!
Thanks…the cat is nuts!
Looks like Bert really liked that banana lol!
He eats real bananas too…he is bananas!
But he does look like he is having a brilliant time, and you can’t put a price on fun – can you??
For my cat, maybe…but he did enjoy himself for a short time!
Sounds like Bert is getting mischief tips from Bailie. Or is it the other way around?
Bert is the family expert and is getting worse as he ages! Bailie and Bert together put Mom over the edge sometimes!
Very good instructions
Lily & Edward
Darn cats…
Does Bert destroy toys that don’t have nip in them? Maybe it’s just the nip that makes him crazy?
Millie & Walter
Yes he does, he even eats through electric cords that are not even plugged in!
That Bert is such a character! Are you sure he’s not part dog? 🙂
I’m pretty sure he has some dog genes because he behaves more like a dog than like a cat!
good heavens….that is just wrong. maybe get him one of those little kongs 🙂
I know! He chews up and eats everything. He even steals bones from us doggies!
Emma, we gotta tell you we LOVED Bert’s Video… we thought it was WONDERFUL… he can GUT a Stuffie with the BESTEST of us… We think that was a GRAND 5 or 6 mins.. and that we are PROUD of your Bro. BERT fur a JOB WELL DONE…
You gotta think of it THIS way…. How long does it take your peeps to eat a GOOD Steak???? do they CRY when they swallow the last bite??? NO… they are all HAPPY inside and out… So…. that is how we think of a Grand Stuffie Gutting session, here on our Hill. Like a FABULOUS FIVE mins. of PURE HEAVEN…
BRAVO BERT WE think you did GRRRRRREAT… PURRRRRRfect in Fact iiiiiiiiiiiii
He is quite good at what he does, but he shouldn’t be so destructive. It will make him happy that you guys are proud of him 😉
Oh Emma, I think the same way! Or….I just take their toys and use them as my own. The jingle wand with the feathers at the end? So fun to chase! Thor and I like to play together with it. Sometimes, however, he doesn’t share. Maybe we should have a “destructive cat club”….Thor likes to ruin everything nice we have as well!
Do you have that red dot? It was Bert’s toy, but Bailie is really into it. They both chase it around. Now in the winter, Bailie chases it around in the dark in the yard.
Emma, I think your mom captured you rolling your eyes in the photo with Bert. I really think you are rolling your eyes!! It’s a great photo. Your doodle friend Dash
I am really rolling my eyes because I find the money spent on a toy for cat bro Bert so ridiculous! He is just trouble.
Wow, is Bert part dog?
If he likes toys, maybe your mom needs to get him a flirt stick. He can’t destroy it if he can’t catch it.
She got him a ball with a furry tail attached that moves around the room, he wrecked it, he as a fishing pole which he grabbed the fish so hard on it ripped and then he chewed the pole in half. He is a true hunter but we don’t want him to go outside which might be the only thing that would stop him.
That’s some first class chewing there!
He has a real set of chomper in that mouth of his!
Wow! That is really impressive toy destructing Bro Bert! Remind me not to let you near my ears! *snicker I have never seen a cat eat a toy like that. Mom’s cats never torn up their toys. They saved their destruction for couches and curtains! Bahaha!
I guess that is the bright side of Bert, he doesn’t destroy furniture or curtains, but he does take on just about everything else!
LOL Cookie can devour toys even faster.
I guess we are not the only ones living with a dangerous, destructive cat!
Dat are a fast kill!
Crazy isn’t it!
Aw well Bert is just so darn cute playing with that nanner! At least he had a nice time playing with the toy.
But it is sad he only gets a few minutes and they it has to be taken away or he will eat the whole thing.
Oh Emma, if only our humans would listen….don’t they know that, as alphas of the house, we have a handle on who should have what??
Smileys!
Dory
I know! Wasting money on the cat of all things…so frustrating!
Bert you crack me up! You are like a dog just like MK. Have a great day.
He truly is a dog, not a cat.
Ha ha ha! I think it was money well spent! He had a million dollars’ worth of fun in those five minutes!
Bunny
True, but we only wish he wouldn’t ruin things so he could have toys around all the time but he can’t have toys since he eats them.
Wow, Bert has some serious kill & gnawing skills. My Golden Retriever brother used to gnaw his toys like that but none of us kitties have ever done it. If your mom has a sewing machine, she could have zipped the end of that banana closed for another round of attacks.
Mom does lots of sewing of toys, but he would rip it open again so fast! She just dumped the rest of the nip into his nip jar for the future.
Bert is pretty talented because Nip Nanners are pretty durable!
Another reason why Mom invested in one. She thought it would hold up, but I know that cat and he is determined to ruin stuff!
hahahaha!!!! that must be a fun toy! I loe the music in the video! So fitting\|!
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He loved the banana, but it was short lived!
Wow, I haven’t seen a cat that good at chewing toys before. Guess he really wanted to get in to the nip? At least he had a lot of fun with it while it lasted. =)
You should see what he has done with electrical cords, luggage handles, leather shoes…worse than a puppy!
LOL Bert did a good job on that!
He just focuses and goes for complete destruction…such a naughty cat!
Bert is just all about the business of the banana. I get him LOL
He certainly is. He puts his teeth on something and doesn’t stop until it is demolished and usually fully eaten.
Ooooh, we don’t call that mischief, we call that a Proper Kill! WOOT!!
He is a killer!