Originally posted by boscibo
A cool toy is a lunge whip (for horses). I noticed how much the barn cats liked to play with mine, so I bought another one for my cats. They are fairly cheap (don't get teh nice $$ ones, cheap one made of plastic are about $6 - $8), at farm supply stores, they are about 4' long with a long lash. The neat thing is I can sit in a chair or on the couch and they reach a long ways. Just make sure you don't have any breakables nearby.

Even old lazy Bo enjoys chasing the lunge whip lash.
I agree that a lunge whip makes a great cat toy! When my daughter was at her riding lessons the barn cats were always going after the lunge whip, I would play with them off to the side with it to keep them out of the way of the horses.

Noah's Mommy, I find with my cat a mouse on a string or stick is the best way to get her moving.