Tessie Jo is a beautiful cat. I would like to warn about allowing your cat to play with string. One of our cats swallowed string, and had to have intestinal surgery to have it removed. The vet said they get the string in their mouths, and then can't get it out due to the "barbs" on their tongues, which keep the string going down their throats, rather than back out. So, be sure to supervise any play with string, and keep thread away too. That is even worse.