The lastest thing to settle here is a dark tabby. She seems quite smart but she is also nuts. I've never known a cat chase a toy mouse thrown by me, and then probably 7/10 times pick it up in mouth and bring it back to me for another game. It's also quite funny if the dog appears. Sometimes it's like the Tom and Jerry cartoons when Tom suddenly realises he's running into Spike and you get the look of horror and screaming of brakes.

She had her op on Monday. We were expecting her to be a little doddery but no, the minute she got home, she was miowing for food and then spent an hour playing on her own at tossing, chasing and generally beating up her toy mouse.

The mouse itself has proved to be a great toy. It has an electronic "squeak" in it, activated when the mouse is moved. This seems to add to the fun but can get a little annoying after you've heard it going for an hour. The dog is quite strange with it. She will happily take it in her mouth but if I throw it for her to catch and the thing squeaks, her reaction is more like I'm throwing a hand grenade at her!