Big Bag o' 'Mo

Everyone knows this (especially the nichenicks at Cats in Bags). Put an empty paper grocery bag on the floor, and soon it will contain a cat. (Also works for shopping bags.) I believe scientolologenisists* refer to this  phenomenon as an example Spontaneous Generation. Anyhoo. Cats, bags, hours of contentment for all involved.

But what do we do when our cat is significantly larger than our bags? No, we can't use plastic lawn bags, as those could cause suffocation. Boxes? They do not supply the irresistible crumpling sound of paper bags. It must be a bag. And it must be a significantly larger bag.

Compost-bag-folded

It's a bag designed for leaves and grass clippings, made of the same kind of brown paper used in grocery bags. But it's BIG! The ones I found were 2-ply composting bags from Wal•Mart and measure 16" x 12" x 35"! If you can't find them in a garden center, home improvement-, grocery- or huge-bargain-store near you, you can get similar ones here.

I bring home the bags and open one up on the living room floor. Just in case he doesn't go for it right away, I toss some of his toys in and around the bag, including his favorite, a  section of nylon knee-high stocking filled with catnip and tied on either end. This is Giz with his catnip knee-high:

Catnip-stocking

So here it is:

The cat.

Substantial-cat

The bag.

Compost-bag-open

And what inevitably follows.

Enjoy.

Giz-inspecting-bag

Giz-circling-bag

Taking-a-sniff

Going-in

Hes-in

Checking-things-out

Settling-in

Cat-in-bag

At-home-in-the-bag

The End.

Happy_end

*scientolologenisists are the people who say stuff that sounds awfully official and scientific but nobody bothers to check their credentials or facts. I made this word up and I'm keeping it. :)