I had my doubts. You see, I come from the school of thought that says, if a cat knows that something is for her, she'll never use it. One must not say, "Here, kitty! Look what I bought for you!" In fact, it is best that one not buy the thing at all.
"Here, kitty! Look what I made for you!" won't work too well, either. For example, if you think about it, one need not "make" an empty toilet paper roll. If, however, one unthinkingly drops one on the floor, then presto! Instant cat toy.
A cat's interest can be neither purchased nor "made" by man or woman. No.
It is best, in fact, to not even think too loudly, "Gee, I hope that if I put this box on my desk next to the computer, my cat will sit in it instead of on the computer!"
Which is of course the reason it took months for the catputer decoy box to work. You see, I had to stop thinking about it for it to work. And we all know how hard it is to stop thinking about something when all you can think is, "Whatever you do, don't think about how nice it would be for the cat to sit in the box!"
It also doesn't hurt that the box is technically way, way too small -- nonexistent, almost! Cats can't resist a challenge.
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