Money Bags & his new toy

This is a picture of Money Bags and his lovely new cat scratcher. I recently saw this in Trader Joe's and spent several minutes debating over whether to get it. Would he really like it? Does he really need a cat scratcher when he doesn't have front claws? What will Tony say when I bring home a cat scratcher for the cat he pretends not to like? After roleplaying different scenarios in my mind I decided to spring for the cat scratcher. After all, Money Bags is just starting to get back to his normal self after the traumatic events of earlier this summer. He deserves a cat luxury -- and Trader Joe's (our favorite grocery) takes anything back, recent or not, opened or not. And to my surprise... the cat scratcher was a hit! He smelled the cat nip a mile away and attacked me before I could even get it out of the box. I tried going in a different room to set it up but he was right on my heels. I set it on the floor and he went bonkers! Drool was literally dripping out of his mouth, he was purring, and he was rubbing his face all over the scratcher. Now... nothing about this scratcher looks comfortable. It is made out of cardboard and then catnip is sprinkled in the bottom of the box. But Money Bags has decided that this is his new nap spot. When Kaiya is screaming or crying, Money Bags runs over to his cat scratcher and rolls around on it. I still haven't figured that one out. He's either using it to get high and go to a happy place while Kaiya screams, or somehow he's secretly afraid that Kaiya is going to steal the cat scratcher from him. Who knows... But we know for sure that if it is up to Money Bags, our house will always have a Trader Joe's Cat Scratcher.