Haha that's pretty close to how I got my cats to use theirs.
Cats just love to... well... copycat us. ;P
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Semi-irrelevant to the topic but I just have to tell you this! My sister had a grey male tabby called Lucius and when I was at school I was practising handstands in the yard outside the kitchen window. Lucius was watching me, bemused. I went into the kitchen to get a glass of water and was looking out the window when I saw Lucius glance around furtively to check no one was watching and attempt a handstand!! It was more like a lopsided cartwheel - he just flipped himself in the air - and was the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life. As soon as I started laughing, Lucius heard through the open door and walked off, nose in air, pretending he hadn't done anything! So it's true, they try and copy us!!