So Flame has gotten back most of her fur, now, and to keep it looking nice, I comb her.
I use a special cat brush with fine metal teeth. At first, she whined (oh yes, she whines EXACTLY like a human child would--seriously, she does.) It was, "Noo-! I don' wanna' mummy!" Now, she begs for it.
She sits up in my lap, and I gently comb the top of her head, and she tilts her head back, relaxes her ears, shuts her eyes tightly closed--even her mouth drops open a bit, and she's just in a state of utter bliss.
And now, she's got this new thing, where, when I'm done, she want to play with the comb--or rather the comb's handle. I've no clue what about the handle/comb fascinates her, but it does. She bats it around and chews one the rubber grip of the handle. Guess I do waste my money sometimes, on cat toys, ey? But then, Flame will play with my socks, my shoes, mum's old comforter that's made of some slippery synthetic material, my Ace bandage after I've removed it--she'll drag that around the living room--last night, she grabbed some popcorn out of the bowl by my chair--ate two, and played with the other one. Unlike my two bhoys, Flame will play with just about anything. But then, girls are smarter, yes? 
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Heh - there's absolutely no point in buying cat toys. Gil made the 'Ultimate Cat Bed' (tm) one evening and it was used for about... an evening !
Polo the Cat preferred a large clump of lawnmower clippings...
The bestest, bestest thing you can get a playful cat is a laser pointer, as used by people who give presentations/teachers etc. They love chasing the red dot, they know it's a game, and it's a bonding exercise too. Failing that, any old cheap torch !