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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2007New cat toy, or another way to waste battery life?
Found this toy at the pet food store where I buy specialty food and since the now dead Panic Mouse was such a hit years ago, thought this might be, too. Now, Shamrock and Scarlett immediately investigated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNf9kIiplgo but ... it took Rhett a little longer. He is a skiddish cat already, but add a whirring sound and a banging sound, and he bolts. He was still intrigued for a while. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Tov79ZzjM Bonnie played with it later but she picked the time that I was uploading these videos from my camera to play. I'll catch her some other time. :))  SignatureCheryl Response to Cheryl <jlhshadow@NOSPAMhotmail.com>: > Now, Shamrock and Scarlett immediately investigated > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNf9kIiplgo Is it like... a conveyor belt with a string attached? Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. On Sun 16 Dec 2007 06:55:56a, -Lost wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav <news:Xns9A0846C344B12lostthreads@ 216.196.97.136>: > Response to Cheryl <jlhshadow@NOSPAMhotmail.com>: > >> Now, Shamrock and Scarlett immediately investigated >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNf9kIiplgo > > Is it like... a conveyor belt with a string attached? Exactly. I found this video grouped with mine since they both have fling-ama-string in the title, and now see that the black elastic strap is supposed to go around the door to keep it from banging all over the place. LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGjsOQ6Uw6M I love all the little paws under the doors in this one! SignatureCheryl Response to Cheryl <jlhshadow@NOSPAMhotmail.com>: >>> Now, Shamrock and Scarlett immediately investigated >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNf9kIiplgo [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > strap is supposed to go around the door to keep it from banging > all over the place. LOL HAHA! I wondered about that... the banging that is. It looks really neat. I like how it doesn't seem to bind or mess up when they hold on to the string for a while. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGjsOQ6Uw6M > > I love all the little paws under the doors in this one! Oh yeah, too cute. Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. Suddenly, without warning, Cheryl exclaimed (12/16/2007 8:40 AM): > Found this toy at the pet food store where I buy specialty food and > since the now dead Panic Mouse was such a hit years ago, thought [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > uploading these videos from my camera to play. I'll catch her some > other time. :)) Having watched the videos, I have to ask: Where did you buy this thing? I think Meep might actually play with that one - she luffs strings! Tried PetsMart, no joy. jmc > Suddenly, without warning, Cheryl exclaimed (12/16/2007 8:40 AM): > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > - Show quoted text - that looks fabulous and i think timid terri would love it as she loves dangly strings and suchlike, I haven't seen anything like it in the UK pet shops nor at the cat shows onthe stands there, wonder if a US company would ship it? I too love the white paws sticking from under the door waving about in a totally futile manner bookie > Having watched the videos, I have to ask: Where did you buy > this thing? > I think Meep might actually play with that one - she luffs > strings! > > Tried PetsMart, no joy. I got it at a specialty pet food store called Crunchies, but I don't think it's a chain. I've never seen it in chain stores or any other store. I bet they sell them online! SignatureCheryl Response to jmc <NOnewsgroupsSPAM@NOjodiBODY.HOMEus>: > Having watched the videos, I have to ask: Where did you buy this > thing? > I think Meep might actually play with that one - she luffs > strings! > > Tried PetsMart, no joy. The 3rd link Cheryl posted showed a link to: http://www.valuepetsupplies.com/ ...which redirects to: http://app.infopia.com/blah blah Fling-Ama-String http://app.infopia.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/4467155/vpcsid/0/ SFV/32440 Although I must say that some of the content issued during checkout was not properly authorized for SSL (secure site credentials) and some of the secure site URL's data was not encrypted, which is definitely odd as that is part of what a secure site is for, so I'm cautiously apprehensive, although it does have a Verisign certificate so... *shrugs* Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. > Found this toy at the pet food store where I buy specialty food and > since the now dead Panic Mouse was such a hit years ago, thought [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > uploading these videos from my camera to play. I'll catch her some > other time. :)) How sturdy is that string? Could it be bitten off? I'm always leery about toys with string - especially when meant to be played without human intervention. Ingested string could be fatal. Other than that concern, it looks like a great toy (is it meant to be used with supervision only - and even so, what would you do if you see your cat ingesting a string?) Hugs, CatNipped > How sturdy is that string? Could it be bitten off? I think any string, or any toy for that matter, can be dismantled by a cat. That said, it seems sturdy enough for interactive play. Shamrock held the string in his mouth and tried to run off with it. It held. This time. I'm always > leery about toys with string - especially when meant to be > played without human intervention. This is definitely a "human intervention" type of toy. Ingested string could be > fatal. Other than that concern, it looks like a great toy (is > it meant to be used with supervision only - and even so, what > would you do if you see your cat ingesting a string?) I'd take it away of course. When it isn't on, the string can be hidden behind the elastic conveyor "belt", and when no one is around it should be put away. I don't think this one is suitable for your cats, though. At least while ARcher and Ozzy are still young. LOL Those two are trouble makers. hehehe SignatureCheryl >> How sturdy is that string? Could it be bitten off? > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > hidden behind the elastic conveyor "belt", and when no one is > around it should be put away. Of course, but I think I meant something different (maybe because I was thinking of another type of string). I once tried to get a piece of string out of Bandit's mouth, but the little inward-pointing spikes on her tongue made it almost impossible - the more she and I struggled to get it out, the faster it went down her throat. I was lucky that it was short enough to not cause any problems, but I'm a worry-wart and I spent a couple of frantic days imaging all the damage it could be doing her intestines. > I don't think this one is suitable for your cats, though. At least > while ARcher and Ozzy are still young. LOL Those two are trouble > makers. hehehe LOL! A-yup, the other day Archer managed to push a metal ladder away from the wall of the garage and was just lucky that he managed to jump far enough away while it was falling that it didn't crush him under it! How he managed this I'll never know - it was leaning against the wall of the garage at a 30 degree angle!!! Hugs, CatNipped |
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