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David - 15 Oct 2007 01:35 GMT

Here's another cat toy I would suggest not buying, the Petmate Crazy Circle
or anything similar to it:
http://www.amazon.com/Petmate-Crazy-Circle-Small-Light/dp/B0002AT5AY/ref=pd_bbs_
sr_3/103-3727565-0764664?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1192408507&sr=8-3.
If you can't see the image, it's a circle with a ball in it- kitty can stick
his paws in and bat the ball around the circle. They're sold almost
everywhere.

Buddy managed to stick his head in the center and get the toy stuck around
his neck!! I don't know about all cats but Buddy /freaks/ out when a piece
of tape is stuck to his butt- I can only imagine what happened when this
happened. Luckily he was not hurt but the toy is history. I've seen models
that do not have an open center; those I'm sure are safe, but if yours has
an open center, get rid of it!

Here's a picture of what happened:
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8731/img5121id6.jpg.

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Ted Davis - 15 Oct 2007 14:11 GMT

> Here's another cat toy I would suggest not buying, the Petmate Crazy
> Circle or anything similar to it:

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The Turbo Scratcher (TM) is much better, but they all have issues. The
TS ball can - and will be - removed and lost. Fortunately, there are
common cat balls that are a tighter fit but still roll around easily -
I've been on the same one of those for about five years, while the
original lasted a matter of weeks. The cardboard scratcher insert can be
very messy if not changed before the cat(s) shred it and scatter the
fragments around the room (I had to use a leaf rake to collect them - a
broom didn't work and they clogged the vacuum cleaner.

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David - 15 Oct 2007 15:41 GMT

>> Here's another cat toy I would suggest not buying, the Petmate Crazy
>> Circle or anything similar to it:
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> fragments around the room (I had to use a leaf rake to collect them - a
> broom didn't work and they clogged the vacuum cleaner.

Ya, I've considered one of those as a replacement. At least it wouldn't get
stuck on the cat!

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Hactar - 15 Oct 2007 16:07 GMT

> > Here's another cat toy I would suggest not buying, the Petmate Crazy
> > Circle or anything similar to it:
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> common cat balls that are a tighter fit but still roll around easily -
> I've been on the same one of those for about five years, while the

I have one of those. The ball can't be removed except by application of
force way out of cat range, so I'm not worried about that. I've seen
LED balls for sale -- is that what you had in mind?

> The cardboard scratcher insert can be
> very messy if not changed before the cat(s) shred it and scatter the
> fragments around the room (I had to use a leaf rake to collect them - a
> broom didn't work and they clogged the vacuum cleaner.

Unfortunately, I have not persuaded the cat to use that instead of the
recliner computer room chairs. Good thing for squirt bottles. We let
her scratch on the AC return register (it's steel, she can't hurt it),
and a foam flotation mat (OK, she can have that).

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Ted Davis - 15 Oct 2007 21:15 GMT

>> > Here's another cat toy I would suggest not buying, the Petmate Crazy
>> > Circle or anything similar to it:
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> force way out of cat range, so I'm not worried about that. I've seen LED
> balls for sale -- is that what you had in mind?

The ball I have in mine is plain. BTW, I have a large number of cats,
some of which are extremely strong males, one is extremely large. But
it was a rather ordinary sized, but very persistent, female that got the
ball out. She has also destroyed every lockable cat flap I've ever tried
to lock - I don't even try any more.

>> The cardboard scratcher insert can be very messy if not changed before
>> the cat(s) shred it and scatter the fragments around the room (I had to
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> her scratch on the AC return register (it's steel, she can't hurt it),
> and a foam flotation mat (OK, she can have that).

Every time Millie gets mad at me, she takes it out on the cardboard - a
couple of times of that and I have to replace the insert.

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MaryL - 15 Oct 2007 22:23 GMT

Holly pays no attention to the Turbo Scratcher, but it is Duffy's favorite
toy (other than his "climbing toys" -- poles and cat trees). He is
ambidextrous with the Turbo Scratcher and will bat the ball first in one
direction, then the other. Sometimes he will jump back and forth over the
disk as he bats the ball. He has never tried to remove the ball, but he
delights in hitting it. On other occasions, he will meatloaf and sleep in
the center (on the cardboard scratching area). Duffy is blind, so this toy
is ideal for him because he can always tell by the rolling sound exactly
where the ball is.

MaryL

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