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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2003homemade cat toys? (x-post)
We adopted a 1 1/2 year old cat from the shelter a few weeks ago. After having very old, creaky, crotchety cats for many years, the activity level of this young one has been a bit of a rude awakening! Unfortunatly for my 3 1/2 year old son, the cat finds many of his toys to be quite entertaining, which makes my son rather agitated. I told him maybe we could work together on making some toys that we could leave out for the cat to play with, and idea which pleased him very much. We have a few toys from the pet store, so it's not like we don't have toys for the cat, but I thought I'd ask if anyone had any ideas for homemade cat toys, simple things I could make with my son. Thanks in advance, -Karen- >We adopted a 1 1/2 year old cat from the shelter a few weeks ago. After >having very old, creaky, crotchety cats for many years, the activity [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Thanks in advance, >-Karen- My car likes a ball of aluminum foil about the size of a walnut. It is lightweight and she can bat it around easily. Also the plastic sealing strips that come on the 4lb containers of Scoopaway. She has lots of toys, but seens to prefer these. my cat loves straws, especially those really long ones from 64oz pop's @ speedway or 7-11. :We adopted a 1 1/2 year old cat from the shelter a few weeks ago. After :having very old, creaky, crotchety cats for many years, the activity [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] :Thanks in advance, :-Karen- My cats (11yo,10yo, 4mo) all love the little plastic capsule thingy that has the toy in a Kinder Surprise egg. Because it's not spherical it doesn;t always behave in the way the cat expects it to so it keeps their attention longer. Jane > We adopted a 1 1/2 year old cat from the shelter a few weeks ago. After > having very old, creaky, crotchety cats for many years, the activity [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks in advance, > -Karen- I do recall now a homemade toy the cats love. Buy two large tube socks, some raffia and some catnip. Stuff one sock with the raffia and catnip. Seal the end with a knot. Insert into the other tube sock, knot-side first and seal again with a knot. My cats go bananas for this!  SignatureVictor M. Martinez martiv@FAKE.che.utexas.edu http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv > We adopted a 1 1/2 year old cat from the shelter a few weeks ago. After > having very old, creaky, crotchety cats for many years, the activity [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > cat, but I thought I'd ask if anyone had any ideas for homemade cat > toys, simple things I could make with my son. In my experience, you can't beat a plain old piece of string..! My 9 year old Missy will chase it around for ages..! Of course you have to actually dangle it in front of her, you can't just leave it around, but it works for me (and her)..! Ivor This might also be a good opportunity to teach your son to share. SignatureVictor M. Martinez martiv@FAKE.che.utexas.edu http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv He's actually rather mature for his age about sharing with other kids, both at preschool and when a friend comes over to play. Something about the cat playing with his toys though, really gets his goat! I was talking to him about this the other day, as he has been expressing interest in having a sibling, and unbeknownst to him, right now there is a bun in the oven, so to speak. So I asked him specifically if he would share his toys with this hypothetical sibling, and he said of course he would, and I said but not with the cat, and he said absolutely not. So there you go. -Karen- >He's actually rather mature for his age about sharing with other kids, >both at preschool and when a friend comes over to play. Something about [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >-Karen- I believe it is the Greeneyed Monster - Jealousy. Probably will happen when baby comes too. Yet I believe it is typical of the age. He sees others giving the cat loving attention (and he wants it all). That is because he is a little kid. MLB It is sometimes hard to find things that cats enjoy more that others once they get started. Something to consider is getting a mangeable length of dowlings (for those that don't know what this is round wooden sticks) and stable, tie, glue or tape a few strands of yarn to the end of it about 2 feet long should work. This not only give the cat a toy but something that you and your son can use to climatize the cat to a new home and if you only use it in the rooms where he can play he will soon get the hint of where you don't want him to go. It doesn't always work that way but for the most part it does. It worked that way with 3 of my three cats and several of the ones that I have had in the past. Give it a try. Also if you buy milk in the 1 gallon plastic milk jugs the ring that you pull off the top is a wonderful toy just the way it is. > We adopted a 1 1/2 year old cat from the shelter a few weeks ago. After > having very old, creaky, crotchety cats for many years, the activity [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks in advance, > -Karen- my jack went insane over a few feathers tied to some string. I can't leave him along with it for a second though.. :) > We adopted a 1 1/2 year old cat from the shelter a few weeks ago. After > having very old, creaky, crotchety cats for many years, the activity [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks in advance, > -Karen- my jack went nuts over a few feathers tied to a string.. > We adopted a 1 1/2 year old cat from the shelter a few weeks ago. After > having very old, creaky, crotchety cats for many years, the activity [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks in advance, > -Karen- Thanks for all the responses, there have definitely been a few good ideas given. I've long known the wonders of basically "garbage" being good cat toys. A favorite of my late old girl and now the new young one is that white plastic strip you pull off the frozen oj concentrate canister. The new guy can entrtain himself with that on the linoleum floor for going on 45 minutes, then collapse into a heap on the couch! Anyway, some good ideas were received for things I can make with my son. Having been used to old cats, he is still trying to figure out what this young one is going to do from one minute to the next. But yes, I agree with someone who said he is definitely jealous of the cat playing with his toys; my husband and I figure it's a useful way to ready him for what's to come with a sibling on the way. I can hear the whining now... -Karen- > Thanks for all the responses, there have definitely been a few good > ideas given. I've long known the wonders of basically "garbage" being [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > his toys; my husband and I figure it's a useful way to ready him for > what's to come with a sibling on the way. I can hear the whining now... Cardboard box with holes cut in it. If you cut flaps from the top, fold them down to horizontal, and re-inforce, they can become kitty perches or places to hang strung-up toys. Your son can color the box and create the hanging things. Spider made from pipe cleaners. Four pieces joined in the middle makes a huge long-legged spider. Two pieces, cut in half to make four short pieces, makes a smaller one. One of the best toys is your hand underneath a thick blanket or bedding layer. Could be a mousie! We always used to dress our cats in doll clothes and play house with them. This might not work with your child unless you have doll clothes from another kid. HTH --Karen M. > We adopted a 1 1/2 year old cat from the shelter a few weeks ago. After > having very old, creaky, crotchety cats for many years, the activity [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks in advance, > -Karen- Our cat prefers homemade toys over all store-bought toys except furry mice. She attacks ping-pong balls, loves playing in plastic shopping bags (cut the handles so she won't get stuck... and don't leave them around because of the choking hazard), paper bags, and glittery string (the kind used to wrap gifts). Warren web guy http://www.officiallycute.com |
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