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What cat toy?
Next week is Mickey & Daisy's first birthday. (link to photos below). So, I'd
like to get them something and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas. I live in a small studio apartment, and they already have several small rubber bouncy things which they like. The have a scratchy thing on a doorknob which has a ringy thing on a string which they play with. They have a large cat tree which they live in. I was thinking of either getting them a spongy little ball with a feathery thing attached, which looks like fun. I also have a mouse on the end of a string attached to a pole which I take out occassionally and torture them with.I was also thinking of one of those round things with a scratching post in the middle, which lies flat on the ground and has a track in which they can push a ball endlessly around and around. It looks like it might be fun, but I'm afraid the ball would make too much noise and keep me up at night. I don't really have much room for another standing scratching thing with stuff hanging off of it. Of course, I could always just get them chocolate cake and milk. Any suggestions out there. Small, not too noisy, not too expensive. http://hometown.aol.com/borninthebronx/index.html |
GovtLawyer wrote:
Next week is Mickey & Daisy's first birthday. (link to photos below). So, I'd like to get them something and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas. I live in a small studio apartment, and they already have several small rubber bouncy things which they like. The have a scratchy thing on a doorknob which has a ringy thing on a string which they play with. They have a large cat tree which they live in. I was thinking of either getting them a spongy little ball with a feathery thing attached, which looks like fun. I also have a mouse on the end of a string attached to a pole which I take out occassionally and torture them with.I was also thinking of one of those round things with a scratching post in the middle, which lies flat on the ground and has a track in which they can push a ball endlessly around and around. It looks like it might be fun, but I'm afraid the ball would make too much noise and keep me up at night. I don't really have much room for another standing scratching thing with stuff hanging off of it. Of course, I could always just get them chocolate cake and milk. Any suggestions out there. Small, not too noisy, not too expensive. http://hometown.aol.com/borninthebronx/index.html My only advice is to skip the chocolate cake. Chocolate can be toxic to animals. Happy birthday to Mickey and Daisy! 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ |
GovtLawyer wrote:
Next week is Mickey & Daisy's first birthday. (link to photos below). So, I'd like to get them something and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas. I live in a small studio apartment, and they already have several small rubber bouncy things which they like. The have a scratchy thing on a doorknob which has a ringy thing on a string which they play with. They have a large cat tree which they live in. I was thinking of either getting them a spongy little ball with a feathery thing attached, which looks like fun. I also have a mouse on the end of a string attached to a pole which I take out occassionally and torture them with.I was also thinking of one of those round things with a scratching post in the middle, which lies flat on the ground and has a track in which they can push a ball endlessly around and around. It looks like it might be fun, but I'm afraid the ball would make too much noise and keep me up at night. I don't really have much room for another standing scratching thing with stuff hanging off of it. Of course, I could always just get them chocolate cake and milk. Any suggestions out there. Small, not too noisy, not too expensive. http://hometown.aol.com/borninthebronx/index.html My only advice is to skip the chocolate cake. Chocolate can be toxic to animals. Happy birthday to Mickey and Daisy! 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ |
The one toy that our cats play with the most is what we call the "feather
rope" which we actually made. what we did is we got an eye hook (usually used for hanging pictures up or to put a hook in to latch a gate). We got two tennis shoe laces and tied them together to make one long rope(thick white ones so the cats can really see them) we then attatched a feather to the end of the rope. We put the eye hook in the door frame - the very top center of the door (then we tied the rope to the eye hook so that the rope hangs in the middle of the door and the feather sits just above the floor. They go crazy for this toy. One of our cats spends time laying on her side and swatting at it. Our younger kitty attacks it and bites it and grasps it in her paws and bites it then gets a crazy look in her eye and bats it around. We had another kitty (who passed away this last year) who would really get it going and it would swing back and forth- sometimes when it started swinging back towards her she would take off down the hall as if it was chasing her!!!! then she'd run back down the hall and go through the whole thing again. They like this toy much much better than any store bought item. Just remember not to use any glue to attach the feather- we just tie a bunch of knots in the rope to hold the feather and when the little one plays with it, she sometimes pulls the feather out so we just put it back and she continues her fun. Have fun on their birthdays! Chocolate isn't good for dogs or cats...may I suggest Angel food cake? "Suzie-Q" wrote in message ... GovtLawyer wrote: Next week is Mickey & Daisy's first birthday. (link to photos below). So, I'd like to get them something and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas. I live in a small studio apartment, and they already have several small rubber bouncy things which they like. The have a scratchy thing on a doorknob which has a ringy thing on a string which they play with. They have a large cat tree which they live in. I was thinking of either getting them a spongy little ball with a feathery thing attached, which looks like fun. I also have a mouse on the end of a string attached to a pole which I take out occassionally and torture them with.I was also thinking of one of those round things with a scratching post in the middle, which lies flat on the ground and has a track in which they can push a ball endlessly around and around. It looks like it might be fun, but I'm afraid the ball would make too much noise and keep me up at night. I don't really have much room for another standing scratching thing with stuff hanging off of it. Of course, I could always just get them chocolate cake and milk. Any suggestions out there. Small, not too noisy, not too expensive. http://hometown.aol.com/borninthebronx/index.html My only advice is to skip the chocolate cake. Chocolate can be toxic to animals. Happy birthday to Mickey and Daisy! 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.564 / Virus Database: 356 - Release Date: 1/19/2004 |
The one toy that our cats play with the most is what we call the "feather
rope" which we actually made. what we did is we got an eye hook (usually used for hanging pictures up or to put a hook in to latch a gate). We got two tennis shoe laces and tied them together to make one long rope(thick white ones so the cats can really see them) we then attatched a feather to the end of the rope. We put the eye hook in the door frame - the very top center of the door (then we tied the rope to the eye hook so that the rope hangs in the middle of the door and the feather sits just above the floor. They go crazy for this toy. One of our cats spends time laying on her side and swatting at it. Our younger kitty attacks it and bites it and grasps it in her paws and bites it then gets a crazy look in her eye and bats it around. We had another kitty (who passed away this last year) who would really get it going and it would swing back and forth- sometimes when it started swinging back towards her she would take off down the hall as if it was chasing her!!!! then she'd run back down the hall and go through the whole thing again. They like this toy much much better than any store bought item. Just remember not to use any glue to attach the feather- we just tie a bunch of knots in the rope to hold the feather and when the little one plays with it, she sometimes pulls the feather out so we just put it back and she continues her fun. Have fun on their birthdays! Chocolate isn't good for dogs or cats...may I suggest Angel food cake? "Suzie-Q" wrote in message ... GovtLawyer wrote: Next week is Mickey & Daisy's first birthday. (link to photos below). So, I'd like to get them something and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas. I live in a small studio apartment, and they already have several small rubber bouncy things which they like. The have a scratchy thing on a doorknob which has a ringy thing on a string which they play with. They have a large cat tree which they live in. I was thinking of either getting them a spongy little ball with a feathery thing attached, which looks like fun. I also have a mouse on the end of a string attached to a pole which I take out occassionally and torture them with.I was also thinking of one of those round things with a scratching post in the middle, which lies flat on the ground and has a track in which they can push a ball endlessly around and around. It looks like it might be fun, but I'm afraid the ball would make too much noise and keep me up at night. I don't really have much room for another standing scratching thing with stuff hanging off of it. Of course, I could always just get them chocolate cake and milk. Any suggestions out there. Small, not too noisy, not too expensive. http://hometown.aol.com/borninthebronx/index.html My only advice is to skip the chocolate cake. Chocolate can be toxic to animals. Happy birthday to Mickey and Daisy! 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.564 / Virus Database: 356 - Release Date: 1/19/2004 |
On 22 Jan 2004 03:01:59 GMT, (GovtLawyer) wrote:
Next week is Mickey & Daisy's first birthday. (link to photos below). So, I'd like to get them something and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas. I live in a small studio apartment, and they already have several small rubber bouncy things which they like. The have a scratchy thing on a doorknob which has a ringy thing on a string which they play with. They have a large cat tree which they live in. I was thinking of either getting them a spongy little ball with a feathery thing attached, which looks like fun. I also have a mouse on the end of a string attached to a pole which I take out occassionally and torture them with.I was also thinking of one of those round things with a scratching post in the middle, which lies flat on the ground and has a track in which they can push a ball endlessly around and around. It looks like it might be fun, but I'm afraid the ball would make too much noise and keep me up at night. I don't really have much room for another standing scratching thing with stuff hanging off of it. Of course, I could always just get them chocolate cake and milk. Any suggestions out there. Small, not too noisy, not too expensive. http://hometown.aol.com/borninthebronx/index.html How about a half dozen ping pong balls? |
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The one toy that our cats play with the most is what we call the "feather
rope" which we actually made. what we did is we got an eye hook (usually used for hanging pictures up or to put a hook in to latch a gate). We got two tennis shoe laces and tied them together to make one long rope(thick white ones so the cats can really see them) we then attatched a feather to the end of the rope. We put the eye hook in the door frame - the very top center of the door (then we tied the rope to the eye hook so that the rope hangs in the middle of the door and the feather sits just above the floor. They go crazy for this toy. One of our cats spends time laying on her side and swatting at it. Our younger kitty attacks it and bites it and grasps it in her paws and bites it then gets a crazy look in her eye and bats it around. We had another kitty (who passed away this last year) who would really get it going and it would swing back and forth- sometimes when it started swinging back towards her she would take off down the hall as if it was chasing her!!!! then she'd run back down the hall and go through the whole thing again. They like this toy much much better than any store bought item. Just remember not to use any glue to attach the feather- we just tie a bunch of knots in the rope to hold the feather and when the little one plays with it, she sometimes pulls the feather out so we just put it back and she continues her fun. Kinda reminds me of the things they had hanging on the scatch pad, which hangs on the doorknob. They love it, and eventually managed to eat through the elastic or just pull it off. Then, I let them play with it as a floor toy. Good idea, thanks. |
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