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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

3638.0. "kitty tease toy" by CIRCUS::KOLLING (Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.) Thu May 24 1990 18:44

    I've heard a lot of praise for the kitty tease toy in FELINE.
    I'm thinking of buying one, but I'm a little worried about the
    rod part of it.  Is there a possibility of a cat being hurt jumping
    into it in the excitement of chasing the gizmo at teh end?
    
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3638.1Should be fineMSBCS::HEATHERThu May 24 1990 18:505
    I don't think so - I have one and 3 of my 4 kitties LOVE it!  They get
    pretty crazy and have never even come close to jumping onto the rod, so
    my guess is you would be pretty safe here.  Of course, the real danger 
    in my experience is being in the middle of 3 crazed kitties all trying
    to get at it at once!  I should have bought 2 or 3!  :-)
3638.2CRUISE::NDCPutiput Scottish Folds - DTN: 297-2313Fri May 25 1990 09:377
    
    Hadleigh House always has them at the shows for about $5.  The
    next show is 6/30-7/1 in Salem NH.  You can also purchase replacement
    strings and denim for $.50.
    
    My kits love it.
    
3638.3CRUISE::NDCPutiput Scottish Folds - DTN: 297-2313Fri May 25 1990 09:371
    re: .-1   Make that Salem MASS
3638.4O.K. I give in .HAMPS::PATTISON_M_mm_/���\_mm_, wot, no pussies ?Fri May 25 1990 10:424
    
    What is this 'toy' ?
    
    Martyn.
3638.5PFSVAX::PETHCritter kidsFri May 25 1990 11:322
    A special fishing rod, used for trolling for "cat fishes".8^)
    
3638.6Excellent Toy!!!!ELMAGO::RSTOLLIf it ain't one thing, it's anotherFri May 25 1990 11:507
    Rocky & Smokey have one.  But this one has feathers at the end.
     They go crazy, they think it's a bird.  It's also very sturdy and
    "the string" that the feathers are at the end of is made out of
    soft suede. They love it!!
    
    Robyn, Rocky & Smokey
    
3638.7They are great fun!REGENT::GETTYSBob Gettys N1BRM 235-8285Thu May 31 1990 15:4814
                Don't buy it!  Make it!!!
                
                Take a tomato stake, wrap so electrical tape around the
        end to form a bump so that the string won't slide off, tie a
        piece of good string to it about 3-4 feet long (I used some
        nylon twine) and tie a piece of cloth about 4 inches by two
        inches to the end of the string (sort of make the cloth look
        like a bow tie by tieing it in a knot at the center and tieing
        the string in the same place).
                
                Doesn't look as elegant as the store bought one, but can
        your cat really tell?? Your pocketbook can!
                
                /s/     Bob
3638.8CRUISE::NDCPutiput Scottish Folds - DTN: 297-2313Mon Jun 11 1990 09:314
    The advantage to the commercial one is that the rod won't break
    if your cat gets a good grip on the business end.
     N