Comments on: Safety First! Are Your Cat Toys Safe? http://www.moderncat.net/2009/03/09/safety-first-are-your-cat-toys-safe/ Modern designs for living with cats Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:28:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: It’s Toy Week at Modern Cat » The Cat's Meow http://www.moderncat.net/2009/03/09/safety-first-are-your-cat-toys-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-8320 It’s Toy Week at Modern Cat » The Cat's Meow Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:12:48 +0000 http://www.moderncat.net/?p=1769#comment-8320 [...] If you’re crafty, they have some great DIY ideas. And they even provide a primer on Cat Toy Safety. [...] [...] If you’re crafty, they have some great DIY ideas. And they even provide a primer on Cat Toy Safety. [...]

]]> By: jmuhj http://www.moderncat.net/2009/03/09/safety-first-are-your-cat-toys-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-8159 jmuhj Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:21:04 +0000 http://www.moderncat.net/?p=1769#comment-8159 Another fan of the excellent advice, posting admiration. Another fan of the excellent advice, posting admiration.

]]> By: danita http://www.moderncat.net/2009/03/09/safety-first-are-your-cat-toys-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-8104 danita Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:17:34 +0000 http://www.moderncat.net/?p=1769#comment-8104 My boy cat love anything that makes noise. They will chase a ball and as soon as it stops walk away. Im not really sure WHAT kind of cat toys they like. I can drag things around and they will give chase but thats about it. Im excited for this week! Speaking of boy cats I have been reading a lot of different blogs lately and all the cats are referred to as female, she, her, and let me tell you my boy cats are HIGHLY annoyed. They want to be counted in too! My boy cat love anything that makes noise. They will chase a ball and as soon as it stops walk away. Im not really sure WHAT kind of cat toys they like. I can drag things around and they will give chase but thats about it. Im excited for this week!

Speaking of boy cats I have been reading a lot of different blogs lately and all the cats are referred to as female, she, her, and let me tell you my boy cats are HIGHLY annoyed. They want to be counted in too!

]]> By: Kii http://www.moderncat.net/2009/03/09/safety-first-are-your-cat-toys-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-8083 Kii Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:53:24 +0000 http://www.moderncat.net/?p=1769#comment-8083 Rotating toys really works. The toy that was lost under the dryer for 3 weeks will be all new and wonderful again once you fetch it out. We have a bucket to keep toys in. When we clean up, toys go in. Then we can dole then out a few at a time. We also turn our cat tree onto its side every so often, for perhaps a day. The dimension change really peaks our cats' interest and then when it is upright once more, they are excited all over again. Just moving the cat tree to a different area of the room is enough to make it the favorite place once more. Rotating toys really works. The toy that was lost under the dryer for 3 weeks will be all new and wonderful again once you fetch it out. We have a bucket to keep toys in. When we clean up, toys go in. Then we can dole then out a few at a time. We also turn our cat tree onto its side every so often, for perhaps a day. The dimension change really peaks our cats’ interest and then when it is upright once more, they are excited all over again. Just moving the cat tree to a different area of the room is enough to make it the favorite place once more.

]]> By: lina http://www.moderncat.net/2009/03/09/safety-first-are-your-cat-toys-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-7977 lina Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:11:40 +0000 http://www.moderncat.net/?p=1769#comment-7977 great advice! especially the yarn/string thing. i was quite upset when i saw a pet-supplies store in a neighbouring town selling small actual balls of yarn as toys for cats! all of the old Kodak Moment photos and drawings of kittens with balls of yarn has really indoctrinated people into thinking it's cat-safe, when it has killed quite a few unfortunate furry friends. :( also, check your cords for the electrical appliances for chewmarks now and then. when toys tangle into a nest of cords, it's easy for a cat to accidentally (or "accidentally") chomp on one of those instead. i'd love to get tips for what you can do to avoid this, or make cords less inviting to chew. great advice! especially the yarn/string thing. i was quite upset when i saw a pet-supplies store in a neighbouring town selling small actual balls of yarn as toys for cats! all of the old Kodak Moment photos and drawings of kittens with balls of yarn has really indoctrinated people into thinking it’s cat-safe, when it has killed quite a few unfortunate furry friends. :(

also, check your cords for the electrical appliances for chewmarks now and then. when toys tangle into a nest of cords, it’s easy for a cat to accidentally (or “accidentally”) chomp on one of those instead. i’d love to get tips for what you can do to avoid this, or make cords less inviting to chew.

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