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I, too, own the kitty tease - two of them, as a matter of fact.
I, as well, picked up my second one at the show on Sunday, the smaller
of the two, and my red Aby LOVES it. I like the smaller one best
as I don't have to put as much effort into flicking it around, and
I can still read a book or do whatever with my other free hand.
Here's a little hint for you: When the denim piece wears out, replace
it with another denim piece from an old pair of jeans, and when
the string wears out or gets unreasonably knotted, replace that
with some clear fishing line. The cats seem to like the clear line
better as the only thing they can see being flicked around, is the
magical piece of denim and not the black line attached to it. Another
hint, rub some natural catnip on the denim before your play routine
with your cat -- Sit back and have a ball!!
Diane
"ABYluv"
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| We made one very easily. Just buy a 3' thin wooden dowel (19 cents at
Spags or any hardware store), drill or otherwise put a small hole in
one end, thread it with fishing line or other strong string, and tie
very securely on the other end some small cloth rectangles in the
middle to make a bow.
The fishing line is also good because you can snap it around and
it sounds like a bird or insect whipping in the air! The cats love
it!
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I obviously have a much smarter cat than the rest of you .. he finds
his own kitty tease. :-) My cat gets endless hours of enjoyment
from my palm tree plant which I now call the "love me/love me not"
plant (so named since he picks the leaves one at a time). T.C. will
pick a leaf off the plant and will have endless hours of fun chasing
it, throwing it etc. He has also taught me this game is just as fun
for two (he has me well trained). Mom can hold this leaf and move
it and tease the kitty with it and it's all the more fun!
Why would any kitty want to play in his kitty condo or with the
numerous expensive toys when he can play with this living toy?
I used to yell at him but he can put me on a guilt trip better than
my mother ever could! Oh well, the plant can be replaced but my
kitty sure can't!!
Being a kitty mom is so rewarding .. can human kids be this much
fun? :-)
Donna
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| I also bought a kitty tease and all three of my cats love it.
RE: 1
> when the string wears out or gets unreasonably knotted, replace that
> with some clear fishing line. The cats seem to like the clear line
> better as the only thing they can see being flicked around...etc.
The instructions that came with my kitty tease specified NEVER to
use plastic fishing line. If the cats chew and break the line the
tip of the line can be needle point sharp and actually pierce their
mouth, throat, stomach ... etc. They suggested to replace the line
with the same type fishing line (cloth like) that originally came
with the unit.
Joe
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