This colorful (and cute!) cat toy is the Curly Pet Catnip Mouse Toy and it’d make a purr-fect Valentine’s Day gift for your cat. Not only does the catnip make this cat toy irresistible, it makes a crinkly sound that drives cats wild.
The fact that it has catnip means that your furriest little valentine will fall in love with it immediately and the love will be a forever and always type of love. Ironically, as I’m typing these words, Alexa is actually sleeping a couple of feet from me with one of her favorite catnip toys between her front paws. She must have fallen asleep while playing with it.
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Cats love playtime and toys as much as human kids do and laser toys are among their favorites. The FroliCat BOLT Interactive Laser Pet Toy, shown here, will keep your cats entertained AND provide them with the brain stimulation and exercise they need. Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of watching a cat’s face light up when he or she sees a laser toy knows just how much cats love these toys. Their faces light up even more than the toy, itself, does.
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Entertain you and your cat with automatically generated red laser patterns
Cats LOVE crinkle toys, beds, and tunnels to distraction. Like most kids, I think they simply love to make noise! They also love to feel like they’re hidden as they watch the comings and goings of their humans. Suffice to say that this COOL CATS Crinkle Bed is sure to be a big hit with the king or queen of your jungle. I love the bright colors of this fun cat bed and I’m also pretty wild about the inexpensive price (under $10).
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Perfect for the cat who likes to hideaway in comfort while it sleeps. Our COOL CATS bed is covered with a durable canvas fabric featuring a colorful cast of very cool felines. There is a Velcro pocket to place a little catnip for that little bit of extra naptime pleasure. And our special layer of “Crinkle” fabric creates a sound that cats find intriguing. The center cushion is fully removable and can be used by itself. The COOL CATS Crinkle Tunnels set, which is also displayed on our site, makes a great addition to our bed. Size: 12″ x 16″ x 10″
This is too cute. The FDA-approved PetSafe SlimCat Food Distributor Ball, Blue is ideal for cats! They are such inquisitive little beings – this will delight and amuse them again and again. Cats love to play, hunt, and eat and this food distributor ball allows them to do all three. The interactive “toy” provides exercise, which for most indoor cats, is a much needed and welcomed provision!
You simply fill the SlimCat with .67 cup of dry cat food. Adjust the hole in the SlimCat to let one piece of food pass through easily. As your cat chases and bats the SlimCat around the room, one piece of food at a time will exit the ball. This allows you to control how fast your pet eats and provide him with hours of stimulating play. Small portions several times a day will improve his digestion. The SlimCat also satisfies your cat’s inherent need to hunt.
To clean, simply wash the plastic SlimCat in your dishwasher or with hot soapy water.
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Color: Blue
Improve your kitty’s eating and exercise habits simultaneously
Builds muscle and burns fat, while fighting obesity and lethargy
This morning I missed a one in a million camera opportunities with Alexa. I was walking across the kitchen floor in a “must have coffee” stupor when she caught my eye. She was obviously stalking something, which always leads to two questions:
Mouse?!?!?
Have one of my youngest daughter’s hamsters or guinea pigs gotten loose?
Either option would involve me running (either in the opposite direction if it proved to be number 1 and toward the escapee in rescue mode if it were number 2). As I was weighing my options, She leaped into the air and did a pirouette that any ballerina would be jealous of. It hit me then that it was a moth she was having so much fun with. Stalking, jumping, showing off her speed, agility, and beautiful grace.
Then she ate him.
Grace flew out the window.. the moth, not so much.
She was having so much fun for those brief moments that I HAD to look around a few of my favorite websites for cat toys that would simulate this sort of fun and reckless abandonment. I found the perfect thing, the Go Cat Teaser Cat Catcher Wand Cat Toy (46″ Length), pictured above.
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Cats will love to jump and play with this teaser cat toy. The flexible wire provides quick movement to test your cat’s agility. He or she will love to try to catch the mouse on this cat toy in mid flight. Great for encouraging interactive play, this cat toy will entertain your kitty for hours.
Cat toys are as popular with cats as they are their parents. Cats love toys and they love to play. After all, why wouldn’t they – cats are simply children wearing fur!
The cat toys in this post are so ridiculously cute I can’t stand it! These adorable cat toys are called “HONKERS.” They’re under stuffed for easy clean up and have 7 squeakers hidden inside to entertain and delight your cat. This toy lays flat or the ends can be attached to make it stand up. Click on any picture or link for more information. When you do so, you’ll see that you can order each individually or buy all 3 in a pack and save.
Take it from someone who spends oodles of time playing with cats, the Petstages Green Magic Boomerang Buddy is a kitty party just waiting to happen.
Like all kids, cats LOVE new and original toys. They love when mom and dad present them with something fresh, fun, and fabulous – you know, something deserving of their attention!
The Green Magic Boomerang Buddy is filled with 100% premium catnip for a powerful catnip scent, meaning your cat(s) will be over the moon.
Remember, playing with your cat isn’t just fun for you, it’s wonderful fun for you cat. It’s also very good for his or her health – physical, emotional, and mental. Cats need the stimulation to stay mentally fit and the exercise keeps them physically fit and healthy. Playtime is also a very special time to bond with your cat, so be sure to make time several times a day to just lose yourself in your cat’s world.
Earlier today, I was sitting outside with our outside cats (Hannah, Jelly Bean, and Queen Fatima). I was playing with Hannah (with a long wildflower). She’d paw at it, then go behind my back and pounce on it. As you may remember, Jelly Bean and Queen Fatima were FERAL kittens when they came into our family. It took months of extreme patience to get them to the point that I could even touch them! Thankfully, today I’m able to pet, rub, and babytalk them just as easily as I can Hannah or Alexa.
However, they’d never shown any inclination to play. They’d always watch me and Hannah. They’d sit right beside me, allowing me to pet them – and they’d even purr the entire time, but they never actually caught on to PLAY.
Until today.
As I slowly drug the wildflower on the ground in front of Queen Fatima (a tiny, adorable little grey cat), she pounced on it – kind of catching herself off guard. I have no idea why, but tears sprang in my eyes as I tried not to laugh too loudly (they’re still really jumpy). When I passed it in front of her again, she swatted at it and looked at Hannah as though to say, “Am I doing it right?”
Jelly Bean came over and decided to take part as well. The only problem was, he decided to lay down right on top of our wildflower!
Game over.
He rolled over, exposing his belly, so of course I had to tickle it. He playfully grabbed my hand, and I was very thankful he left his claws in. I gotta admit, I was a little nervous. I’ve tried to get pictures of them to add to the site, but they don’t pose nearly as well as Hannah and Alexa do. They still aren’t sure about the whole camera thing and I’m not about to push things with them. I’ve seen a lot of feral cats than NEVER let people touch them, I just feel extra blessed that my babies have come this far!
To take a closer look at the toy shown above, and treat your baby to something extra fun, click the following link: Petstages Green Magic Boomerang Buddy
I’m astounded (and, truth be told, saddened) by the number of people who go to Google and enter the words “How to Be Happy.” It can be hard to phantom being so down that you have to LITERALLY search for ways to be happy. Then again, I suppose some people who are “happy enough” search for ways to be even happier.
Who can blame them?
We all want to be as happy as we possibly can be but have you ever stopped to consider that the same can be said of our beloved cats? They want to experience as much happiness and contentment as possible. Naturally all cats are different. Some enjoy sleeping more than playing, some enjoy playing more than sleeping… and some enjoy few things in life quite as much as they do a good meal.
However, regardless of which activities are their favorites, all cats have pretty much the same requirements for happiness:
Food
Fresh water
Clean, quite, private Litter Box or a safe yard
Several comfortable, special places to sleep – free from disturbances and drafts
Scratching posts
Plenty of playtime!
Most loving cat parents provide the best food possible, plenty of fresh water, a clean litter box, scratching opportunities, and great beds – and many even buy their cats plenty of great toys. However what many of us fail to realize is just how important playtime is. Not only does a cat love to play with their toys, they love for their humans to get involved.
Different cats prefer different types of toys. Some cats love toys with crinkly cellophane inside of them, some love toys with bells, while others prefer that their toys look and feel like real prey. Alexa has absolutely zero interest in the crinkly cellophane or bells. She loves nothing more than playing ball, though. Her favorite game involves someone rolling one of her toy balls to her as she bats it back. She seems to especially love it when she bats it past one of us and we have to get it.
Sometimes it feels like she’s “playing fetch” with us… and we’re her pets!
She also loves toys that mimic prey – Cat Toys with feathers, fur, or toys that look like bugs. Like most cats, she loves any sort of playtime that involves her stalking or chasing something.
Sometimes a cat will even create their own “game.” For example, at least once a day, when I go into the back of the house (to put something in the master bathroom or in our closet), Alexa will slink in and hide on the opposite side of our bed. She crouches down and expects me to get on my hands and knees and sneak up on her.
When I get to the edge, she loves for me to put my arm and hand underneath the covers and move it along, making a scratching noise on the mattress. She’ll stand up (ears pinned back in full attack mode), and wait for just the right time to pounce on my poor hand. I learned pretty fast that she pounces with her SHARP claws out as far as they’ll possibly go, so I have to be fast.
That, or reach for the band-aids.
This routine goes on everyday, for about 10 minutes each time. She has a ball, I have a ball, and she looks so stinking cute when she’s stalking my hand I can never keep from laughing (which, I’m sure draws the claws out even further).
Something else I’ve learned over the years with my cats is this: They love the unexpected! If you cats, like ours, have a great number of cat toys and “play pretties,” rotate the collection often. Place different toys in different places – sometimes in places they won’t expect them to be. Alexa has 4 different places in our house where that she “hangs out in” the most: When I’m working online during the day, she sleeps nearby – until lunchtime, of course. Nothing interferes with that girl’s lunch.
During the evening, she has a certain area in the living room, one in the family room, and one in the master bedroom. I kind of rotate different toys amongst her favorite hangouts.
I’ve also found that cats, just like human kids, LOVE it when you come back from the store with something special for them. I’ll often (okay, very often) pick up a little bag of treats, or a special cat toy, that I know she’ll adore. Fortunately, we have a PetSmart in Owensboro, so I’ll never run out of great toys to bring home to her. (By the way, here’s a tip that I think is pretty special. If your cat has certain toys she or he isn’t interested in, bag them up, mark CAT TOYS and take them to Goodwill. How much would it mean for someone who might be a little down on their luck to also have the opportunity to take cat toys home to their precious cats?!)
Speaking of Pet Smart, within this post are a few new toys they have that Alexa speaks highly of. You can always trust Pet Smart to have quality cat food, cat toys, and other cat items (as well as everything you’d need for other pets as well). What’s more, they have the prices I’m always looking for. (Content continued after the cute cat video!)
Cat toys and playtime don’t just lead to happier cats, they lead to healthier cats as well – both physically and mentally. But that’s not all (though it’s certainly enough!), playing with your cat is a perfect way for YOU to relax and unwind. The benefits are amazing, and they definitely go both ways.
Need a toy box for you cat’s toys? Check out the Martha Stewart toy bin below (from PetSmart). Love it! Click the image for a closer look.
The following is a guest post by Claudia Brian. It deals with a subject very dear to all cat’s hearts: Cat trees! Cat trees are so popular with indoor cats, those of us who love them delight in buying only the best for our babies. Indoor cats get a sense of adventure with great cat trees such as the one shown above. They’re able to climb, scratch, and achieve the sense of superiority they crave. Cat trees allow them to live out their wild instincts and entertain their humans as they do so. Aren’t the cats in the cat tree above adorable?!?!
Cats are wonderful as pets. They are active, playful and keep the household engaged all the time and in no time become a member of the family. Children love to play with cats and so are adults. For some, it is a de-stressing exercise in the evening after a day of hard toil. If you have a cat at home then a Cat Tree would be beneficial to you and your pet.
Cats love to climb. It is an intrinsic activity for them over which they have no control. That’s why, at the first given opportunity, they look to climb on beds and other furniture. But, you cannot afford to allow them climb everywhere. They may get hurt or the climbing may spoil your furniture. A cat tree will help you in keeping the cat playful and maintaining their climbing behaviour without any danger to your furniture.
A cat tree is a great place for your pet to relax and play. The trees have soft carpeting for the cats to sleep and relax. Once it gets in to the habit of playing on a cat tree then it would be really impossible to break that habit.
You won’t be complaining either as your darling pet as well as the furniture will remain safe. Cats tree are available in many shapes, designs and colors. Most of the trees are designed as attractively as furniture and it will easily gel with the interiors of your home. You can buy a Cat Tree for a single cat or can shop for a bigger tree if you have 2 or 3 cats at home.
Cat trees are also available in multiple stories that provide greater space and challenges for your cat to climb. – Claudia Brian
Please visit the links in the article above to see a wonderful variety of cat trees your cat will surely love.
Moderncat is giving away a gorgeous, stylish, and outrageously fun Scratch Tower. What cat wouldn’t want to climb to her heart’s content on such a great tower. Our cats love scratching posts, so we try to keep several on hand… rather, on paw.
What’s more, they’re elegantly pretty for those of us “parents” who like to keep the home at least a little sophisticated-looking. Well, as sophisticated as you can with catnip toys, little stuffed animals, toy mice, and balls strewn from front to back!
As a matter of fact… just now…. on the way from my bedroom to the kitchen, I stepped on two catnip toys and accidentally kicked a purple easter egg toy. Alexa thought that meant it was playtime, so she took off after the egg. We batted it back and forth until we both decided it was snack time.
That’s another great thing about cats – they’re always ready to play and have a great time AND “now” is always the perfect time to grab a snack.
Be sure to hustle over to Moderncat for your chance to win a Cat Scratch tower. Good luck, and if you win one instead of me, I’ll try not to be too disappointed. I might even congratulate you! Might.
, shown here, will keep your cats entertained AND provide them with the brain stimulation and exercise they need. Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of watching a cat’s face light up when he or she sees a laser toy knows just how much cats love these toys. Their faces light up even more than the toy, itself, does.
is ideal for cats! They are such inquisitive little beings – this will delight and amuse them again and again. Cats love to play, hunt, and eat and this food distributor ball allows them to do all three. The interactive “toy” provides exercise, which for most indoor cats, is a much needed and welcomed provision!
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