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OT: question for the cat people

"Any ideas? Can anyone suggest a safer toy with similar qualities, since this seems to appeal to him? (I'm considering making a "rubber band ball" for him to bat around...would that make a safe cat toy, if it were big enough to not be swallowed? Am I missing anything obvious?) "

We had the same problem with Stinky Luna. She found a rubber band somewhere and had an absolute blast with it until she of course ate it, then barfed it up all over H's shirt. (The shirt was in the dirty laundry, not on him.) Both our cats love milk rings, but again, Stinky will chew them into tiny bits and eat them. After some experimentation, we've found that baby teething toys work nicely- There are some sturdy plastic rings that come in a set, specifically for kids to chew on, (not the gel filled ones) that Stinky likes. They offer a little resistance, like a rubber band, but are still hard enough that she can't chew it to pieces. If you can find a set of plastic keys on a ring, she also likes the ring off of that. Currently they're both on a "let eat plastic bags" kick that we're trying to discourage. S.

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Sarah C.
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My cat's #1 favorite toy is a balled up piece of til foil, about 1" around. He chases it all around the house, and will pick it up in his mouth and carry it around. It's one of the few toys he'll play with all by himself. It makes a great toy because it's so lightweight that it really bounces around when he smacks it. They don't last very long, though, because he either loses them under the stove or couch, or he chews them flat! LOL! So I have to make him a new one every few days. Occasionally he'll even bring it back to me if I throw it for him.

The key to making a good foil ball toy is not to compact it too tightly, it should feel very lightweight, not dense and heavy. Otherwise it won't bounce as well. Right now my cat's favorite game is to shove it under the closed bathroom door whenever someone is on the other side. When you smack it back next to the bottom of the door, his little paw shoots out from underneath and smacks it back to you, it's hilarious!! Like kitty handball. ;-)

My cat also likes the small furry mice, he'll chase those if I throw them, but he seldom brings them back. Those don't last very long, either, because he eventually chews the head's off!

I've been wary to give him the plastic rings off of milk containers because he's a real chewer, I'd be afraid he would chew pieces off and eat them. But there is a toy you can buy that is similar to those, I forget what they're called but they're these bright colored wavy looking plastic rings that come 4 to a package. They bounce around very well and while he's chewed on them, they haven't broken apart or shredded. I bought them at the pet store. I've also seen coil-shaped rings, too, which are also fun toys.

Michelle Stitchy Kitty

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Stitchy Kitty Designs

Hmm. I may have to try that. My furry mousies usually wind up bald because I like to groom them.

Love, Miss Kitty Mouser Extraordinaire

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Karen C - California

Pat P

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Pat P

I have a number of those bands I wear to tie my hair up - elastic covered with fuzzy thread of some sort. My cat plays with them endlessly. He catches them with his claws, and tosses them into the air, and then chases them around the house. (Similar to what he does with moths - lol) If you had those you wouldn't have to worry about it being eaten.

Cather> > In just the past couple of days our cat has discovered rubber bands.

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Catherine Milton

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