As most of you know the RollerDude and I share our house with 5 cats and 2 dogs, lots of love and dust bunnies around here : )  With a large pet family we have to work on keeping the peace, especially among our cats! So, I’ve tried just about everything to keep them happy toys, string things, Feliway (synthetic cat pheromone) and even separating them from one another. The most effective technique in keeping them happy and from terrorizing my shy cats is playing with them vigorously. A big time play session usually helps redirect their attention to the thing they are trying to “kill”, but over time they get bored of the toy and then they’re back to beating up our shy fat cat LuLu. And this makes me sad : (

Fatty Lu

So, recently while I was trolling around the interwebs looking for new and interesting kitty things I found Da Bird from Go Cat. I thought “cool it has feathers, my cats like killing birds so they should like this!” I ordered one and waited for the party to start. In the mean time one of my kitty clients, Mika- a sweet tabby, had one I got to play with during her visits. It was more than just a string toy that had feathers attached to the end. It actually simulated real bird flight which excites kitties even more! AWESOME!! I need a kitty toy that will keep their interest long enough to wear them out! So, a few days went by and then the doorbell rang… Da Bird made it to my doorstep : )

Da Bird

Phoenix and Fin were my first kitties to test out Da Bird and immediately gave it 2 claws up! They stalked it, jumped really high to catch it (higher then they have for any other toy) and huffed like real wild cats do during hunting sessions. AWESOME!! So, I know the newness factor has a lot to do with their interest in Da Bird but it seems to interest them so much more then all the other string toys they’ve played with in the past. So far I really like Da Bird and think it’ll help keep things peaceful around here. You can see a few cute pics of all the action below : )

Phoenix investigates Da Bird

Fin Kitty investigates Da Bird

Phoenix attacks!

Get it Fin!!

And after...

I really wish I would’ve shot some video of all the fun, I was LOLing so much! If your kitties have a favorite toy I’d love to hear about it- we’re always looking for new things to get our paws on around here : )

~Furrr

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