how many of you bought Christmas presents for your cats, only to have them turn up their little noses at them, or play with them once or twice, and then ignore them? I’ve done this more than I care to admit. I don’t even know why I even buy Allegra and Ruby toys. Our cat playroom (known in most homes as the family room) is already filled with more cat products than your average pet store! but there’s just something about Christmas that makes me want to get them something special, wrap it for them, unwrap it with them, and, each year, hope that this time, it’s going to be something they’re really going to like.
Well, it finally happened. I hit the jackpot with the Cat’s Meow toy. Whoever designed this toy definitely understands cats. This clever toy features a “mouse” on the end of a wand that is attached to a motor and covered by a yellow round cloth. The mouse goes around in a circle, with only the “tail” peeking out from under the fabric. The motor randomly changes speed and direction, and won’t stop even when the cat pounces and “catches” the mouse.
The girls absolutely love this toy. When I first set it out, Ruby started to play with it immediately. Allegra, being the more cautious of the two, watched from a slight distance. It took her about 15 minutes before she started to bat at the moving mouse, but once she got the hang of it, she had a blast. The girls played together with the toy for over an hour on Christmas Eve, and probably would have kept playing all night if I had left the toy out. When I brought it back out Christmas morning, they went right back to it, and have done so every time I’ve brought it out since.
The toy seems to be reasonably well made. Time will tell how long it lasts. It uses three C batteries, and at the rate the girls are using it, it will probably go through a lot of batteries, but to me, that’s a small price to pay for the happiness this toy is bringing them, and me. watching them have fun with this toy was my best Christmas present this year.
Enjoy watching the girls play with their new toy!
The Cat’s Meow is available from Amazon and other retailers. It does not come with batteries, so make sure you have C batteries at the ready.
Mews and Nips will return next Saturday.
Ingrid King
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32 comments on happiness Is The Cat’s Meow
brett says:
July 14, 2022 at 2:44 pm
i can not find specifications about this toy like how much power it uses a c batterty ranges in mah up to 10000mah.so im asking in one 30 min cycle lets say at the fastest speed how many mah does that use. this knowledge would be valuable it determining the kind of c battery bought. rechargable is the best way to go i see this in comments and reviews so if all go well once i recieve it and try it i will get rechargable c batteries.for now i have ordered the amazon brand batteries.but im wondering for knowledge in the future when i buy batteries again this will let me make a better decesion on which ones and kind i want alkaline is the best but i cant find any information on how much power amperage or anything that this toy uses.im assuming this may be because of varying speeds and different batteries.so how long would a 2500mah battery last on high speed 30 min in this toy or how many mah does it use on high for 30 min.please help thank you.
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Susie says:
December 30, 2013 at 7:36 pm
It’s good to hear all the success stories about this cat toy; however, I was concerned to read the post about the danger to long-haired kitties. I read lots of negative customer comments on Amazon.com and so will not be purchasing it for my kitties. On your recommendation, I did get them a DaBird which is terrific to use before breakfast & dinner — in the wild they have to chase that bird down before they get it handed to them in a warmed ceramic dish!
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Ingrid says:
December 31, 2013 at 6:49 am
I’m thankful your cats are enjoying their DaBird, Susie! before meals is the best time to play, for the reason you mentioned!
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Joanne says:
December 29, 2013 at 10:56 pm
We purchased one of these for Montana’s birthday in September. It’s still working
and he loves it. He also learned how to push the
Button to turn it on and off!
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Cynthia southern says:
December 29, 2013 at 9:17 pm
My cats always get toys for Christmas. I bought them ‘The Cat’s Meow” last October. My spouse and I saw the commercial so I bought it for them at my local grocer. My oldest cat played with it one night. My younger cat loves playing with it and loves to sit on it while it is on. She goes berserk trying to catch the mouse. It is funny to watch the mouse bump her in the butt when snullnull