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Title: High value cat treats
Post by: Maddiesmum on July 03, 2008, 22:00:42 PM
I am looking for some high value cat treats for Charlie as I am doing clicker training with him.  They have to be irresistible, something he doesn't usually have and easy to carry around.  Any ideas peeps?
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: ccmacey on July 03, 2008, 22:06:56 PM
What does he usually have?

I give mine Whiskers temptations, and Natures menu they come in carry size packets.
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Maddiesmum on July 03, 2008, 22:10:58 PM
He usually has either a bit of chicken or whiskas temptations
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: ccmacey on July 03, 2008, 22:16:45 PM
Maybe try the other Whiskers treats, the kitbits etc

Or maybe the sprinkle biscuits, Whiskers and Felix do them, you know the ones which you sprinkle on their wet food? These would be better as they are smaller so he wouldnt be getting too many and this would be more cost effective I think.
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Marcia on July 03, 2008, 22:19:38 PM
Where can you buy a clicker to train cats?
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: ccmacey on July 03, 2008, 22:25:07 PM
Could you not just use a pen?  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Marcia on July 03, 2008, 22:26:52 PM
Would that work?  :evillaugh: I don't think i have any clicky pens  ;D
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: ccmacey on July 03, 2008, 22:31:01 PM
You could go to a stationairy shop and try them out to see which one has the loudest click  :rofl:
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Marcia on July 03, 2008, 22:45:15 PM
Good point. i'll go tomorrow  :rofl:
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on July 03, 2008, 22:48:47 PM
Thrive cat treats come in tubes.  They are freeze dried pieces of chicken or prawns.  My boys would sell their soul for a thrive treat.
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Mark on July 04, 2008, 07:52:13 AM
I haven't bought them since Kylie went on a diet but the cheapo Thomas treats go down really well here - about 40p a bag in Tesco  :evillaugh:
Also the Felix chicken ones but not the fish sticks. Nature's menu ones are also popular  :)
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on July 04, 2008, 08:01:09 AM
Chicken and cheese whiskas tempations :drool;  Both the boys love tempations, Riley is a fan of felix sticks too - they have little lines on so you can break them into small segments, Lu won't even lick one so I don't think they are as foolproof as a WT.

Where can you buy a clicker to train cats?

I got one from Pets at home in the dog section.

Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Dawn F on July 04, 2008, 08:44:03 AM
mine broke into a packet of thrive prawns once!
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Maddiesmum on July 04, 2008, 12:11:22 PM
It has to be something he doesn't normally have and he does have Temptations.  Bought some Thrive prawn from PAH and he likes them so looks like they might be the thing!
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Den on July 04, 2008, 12:23:43 PM
chicken, cheese, ham and sausage and liver are the high value treats when clicker training dogs if that helps. When training you don't want anything that requires chewing or that will fill them  up. So for a cat I'd say the size of a treat should be half the size of a temptation if not smaller.
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Kirst on July 04, 2008, 12:26:24 PM
I would go for the thrive too. For some reason Beavis doesnt like the prawn but he goes mad for the chicken and the fish varieties!
Title: Re: High value cat treats
Post by: Millys Mum on July 04, 2008, 17:08:24 PM
A pen would be fine, you just need something that makes the same sound each time  ;D