Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Tan on February 08, 2012, 21:23:12 PM
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Well my mate came over today to let me see the new Spring & Summer range of PurrWhiffeez (Valerian) and PurrNipeez (catnip) cat toys that we thought of and here's a preview.
We've thought of a range of shorter and longer toys for those bunny kicking sessions! :evillaugh:
Here's the 1st 4 out of 14 new designs
- Purrl in a shellz
- Beez
- Butterfliez
- Palm Treez
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next 2
- Prawnz
- Heartz - lol as in "Purrs in our hearts"!! :evillaugh:
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next 4
- Spring Onionz
- Frogz
- Ice Creamz
- Sunz
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Last 4 :evillaugh:
- Ladybirdz
- Clown Hatz
- Skunkz ( the Valerian is in it's nether regions! :rofl: )
- Flowerz
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Whatcha fink?
All designs will be available in Valerian flavour or 99% filled Potent USA Catnip flavour ;D
From reviews and feedback since Christmas the Valerian toys go down really well ;D ;D ;D
Next designs on the drawing board are for Easter ;D
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I fink they are fantastic :Luv2: :hug:
Bonnie loves ice cream so I might be tempted with that one. I think the prawn is so cute.
I bought Bonnie a big fish, about 9" long Christmas 2010 and she has never touched it but my friend's cat has one and she kicks hell out of it.
Oh and of course the Purrs Heart is fab :Luv2:
What's Valerian Tan?
Mary
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I like the spring onionz, the skunkz and the prawn. ;D
Tan I have a pic of denzel playing with her valarian squirrel if you want it for the shop site?
I wasn't sure how to get it on there....
Emma
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Love em all :Luv:
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I likes them! I know Ai-Chan will go bonkers for Valerian ones!
Bianca
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I sense i may be owning several of these!!! I love the prawn!! :evillaugh:
I'd never come across Purrwhiffeeze before and i purchased the mouse and as i was opening the parcel Nuggie was going mental, just rolling over the box :evillaugh: I think the odour had built up and *pooffed* into his nostrils so fast he was practically dehydrated from drooling!! :rofl: :rofl:
I went on to get him the "Firework" which he loves as he is a bunnykicker ;D but both him & Peanut rub all over it and even the carpet where it's been :rofl: so impressed with this range i got my friends cat a purrwhiffeez spider to see if they got the same reaction ;D
I am afraid that Nuggie is an Addict and I am now "Dealing".... :doh: :doh:
:rofl:
Looking forward to this range ;D
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Nuggie was going mental, just rolling over the box :evillaugh: I think the odour had built up and *pooffed* into his nostrils so fast he was practically dehydrated from drooling!! :rofl: :rofl:
I can relate - denzel was the same! I got a few toys delivered at the same time, but she smelt it straight away (it was meant to be a christmas pressie, but I couldn't wait)
The poor squirrel was dripping with drool within minutes :-[
They are a bit pongy, but only for a couple of days. Dexter wasn't really interested tho :-:
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What's Valerian Tan?
Mary
I'm sure Tan gave you an answer Mary but I to give my opinion on the valerian toys. They have valerian root in them and it drives some cats wild. My sister's cat doesn't respond to catnip but the valerian toys have him rolling, wriggling and drooling.
Mine like catnip but valerian seems to have a stronger effect, it is a short-term effect, after a couple of minutes they have had enough and wander off stoned but while it lasts it is very funny.
Be warned though, the valerian doesn't smell so good, a bit like teenage boys' feet, so I'd advise you to put the toys away once they have finished with them!
Highly recommended, i wanted to out a review on the Purrs shop but had a few "technical difficulties" (ie I am completely rubbish at pooters)
Jo
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Where on earth do you think these ideas up Tan! Prawns, spring onions, ice creams - love it :evillaugh:
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Absolutely loving the prawn! that one is a must have.... :)
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Thanks Jo for the info on Valarian - Tan not had time to answer me yet. Don't fancy smell of sweaty socks so will stick to the catnip :evillaugh:
I remember putting a review on shop when I bought somet ages ago and from what I remember it was quite easy. Just take your time and go through each page from top to bottom and you'll find it somewhere. If not one of the Mods might know.
Mary
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Absolutely loving the prawn! that one is a must have.... :)
me too!
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I likes them! I know Ai-Chan will go bonkers for Valerian ones!
Bianca
Ditto here. ;) They're ace, Tan.
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Nuggie was going mental, just rolling over the box :evillaugh: I think the odour had built up and *pooffed* into his nostrils so fast he was practically dehydrated from drooling!! :rofl: :rofl:
I can relate - denzel was the same! I got a few toys delivered at the same time, but she smelt it straight away (it was meant to be a christmas pressie, but I couldn't wait)
The poor squirrel was dripping with drool within minutes :-[
They are a bit pongy, but only for a couple of days. Dexter wasn't really interested tho :-:
We might need to set up "Valarian/Purrwhiffeeze Rehab" ......and design the "Drool Catcher" :rofl: :rofl:
I didnt find the mouse so pongy - but the firework made my house stink for a few days :-: :-: my OH was wandering about sniffing things trying to work out where the smell was coming from :rofl: he was convinced they'd brought in something dead :rofl: :rofl:
:shify: i didnt say it was the toy though :shify: Nuggie wont like it if they're banned :-[
My friend has 3 cats and i bought them the Spider....and like Dexter, one just wasnt fussed :-: but all the cats I've had, were never fussed on Catnip - I used to wonder why people raved about it?...now I see why!! Cats have their own Class B Plant Drug :rofl: I'm sure Dexter will find his "thing" :evillaugh:
I'm definitely going to be skint with all these new things :shy: so many choices.... :doh:
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Tan, as you know, the boys are huge fans of the valerian toys. ;D
I too pop them in a plastic bag and put them away for a few days to allow the pong to subside. Usually Theo drags the bag out of the cupboard when he wants to play :naughty: :Luv2:
I have one concern that came about when the valerian Christmas Tree got it's last rights - the felt material gave way quite easily and this meant the white fleecy stuffing was exposed - I dragged a fair bit out of Sly's mouth as he was intent on consuming the herbs inside but it did worry me at the time.
Since then they've also managed to tear open the pink crinkly moppy with feathers which has had the same filling.
I wonder if it might be worth changing the felt material for something a little more robust?
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oh Sheilarose, that poor tree just didnt stand a chance :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
Mine havent had their "innards" ripped out ( :shify: yet :shify:) but will bare what you said in mind should the outta material become torn :)
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Hi :)
Thanks Hun for letting me know. Had one report of a stocking opening out of over 300 sold over Christmas so the new range felt toys have a wool mix felt which is 3 times as stronger. Me mate who makes them found that the stiffer felt was easier to work with.
we had a terrier doggie over testing them as well as 6 cats and no damage so far :)
Yes me too I put them in bags when not in use and bring em out for bits at a time.
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Marl has a fun game where I hide the val toys in the garden and he comes in eeeking with one in his mouth. Lol funny lad.
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Hi em hun love to have a pic of denzel with the squirrel :) if ya can email or pop it up here that would be great to see luv :)
Would it be ok to pop it in shop?
Any pics I would love to see :) :)
Must try and get a video of marl bringing in his prize lol it was a witches hatz last time lol
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Here is Nuggie and his Mouse....he can quit anytime he wants to :rofl: :rofl:
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hope this works - i have a new phone...
Yes tan you can put it on the shop website.
Sorry its not very close up tho!
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she is :Luv2:
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she is :Luv2:
She is dawn, the pic doesn't do her justice! (dark coloured animals never photograph so well :( )
She has such a nice nature too :Luv:
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I love the prawn....!!! :evillaugh: Mac has only recently discovered the delights of these extra powerful catnip and valerian drugs and when I was in the garden cutting back the catnip last week, he looked like someone who'd just had a lightbulb moment as he realised that "the smell" was outside in his very own garden too! :wow: :evillaugh:
I'd definitely get him a prawn...... :wow:
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We're gonna have to stick to Knotties, Tan. Yet another toy has fallen victim this morning - Sly has managed to pick open his Purrwiffeez fireworks. :doh:
This is in no way a reflection on the build quality of these toys, Tan - I think he's nominated himself as destruction tester. He literally sits there for hours heaving at them between his teeth and paws until they just give up. It's like watching a miniature version of a lioness tearing open a psychadelic antelope. He's simply unstoppable. Only when it is fatally wounded and bleeding herbs will he finally leave it alone.
This one lasted about 6 days in total (they go in and out of the cupboard for longevity) which is 600 % longer than poor Chrissy Tree :'(
There's drool all over the floor where everyone has had a roll :rofl: in the herbs. Theo keeps finding invisible butterflies and chasing them round the kitchen (good stuff this valerian!) :Crazy:
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Do you know when the Shop will be back online?
:innocent:
time for cat cube replacements.... and a few prawns!
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I bought something from there this morning - should be okay, I think? Purrs usually goes down briefly about 9.05 for back up - have you tried since then?
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:'(
I've been trying all morning.
I just get this message.
Not Found
The requested URL /catalog/ was not found on this server.
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I haven't ordered anything but just went to the page and added stuff to my basket no probs. Might be worth googling purrs shop and clicking the link from there?
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Thanks. That worked!
It may be that the banner on the top is wrong, as it goes to : http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/catalog/ which is giving me the error message, while google is giving me a link of http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/shop/ .
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There you go - Helen's much more clued up on stuff like that! ;D What are you buying Onyx (or is is top secret?) ;)
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I ordered got a set of cat cubes, one Trixie activity board, and a prawn for my lot.
I'm trying to get a bit of weight off my girl, and we've used nina ottoson dog toys in the past, but she really struggles with them because if she cant physically see the food she just stares at it and walks away. (better than the meowing at it she used to do!) I've tried the slimcat ball, but again, she hasn't quite grasped the concept of it! I'm hoping that she will see the food in the board and then figure out how to eat out of it. The boy cat is much smarter than her, and he has already figured out a few of the nina ottoson toys, and the slimcat ball!
the girl also powers through the cubes, using them as cover for ambush attacks, while the boy just uses it as a comfortable bed - resting his head on the lip of the entrance! And, of course, the dog sees them as great fun, as sometimes there is a cat either behind, or inside of it!
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:evillaugh: Aw, bless Chloe! :Luv:
I ordered a prawn too..... :evillaugh: But don't tell Macbeenz yet. ;)
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I feel a toy box sort out and throw away and a new toy binge coming on, with moving house it means they will need new toys doesn't it? :evillaugh:
pay day next week :naughty:
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But of course! ;D New home, new toys. :wow: :evillaugh:
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and if I get them sent to the new address, my fiance can't say but they don't need new toys, because it will be too late :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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"Need" doesn't enter into a sentence with "new toys" in it. :evillaugh:
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Mornin hunnies ;D ;D
Cooo thanks hun i haven't changed the link on the shop pic on here! Ooops the shop has been on a new site for ages now :shy: :shy: Better get that changed hey! Gosh i am a nutter! :Crazy:
Lol Shelia Da wonderful Sly certainly don't like to be beaten by the toys! Hmm that's a challenge then! lol we will have to try and design one he cant get into then! :evillaugh:
I got it wrong and was told off by my mate Sandra who is the one that makes them from scratch and she said the older felt was made with 30% wool and 70% viscose but the new stuff we have got is 100% polyester felt which is much stronger, then the we also use the Faux fur material of different lengths and colours.
Lol the knotties/Twists were made with the older felt so not as strong as the new felt range but they don't have any filling in them. Has Sly got into one of those hun?
lol looks like Sly will be our top tester ;) :evillaugh:
I wonder if there is a even stronger material to make a tough range? Anyone out there know about materials? Most of the cat toys are made from faux fur, wool or 100% Polyester with 90% filing and such a small bit of catnip and that's why the cats don't go for most catnip toys in shops! The better catnip toys are the ones that are mainly catnip inside. Much stronger smell for the cats to attract them.
The butterflys, prawns and Palm trees in the new range were tested with a cheeky little terrier Jack and with him pulling with his teeth and no breaks so far lol I let him keep the butterfly and he still has it and takes it to bed with him. :evillaugh: :Luv: The butterfly has felt wings and faux fur body.
One other thing we could do is make a valerian /catnip mix toys that have 99.9 % herb inside like the catnip versions (Purrnipeez) already so they still have the hit of the valerian but only a little bit of stuffing in the toy at a finishing edge . If any cats do get into the toys then it has a load of natural catnip and bit of valerian which is safe to eat. The sewing needle can't finish off the last edge if there is catnip or valerian near to it so we have to put a very small amount of stuffing right near that edge to seal the toy off.
Thanks so so much for the pics. ;D ;D Gosh Nuggie and Denzel are lovely :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: Is there any captions you would like with their pics on the shop? ;D
Thanks for the orders :Luv: :Luv: will get going on em soon :) before me client arrives as i have a teaching day tomorrow :tired:
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Ooooh my Tinks loves the Valerian pillow :sick: :evillaugh:
If I'd have know she'd like it so much I'd have found her a sweaty sock before now although I'm sure the underlying stench scent is totally different though. How she can snuggle up in her bed with it though lordy knows :-: :evillaugh:
What we put with eh :Luv: (thankfully the smell does go with time). I'll pop a photo on later.
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Blimey Tan - I didn't realise exactly how much effort and hard work goes into their creations (I think I believed they simply "materialised" like Klingons on the Starship Enterprise... :evillaugh:)
So, why can they not be finished off with the needle if the stuff's near the edge? Is it like drug enforcement stuff (or have I been watching too much CSI Miami?) ;D
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Yes, Tan we've got knotties - valerian, catnip and honeysuckle all variously loved by various cats, and all still intact - a veritable miracle as we've had these since last summer!
In our house of delinquents, the knitted toys seem to last best of all. Our wiggly waggler is Sly's favourite chewing toy as he can get his back legs involved in the rip-tear movements (no bunny kicks - just heave!), but so far he hasn't managed to crack it open. Tufty also made friends with the Catnip knitted pumpkins we got a year last October, and these are still doing great (except Tuffs did pull their eyes out so they're now really scarey).
The other great thing about the woolly ones is they trap herbs in the knit, so are easily refreshed just by popping them in a bag with some catnip and shakin 'em up.
The vet did comment on how incredibly clean Sly's teeth are, and was amazed when we told him that Sly flosses regulary on woolly toys. ;)
Here's Tufty with the fireworks xx
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Glad you got your order sorted Onyx ;D I have the Trixie board and it's very good and very popular with my two boys (when it has food in it :naughty:).It's really easy to clean too as the globes twist out and can be washed.
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Blimey Tan - I didn't realise exactly how much effort and hard work goes into their creations (I think I believed they simply "materialised" like Klingons on the Starship Enterprise... :evillaugh:)
So, why can they not be finished off with the needle if the stuff's near the edge? Is it like drug enforcement stuff (or have I been watching too much CSI Miami?) ;D
Good point hun I will ask Sandra. I think it's cause it's quicker to sew the edge with the machine and a stronger than hand sewing the edge off. Some of the toys have more detail so take a bit longer to make hence the difference in price between the different designs. the quicker one is to make the cheaper i can sell them at :) We have just got some more fleece for the Twists (knotties) so they will go back in stock soon :)
What we are doing is to make fun, different designs and good sized, quality toys in valerian and catnip on par to the yeowww toys but also will do the cheaper to make toys like the twists that are cheaper price to buy to provide variety in costs.
The cutey Prawns are doing well! ;D Thanks for the orders :hug: :hug:
Thanks Sam hun for the review :) :hug: Wonderful to hear Gorgeous MacBeenz enjoying his Prawnz ;D ;D ;D
Any info or feedback on the toys and pics are most very welcome ;D ;D The great ting is if a design doesn't work we can change it and i loove coming up with the new designs. Sandra came up with the skunk idea esp for the valerian flavour and guess where the some of the valerian is in the skunks body!! :bum: :hee hee: If you would like to see a particular toy design then i'm all ears :) :allears: ;D
We've also just put up some super new refills/attachments that are compatible with the Da Bird rods :) There is one that is an alternative for the Rabbit fur Da Bird refill and made from Faux Fur strips ;D We have also a new wand called the Flying Frenzy which is similar to the Da Bird rod with a more flexible rod and cheaper version. This can fit into a large letter envelope as the wand can be bent easily so also cheaper on shipping cost.
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Fank yoos Anty Tan fur mi Vallery bug and mi Nottie wot I duz luv to peeses
Sly da sly :clap:
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toys have arrived!!!
as expected, they were very interested in the bag, and then the box.... so once I weaned them off that, i showed them what was in the bag and the box.
Fonzie (full tabby) immediately stole the prawn from Chloe (tabby and white) and then when he got bored with it let her have it back.
The same scenario played out over the cat treat board. Fonzie understood the concept much quicker, and Chloe just stared at it until I put food right at the end..... both have only managed to work out the wave section yet, so I'll see how they get on over the next few days!
apologies if the pictures are big!!!
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that treat board looks amazing!
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I dont think I can figure out the treat board LOL and the prawn is much bigger than I thought ;D
Lovely pictures ;D
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its a king prawn gill lol!
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Silly me :rofl: :rofl:
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Great pics onyx :Luv: Loving the prawn action :wow: Did you go for the valerian or catnip version? I have a catnip one on the way for my boys ;D
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Fank yoos Anty Tan fur mi Vallery bug and mi Nottie wot I duz luv to peeses
Sly da sly :clap:
You're very welcome Darlin Sly :hug: Did ya manage to tear apart the butterfly yet lol How long did it take ya? You have my mind working on how to make a rougher range! :sneaky: :evillaugh:
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toys have arrived!!!
as expected, they were very interested in the bag, and then the box.... so once I weaned them off that, i showed them what was in the bag and the box.
Fonzie (full tabby) immediately stole the prawn from Chloe (tabby and white) and then when he got bored with it let her have it back.
The same scenario played out over the cat treat board. Fonzie understood the concept much quicker, and Chloe just stared at it until I put food right at the end..... both have only managed to work out the wave section yet, so I'll see how they get on over the next few days!
apologies if the pictures are big!!!
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:wow: Wonderful pics :wow: ;D ;D :evillaugh: me lads caught on to the waves bit 1st too and then the hooky out squares then stick my paw in the tunnel bit the cups came last :evillaugh:
Prawnzy is getting a good bashin then :evillaugh:
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New toys have been ordered to go to the new address, will warn my fiance's family to expect a smelly parcel! I knew if I got them ordered to here then they would have the toys early, before they moved, as I have no will power and am just as excited as the cats will be! :rofl:
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Sly with his pink fing and a Nippy pumpkin :Luv2:
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hello! just an update on the toys....
kitties are getting more confident on the treat board, and prawnzy is still getting lots of love from chloe.
so much, the felt has been ripped several places in the back, and stuffing appears to be leaking from him... i'm just waiting for valerian pieces to start appearing around the house!
Tan - would it be possible to have the same faux furry material on the top of the prawn, as on the bottom? it seems a bit more robust and i think chloe is purposely kicking the felt backing!!!
Cheers!
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The same happened to the felt bit on
my the boys' prawn, I think becuase they pull at it with their teeth and also bunny kick it. Another solution could be a layer of bedsheet type material under the felt which would stop the contents escaping if the felt succumbed to the attack!
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My Boys have just received the mouse (plus other toys *sigh* lol) and a massive thank you to Tan for the Ice-cream... :Flowers: :Flowers: which went down a treat! ;D ;D :hug:
I shall get photos!!
Nuggie drooled at the parcel as normal and he gleefully flopped over the mouse and gave it a good kicking :evillaugh:
Peanut was then able to get a good go at the ice-cream which was bunny-kicked for quite some time :-: but lasted the pace and lives to be kicked another day :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
I must say that I purchased the Firework a while back and that too remains in tact....? Not sure if my two go for it with as much vigor as others lol but whenever Nuggie has had a hard day at the office he kicks 10 bells out of it instead of - i presume - Peanut :rofl: and as he is notoriously grumpy then this is quite often?
As mine havent ripped the guts out of any, I find these a great buy ;D ;D but for the price, if they got a couple of months worth out of them, before being destroyed then i'd still be happy! No other toys have ever gotten that reaction and happy boys means a less haggered mammy :evillaugh:
I also replace the "Da Bird/Mowse" Attachments about as often as that (Peanut cries for these toys) and again, for the price and the exercise the cats get i cant complain
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Thanks again for the Ice-cream Tan!! The Boys Love it ;D ;D ;D
(photos coming soon)
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Da Felt haz been dumped!! Lol even with using the tripple thick felt we still have had some ripped so we have dumped using the felt for any toy around the body and only use it for legs or eyes or the sun's shines etc ie only decorative bits not around the main body of the toys.
We now use only the Faux fur ie the prawn is now all faux fur with poms for eyes and we also use a shorter plush faux fur on some toys which is also much stronger than the felt. :)
We will have in the coming month a new herb range direct from an organic farm in Canada :) The new range will be called PurrMixeez as it's a mix of 4 potent natural herbs cat love. A pretty potent mix! :evillaugh: :evillaugh: 1st over in the UK :)
Also new crotchet (knitted) toys in 4 different herb flavours :evillaugh:
Also coming is a Purrs Interactive Rod toy in different herb flavours which after giving your babe lots of exercise dashing about can let them run off with the toy on the end of the rod for their prey catch prize. :evillaugh:
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Ooo, I think a new order for a prawn is needed, as I came down one day ans found it disemboweled with parts scattered all over the floor!
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Hi Tan :welcome: :welcome: back !
I firmly believe the disembowelling of our Prawn was instrumental in Theo's swing from Grumpuss to PornPuss! :rofl: :-[
His sex drive is back in spades and it coincided precisely with the de-commissioning of Prawnee (by Sly da sly) on the patio. The strewn herbs got rolled on for days when it was dry and sunny, the mucky-pink exoskeletal remains of poor Prawnee are still being ragged about (albeit I've confiscated the innards) so maybe even cat toys have nine lives.
To consolidate what you already knew, Tan, it was the felt that gave way under the unstoppable onslaught of Sly, Theo and more recently, Pollypops.
By the way, your blue/red bug has now taken the place of Prawnee and is almost as popular and the mole :wow:
Right off to do some comfort shopping :)
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ohhhh! can't wait to try the new combination out on chloe!!!