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Title: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: SpecialRed on October 30, 2007, 23:21:30 PM: Managed 2 weeks!! Now he walks around with it in his mouth like a little lion!

I bought it off the internet as it was cheap, starting to wonder if its a fake lol
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: jetcleo on October 31, 2007, 07:03:40 AM: I've had mine for about 6 weeks and mine three walk round with theirs in their mouth like a lion. They also know which cupboard they are kept in and are usually sitting under it when i come home from work :rofl:
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: Mark on October 31, 2007, 08:03:45 AM: Had mine for months although it only comes out once or twice a week. I only use it in the garden as I'm frightened that Kylie will hurt herself doing somersaults on a hard wood floor.
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: alisonandarchie on October 31, 2007, 09:34:03 AM: Archie destroyed his Da Bird feathers in a few days of getting it. I ordered some replacement feathers that Archie found , ripped open the packet and had a lot of fun destroying. I have found the Da Mousey better for Archie and that has lasted now for weeks. He goes crazy for it. :evillaugh:
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: littleKitten_(alex) on October 31, 2007, 09:38:45 AM: Quote from: Mark on October 31, 2007, 08:03:45 AM
I only use it in the garden as I'm frightened that Kylie will hurt herself doing somersaults on a hard wood floor.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I have a similar problem with Poppy - we have hard floors in all rooms but one now (partially inspired by the cats, as it's a lot easier to clean...), and poor Poppy can't get a grip with her big furry feet (the NFC have big tufts of hair between all their toes - great for cold Norwegian weather, not so great for running on wooden floors).
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 11:13:55 AM: so you can buy replacement feathers??? Its snapped off where the metal thing connects to the feathered bit so his stick etc is ok.

Can someone show me a pic of this da mouse thing please?!

I love it when cats look like mini lions!

I kept it ontop of the fridge, a good 6ft up, the other day there was no scratching at my door and I slept through, when I went down Barry was dead to the world and him feathered bit was in his bed with him!!! :) Must have been up all night with it!!
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 31, 2007, 11:20:54 AM: Look in the Purrs shop and you can seee what everything looks like............click on the shop button above where the posts are ;D
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 31, 2007, 11:27:09 AM: Quote from: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 11:13:55 AM
so you can buy replacement feathers??? Its snapped off where the metal thing connects to the feathered bit so his stick etc is ok.

Can someone show me a pic of this da mouse thing please?!

You can buy replacement feathers and all other attachments (Da Mousey, Da Puffy, Da Sparkly and the latest one Da Furry) from the Purrs shop. Prices include 1st class postage and all profit goes to the Purrs rescue fund. Just click on the 'shop' tab top right hand corner of the screen.

If you're getting Barry some new feathers then you MUST get a mouse, my boys go mental for it. So much so that it's kept in a locked cupboard and yesterday I found Riley attempting to fiddle with the key (which was in the lock) to unlock it.

Here's the mouse static...

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/P_edits/Damousey.jpg)

In action....

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/LucasRiley4016.jpg)

and finally captured.

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/03092007153Small.jpg)
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 31, 2007, 11:33:32 AM: Da mouse is the fave attachment around here too. Although the furry attachment is on it's way so we'll have to see how well that goes down!

Quote from: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 11:13:55 AM
I kept it ontop of the fridge, a good 6ft up, the other day there was no scratching at my door and I slept through, when I went down Barry was dead to the world and him feathered bit was in his bed with him!!! :) Must have been up all night with it!!

I'm sure you are being careful now, but please make sure it's not left anywhere he can get it. It takes them seconds to chew through the string. I left it unattended for a short while and Mosi chewed through it and swallowed some string. He had to have an emergency operation to see if there was any inside him as it could have killed him.
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 11:33:51 AM: Holy Sh...!! I thought Barry jumped high for the bird!! took me 2 mins to figure out there was two cats in the picture! Being as some profit goes to looking after some balls of fur then I will buy them from purrs. cheers guys

Edit - Susan, Sorry to hear that, but glad its ok :) ;D, luckily it was just the feathered bit but trust me I wont be leaving it there again!!

Double edit - Just ordered that mousey thing, bring on the madness!
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on October 31, 2007, 13:15:26 PM: My first set of feathers lasted 2 weeks.

I let them 'catch it' - but as soon as the cupboard door opens,the chattering starts as they know whats coming bless.
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: littleKitten_(alex) on October 31, 2007, 14:33:24 PM: Helen - OMG!!! Talk about action shot!!! :Crazy: :Crazy: :Crazy:

Quote from: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 11:13:55 AM
I love it when cats look like mini lions!

Sorry - just have to quickly hijack this thread... because SURELY that comment is an invitation for me to show my favourite pic of Poppy... :shy:
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 31, 2007, 15:08:30 PM: Great picture and which cat is that ;D
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 15:25:09 PM: Thats not quite what I had in mind but thats as close to a lion as a cat could get!!!

Really starting to like ginger cats!! Should I get one?
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: littleKitten_(alex) on October 31, 2007, 19:54:13 PM: Quote from: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 15:25:09 PM
Really starting to like ginger cats!! Should I get one?

Ginger... GINGER!!!??? Poppy's a red silver tabby and white, actually. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

(I have a slight problem with the word "ginger". Could have something to do with the fact that I've got reddish hair myself...)
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on October 31, 2007, 20:40:17 PM: Quote from: littleKitten_(alex) on October 31, 2007, 19:54:13 PM
Quote from: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 15:25:09 PM
Really starting to like ginger cats!! Should I get one?

Ginger... GINGER!!!??? Poppy's a red silver tabby and white, actually. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Poor Poppy being called ginger!! :( Give her an enormous cuddle from her Auntie Lottie to help stop her crying.
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: Mark on October 31, 2007, 20:44:59 PM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=090BYduNSMw

:evillaugh:
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: littleKitten_(alex) on November 01, 2007, 11:06:16 AM: Mark - :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:!

(PS: Hm... we might be going off on a slight tangent here... :innocent:)
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: karenjet on November 01, 2007, 11:13:15 AM: I think I've had mine about two months now and it's almost still in one piece, just one feather missing. Mine only comes out about twice a week too though.

Love the pics, Helen!
Title: Am I to blame for Barrys first kill?!?!!?
Post by: SpecialRed on November 01, 2007, 11:44:27 AM: So Ginger is the wrong word, sorry :-[,those red cats are cool! :wow:

Edit - Yesterday whilst bored I attached one of Barrys toy mice to the end of his Da Bird. He ran after it for a while but did not seem as interested as usual. Now Barry is only 1 1\2 and has never brought me any presents before. This morning I noticed something in the back garden, and to my suprise it was a Mouse, after watching barry do his Mini Lion impression with it, it made me wonder if yesterday was a catalyst and that he put two and two together?!
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on November 01, 2007, 12:31:58 PM: Quote from: SpecialRed on November 01, 2007, 11:44:27 AM
So Ginger is the wrong word, sorry :-[,those red cats are cool! :wow:

Ginger is most definitely the right word (in my opinion :evillaugh:). Poppy is a posh pedigree so I think she doesn't like to be classed as a common ginger :evillaugh:

Quote from: SpecialRed on November 01, 2007, 11:44:27 AM
Edit - Yesterday whilst bored I attached one of Barrys toy mice to the end of his Da Bird. He ran after it for a while but did not seem as interested as usual.

Don't let that put you off getting him a Da Mouse, it's not like any ordinary mouse :wow: I don't normally drag da mouse but rather let it fly with the amazing effects that you saw below. L n R have loads of toy mice which they do like but da mouse really is in another league.
Title: Re: How long have you had your Da Bird?
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 01, 2007, 20:50:20 PM: Sorry to go off topic but cannot resist this :rofl: :rofl:

yes you know whats coming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ginger is not red? Red is a posh ginger? and grey is blue? blue is a posh grey?

Noooooooooooooooo they said we are not blue we are grey :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: