Early Christmas Pressie - The Boys Go Potty for Undercover Mousey!

[LeighK]

I know Tan     

PS. Mine didn't come with a tassle type wand are these available from Purrs?, if so I might get one.

Aren't cats smart, after I put it away they both kept looking and sniffing at where it had been sitting on the carpet looking to find the "mousey" 

[Tan]

They are great   ... oh and there's on in our auction if ya tempted 

[puddypaws]

Looks greatLeigh.  Oscar sat watching the video and then tried to join in.  I think I might have to get one

[LeighK]

You're welcome,

I'm always wary of recommending something like this as one cat's interest is another cat's total apathy/dislike 

Hope it keeps 'em entertained.

Cheers

Leigh

[Sootyca]

That's great thanks. They had panic mouse before and it didn't get touched.  I just need something to keep them amused  by themselves whilst I can watch Spooks!  Especially now its winter and they are showing very little desire to go outside.  Nothing should come between me and Richard Armitage! 

Karen

[LeighK]

This Youtube vid might help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE0OgHDhHiY&feature=related

[LeighK]

Hiya,

It makes a bit of a "whiring" sound as it goes round, IMO it's a bit muffled by the top plastic sheet. When the boys catch it it makes a clicking sound. I also have Panic mouse and it's not as noisy as that. Hope this helps, if I can I'll redo the video to include sound and repost it.

Cheers

Leigh

[Sootyca]

How noisy are these?  I've had a mouse in a bag toy before and it was that noisy the cats hated it!  Don't want a repeat performance with another toy if I can help it!

Karen

[LeighK]

I was very tempted to hold this back to Christmas Day but Alfie needs something new to keep him entertained and I thought, "what the heck, they don't really know it's Christmas why not let him have some fun with it now". Frankie doesn't invite play, he'll play when you invoke it by producing Da Bird or suchlike but Alfie actually miaows and darts around is if to say "play with me now!" and I was struggling to find something new that he'd enjoy and this has hit the spot for the time being. Going to have to buy some more AA bats today so as to have a stock, not sure how long they'll last, also off to a local pet shop lunchtime today to try and get two more of the large cardboard scratching pads that they like. I think it's quite well designed the random action seems to work the best with the unexpected changes of direction and speed.


Cheers

Leigh

[Dawn F]

aah, I didn't linger there long, they were filming the bp cats while I was there

[clarenmax]

It was the stall at the back of the main hall, next to the Blue Peter cats, and the stall which had the most humungous queue as well 

[Dawn F]

where did you two buy these things, I must have missed the good stall, I only got a case of applaws and a thing for removing cat hair!

[clarenmax]

Glad to see it was a hit with the boys hun 

I won't show this to Max, he's still getting his on Christmas day lol 

[Janeyk]

   aww, it's great to watch them having fun playing

[LeighK]

Hi folks,

Alfie was looking bored last night so I decided to try the boys with Undercover Mouse, they love it!. Alfie is the type of cat that's not excitied by "ordinary" toys eg. mice etc., I wish he was but he gets tired of them very quickly, what he loves are intiguing things like this. Frankie is more easily pleased and likes da bird and mice throwing but also like things like this. I watched Clare's Max beating up a catnip  mouse and fish wishing that Alfie would derive equal pleasure from such toys but he really needs something like this to get his attention.It's not easy keeping indoor cats entertained IMO, I do my best and Frankie is very layed back and easier to please but Alfie's such a bright spark that he's always looking for a new game.

Short Video below:

http://www.leigh-kemp.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/undercover_mouse.wmv

Cheers

Leigh