Monday, December 21, 2009

How to entertain 5 cats at once!

I had been eyeing this toy in the Petsmart, where I work part time for a while now. I thought my boys, especially Tanner, would just love it! He loves to play a game called Pokey Stick, where basically I poke a plastic stick out from under a mat on the floor and he attacks it. He loves this game, but as you can imagine, it gets a bit old for the poker! So, when I saw this, I thought Ah Ha...automatic pokey stick! Let the games begin!!

Even Tanner's cat sitters will ask with a bit of dread, does he still like the pokey stick! That's how fanatical Tanner is about this game. He never grows tired of it.

This is when I first put it down...I was surprised that Smokey came over so quickly. Pirate had to hurry and finish in the litter box to join in on the action. (Those laundry baskets are there to help remind the kitties that we do not potty on the carpet!)
Everyone was quite curious about it...pretty impressive to have 5 kitties congregating around a toy. It was a little loud, but that didn't bother them. I thought it would just going in a circle under the cover, but no, it is completely random with it's movements. Round and round, back and forth, and sometimes it even stops for a few seconds and then goes again! Great for keeping a cats attention.
You can see the little red thing that is going around near Tanner's feet. It was soft plastic, so if it ran into them, it just kept going. Devon was the most active with the toy. Tanner was a bit nervous about it, but still curious. He finally got more comfortable and played with it.
Another shot of everyone checking it out! There are two speeds, low and high, and then also a random mode, where the speed will change. Money well spent on 5 good kitties!

13 comments:

  1. That looks like fun!

    Moe and Carmela

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  2. This is next on our list! Looks like a blast!

    So we are wondering just how long your fling-ama-string lasts on batteries. We used recharagables and only got about 5 minutes out of it. Does that sound about right??

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  3. Hah!!! That is way cool, but it will have to wait for my list next year...done filled up this years list. Y'all are sure having fun!!!

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  4. We have Undercover Mouse too! We LOVE it!!! It will keep all of us occupied for a while!!! One word of caution...be careful about the arm-thingey...Ernie chewed the little red plastic thing off the end...but it didn't stop us from still playing with it!!

    Mom says the only thing she wishes they would add to it is a timer, so that it automatically shuts off after about 10 or 15 minutes. Many times she'll go check the toy and we'll be gone and the toy is still running....

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  5. I have always wondered about this one because I have seen it at a few different places. Thanks for the review - I think we may have to check it out!

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  6. Too cool!!!!!!!! What fun!!!!!! Pawsome Christmas gift for sure....have a pawsome Christmas week. xxxxxxx

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  7. Siena loves the pokey game too, she goes nuts for it. But as always this toy isn't available in Germany. Bigh sighs. It must be so tempting to work at a pet shop!
    Merry Christmas to all of you!

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  8. What Purrecious pictures!!! Looks like that toy sure is a hit!!!

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  9. That's great! We got a toy that is by that same company, but it's a pole with a fuzzy ball on the end that moves all around. The interest lasted about 5 minutes. :(

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  10. I've been trying to think of a great to for my three! Thanks for the review. I hope they have some around here that I can buy at the last minute!

    Hope your five have a fanastic Christmas, and you too, of course!

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  11. what a fantastic gift! we love it! and we might have to invest all our monies to get one!

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  12. We love the photo with everyone sitting around it and watching. Mum brought us back a cat in a bag from Las Vegas. It's tail sticks out of the bag and the bag rolls all over the floor. It scares us a bit when it rolls at us.

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  13. Ooooh, we'll have to see if that is at our local Petsmart. Looks like fun!

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