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Types of Cat Toys
• Interactive toys are those you use to play with your cat. Favored types are fishing, flying and chasing. Toys can be as complicated as a Cat Dancer or as simple as a wad of paper.
• Stuffed toys are used for wrestling and for carrying. Make sure that all stuffed toys given to your cat are rated as safe for a child under three. Toys with tails and legs are especially attractive as kitty wrestling opponents.
• Balls offer many opportunities for play. Many enjoy balls with bells inside. Many cats can be trained to retrieve balls, just as your dog would.
• Hollow toys stuffed with your cat’s food and treats provide excellent mental stimulation during its day.
• Catnip stuffed toys can generate great excitement, but are non-addictive. While many go wild over them, some cats may be unaffected, as are some kittens under the age of five months.
• Many things you already have in your house make wonderful toys for your cats. A paper grocery bag can provide hours of entertainment and a world of fabulous smells. Other fun household items include shower curtain rings, cardboard tubes from toilet tissue and paper towels, ping pong balls, cardboard boxes (especially if they are a little too small for your cat to fit in and the cat has to squeeze in). A tissue box with a ping-pong ball in it will thrill most cats.
• Avoid strings, ribbons and yarn. A cat may chew off and swallow a piece of yarn or string which can easily become lodged in your cat’s intestine – a potentially fatal situation.
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