Mental stimulation games

[Straysmommy]

Yayhappens - I will certainly try the handle attached to DaBird. Prince doesn't like any toys for solo playing, only interactive wands. Could you explain a bit more in detail the idea of the box?

For treats, the only activity Prince is willing to do is sit by the cupboard and whine pitifully like when he was a starved stray. He needs mental stimulation, but anything a bit complex is readily dropped. Life's too short to complicate it - is his motto. He's still fascinated with the box with the holes, though.

[SpellQ]

Oh that looks like fun, Krissy! I've tucked that in my bookmarks of gift options for when my Mom asks what they might like. lol

[YayHappens]

@SpellQ - I have two of the Ottoson dog bricks on the way to me for xmas. I had tried another version last month but the wood was so sharp where they picked the food up from, I was afraid they would cut their face or a whisker and had to go w/ the Ottoson plastic after all!!!

@Straysmommy, I will take some photos of the box and let you know when I post them up. I think the best way I can explain it is; if I am not mistaken the holes you have in your box are on the top/bottom?

For this you take the box and cut a long, thin rectangle out on the longest sides of it towards the bottom of the box and it makes it so that if they peek into the opening, they have to crouch down to see and it is like they are looking through a window blind or trying to peek under the couch or the refrigerator. LOL.

[SpellQ]

I am definitely glad I got the plastic one then. I am a big worrier about splinters with wood in tiny itty bitty gums.

Christmas morning will be so fun!

[Straysmommy]

Yayhappens, thank you. I was so lucky to find the first box I saw, it has holes in the sides and on one side it has a rectangular opening about half an inch from the bottom, through which Prince watches the action inside the box as I move the wand to try to poke it through the round holes. He's still loving this game. I plan to grab a much bigger box tomorrow and make lots of holes and rectangles like you mention.

[Viljaana]

Great thread guys! I was just looking for tips how to entertain my younger cat Nemo. Unfortunaly for us, he's a smart one. No, he can't spell "Mississippi" or operate the coffee maker, but he's learned how to open doors by pulling the handdle and loves to play catch. He also steals stuff (Accorging to him, they are only new cat toys, but I call them hairpins and jewelry). I hope some new interactive toys would keep him occupied during the day and decreace the stealing. He also has a playmate, but I'm affaid the other cat just isn't enough to hyperactive Siamese .

I've been a little skeptic about the peek-a-poo toys with ever spinning ball like in Whisperinthewind56s picture, but if they work so well with so many cats, I might try them. They are not that expensive. I just thought, it might be fustrating to chase a ball you never catch .

I also like the idea of the Ware Kit-E-QuiZ MowMow mentioned, as Nemo loves to move thing and is realy into food and tearts (any kind of food really). Has anyone other experience of cat puzzles like that?

[BotanyBlack]

Jack likes this one from walgreens. Got it for $10



the dogs have also started shuffling the disks about looking for treats

I also got the round toy with the 2 balls to bat in circles. The ball in the ring tweets like a bird and drives Gypsy nuts. She loves any toy that has feathers or chirps. Mice are just ok with her.

[Viljaana]

Nemo plays fetch, not catch. I never should try to write English when tired .

[BotanyBlack]

Originally Posted by Viljaana

I just thought, it might be fustrating to chase a ball you never catch .

get the one that tweets like a bird if you don't mind the constant noise, but then you have a Siamese so I think you are used to it by now. Every time it tweets all my cats just HAVE to go look just in case a bird got into the house..And Gypsy likes to run through the room give it a few smacks to set it off then take off again.