One of my favorite customers came to see me at work last week with a present for me. It was an electronic cat toy called “Cat’s Meow.” He said he ended up with two and since he knew I had cats thought I would have a use for it.
It took me a couple of days to get batteries but I finally got around to putting it together last weekend. It is a fairly simple concept yet it is amazing that nobody had thought of this before. The toy consists of a motor that turns an arm back and forth around a circle. At the end of the arm is a small ball and attached to that is a tail, or at least what passes as a tail. The mechanism is then covered with a round cloth so that only the tail sticks out.
I put it on the ground on the patio and as soon as I turned it on Chris and Puck both became very interested in it. I started it on fast but soon found that slow worked better. I got out my video camera and recorded them playing with it for almost ten minutes before going inside. I forgot about it an came back twenty minutes later to turn it off and saw Chris and Puck were both still there playing with the new toy.
I would give the Cat’s Meow a thumbs up for holding Chris’s attention for that long but it remains to be seen whether it can withstand the punishment of two cats. Below is a portion of the video I mentioned.
Bad Cat Chris 
I’m so glad you posted about this, I’ve been trying to figure out what they’re called so I can purchase one for my cats!
I aim to please. đ
I keep seeing this when I watch Big Brother After Dark and I MUST get one! Thanks for sharing! Hey, come and visit MY blog sometime! It’s only fair ya know! Love, Cody from Cat Chat http://opcatchat.blogspot.com
I think you will like it. BTW I catch you on Facebook.
I want to have that toy! It looks lots of fun!
The cats love it but I am careful not to turn it on more than once a day so they don’t lose interest.
Oh, you’re right about that! I switch toys so now and then to keep them interested in it. đ
Wow! We don’t like that toy here at all…in fact we are sort of afraid of it. Want another one? Seriously, send your snail. Ail and it’s yours. Paw pats, Savannah and new sisfur Sage
Thanks for the offer but if you have a shelter near you maybe you can donate it.
Reblogged this on Bad Cat Chris and commented:
After more than two and a half years, this toy is still our cats favorite. Admittingly, we gave away the one in this video to my sister-in-law and then bought another one a couple of months later. I usually take it out once every couple of weeks and it is like a brand new toy all over again.
what a cool toy… we laughed like crazy as we saw how you jumped back Chris… I want such a toy too, that looks like tons of fun :o)
It’s a blast. đ
That does look like a fun toy. I may get one for my kitties.