Any engineers out there? I need one of these for my cat!

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Any engineers out there? I need one of these for my cat!

Post by MyIdaho » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:06 pm

Great idea for dogs, should work for cats! http://www.wimp.com/engineersdogs/

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Re: Any engineers out there? I need one of these for my cat!

Post by chunkyfrog » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:28 pm

Maybe once; after that, the cat would fight like crazy to avoid getting shoved into the machine.
A tennis ball would be a lot easier.

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Re: Any engineers out there? I need one of these for my cat!

Post by khauser » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:34 pm

Been there, done that.

With cats, its all about lasers. Throw a red dot around and they'll be busy for HOURS.

Fun to watch! Thanks

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Re: Any engineers out there? I need one of these for my cat!

Post by khauser » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:35 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:Maybe once; after that, the cat would fight like crazy to avoid getting shoved into the machine.
A tennis ball would be a lot easier.
!!!!!

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Re: Any engineers out there? I need one of these for my cat!

Post by MyIdaho » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:30 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:Maybe once; after that, the cat would fight like crazy to avoid getting shoved into the machine.
A tennis ball would be a lot easier.
I would put a puff ball in the machine, not the cat!

Khauser, for whatever reason, is not attracted to a lazer... She looks at me, like yeah, okay, now what? Throw a ball and she on top of it in a flash! I have seen other cats chase the lazer dot, great fun!!!!

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Re: Any engineers out there? I need one of these for my cat!

Post by majorloser » Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:00 am

khauser wrote:Been there, done that.

With cats, its all about lasers. Throw a red dot around and they'll be busy for HOURS.

Fun to watch! Thanks
I bought these to entertain my cats:

FroliCAT DART
http://www.frolicat.com/cat-toys/Cat-laser/TL1-003.html

FroliCAT Bolt
http://www.frolicat.com/cat-toys/Cat-laser/TR1-003.html

The BOLT works nice on an open area of floor while the DART can be placed on a table or dresser to shine on walls and floors.
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Post by StuUnderPressure » Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:59 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:Maybe once; after that, the cat would fight like crazy to avoid getting shoved into the machine.
A tennis ball would be a lot easier.
Now, that IS funny! ! !

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Re: Any engineers out there? I need one of these for my cat!

Post by LinkC » Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:05 pm

Light up a street sign with your laser. She'll be impressed. (Stop sign, speed limit, curve ahead, etc.)

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Re: Any engineers out there? I need one of these for my cat!

Post by Sir NoddinOff » Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:57 pm

My cats have all love to chase a piece of string but it's tiring after ten minutes (for me, not the cat) Anyway I've often thought of tacking some model railroad tracks or whatever to the ceiling and devising some way to drag the string around the room at the push of a button, maybe even activated by the cat. I guess you'd have to design some safety shut off circuit if the cat got it's claws tangled up or whatever... and of course they would, being cats and all.

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