DIY Homemade Cat Toy Ideas
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Cats! No matter their age, cats like to play. Even lazy, fat cats and old cats like to play. You just need to find their comfort level. We've been making our own
homemade cat toys for awhile. We particularly like to use objects found in nature or the home environment. These
cat toys are DIY and so e
asy to make at home. When your Kitties play with them, they'll know how much you love them.
Enjoy!
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| Make diy, fun cat toys from natural objects. |
We currently have three furry cat friends living in the house. Our cats range in age from about three-years-old to about sixteen-years-old. Each one has their own set of limitations. So, we adapt the way we interact with each one. For the cats, everyday is star treatment day. After all, they are cats. Cats are divas. If you treat them like anything less, they'll demand more from you.
Be sure to avoid cat
stank face at all costs.
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homemade cat toys when the litter box smells?
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| Tigger's Stank Face. |
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Our youngest cat, Buddi, has Epilepsy and now has some hind leg paralysis. This doesn't stop her from loving to play! She likes any kind of
cat toys, but
cat toys that look like tiny creatures are her favorite to pounce. For a week, we gave her the star treatment by carrying her to the food dish and even to the litter box which is filled with Tidy Cats® Lightweight Cat Litter.
This is the best cat litter for a tiny princess kitty because it protects her from Stank Face. That's right,
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| Buddi is happy because the litter doesn't smell anymore. |
RePete, our oldest cat, recently lost his twin brother (Pete). He's been lying around feeling depressed lately, but this doesn't stop him from playing when prompted! He especially likes the
homemade cat toys made from natural items found outdoors. As an outdoor cat, he didn't use to get much indoor time, but since his brother passed, we've let him share the spotlight indoors. He can't smell so stank face isn't a problem for him. Good thing, because he is the stankiest of all!
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| RePete playing with homemade, diy cat toys. |
Tigger, our middle cat, is like Garfield. He plays differently. So, we adapted the
cat toy diy to his lazy ways. He loves to play as long as we are willing to do most of the work. Head diva always demands the most star treatment. Talk about stank face. Oh my. If the food is a day old, if the water is an hour old, if RePete has forgotten to bury his poo, Tigger makes certain we see his best stank face! #StopStankFace
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| Tigger "playing" with our homemade cat toys... okay, looking at our homemade cat toys. |
Twig and Feathers Homemade Cat Toy DIY
Nothing could be easier than these
twig and feather homemade cat toys, well, assuming you have access to twigs and feathers! We do. As much as we love cats, we love birds more. That's right, birds and cats! Everyone lives peacefully together. We have lots of spare feathers!
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| DIY Twig and Feather Cat Toy Tutorial. |
You will need:
1 long, skinny, twig approximately 12" in length.
Bird Feathers
Paperclips or Safety Pins
Bottle Cork
Step One: Attach one end of the paperclip to the bottle cork and the other end to the stick.
Step Two: Attach the feathers to the bottle cork with hot glue.
Step Three: Enjoy!
Homemade Pinecone Mice Cat Toy
We've got a variety of Pinecones from a large yard full of trees. For this
homemade cat toy, you will need: tiny Pinecones, a leaf, and tiny bird feathers (the softer, the better).
Step One: Cover the Pinecone with glue, (hot glue works best).
Step Two: Cover the glue with feathers.
Step Three: Attach a long feather to the widest end of the Pinecone to form a tail.
Step Four: Cut out two tiny ears from the leaf and glue to the Pinecone's skinniest end.
Step Five: Let dry and then toss the
homemade mouse cat toy across the floor!
Catnip Leaf Pouches DIY Cat Toy
Cats love Catnip. We have our very own patch of
fresh Catnip growing amid our herb garden. If you don't grow your own Catnip (you should) you can purchase dried Catnip or even Catnip plants in most grocery stores. We picked up some dried Catnip when we were shopping for Tidy Cats® Lightweight at our local Kroger store.
You will need:
Catnip (fresh or dry)
A Large Leaf or Two
Kite String or Yarn
Hot Glue
Step One: Pour or place Catnip in the center of the leaf.
Step Two: If using one leaf, fold it up like an envelope and glue the ends down. If using two leaves, place one over the top and glue at edges.
Step Three: Tie the string to the stem of the leaf pouch.
Step Four: Sit the leaf in the middle of a wide open space and wait patiently.
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| Look at that stank face! We had to make a run for Tidy Cats® litter. |
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