Cats and Games

Can a cat play a video game? Of course not, but you can.

Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever and New Friends is a single player, handheld, Pet Simulation game for Nintendo 3DS. The latest game to date in the wildly popular Nintendogs franchise Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever and New Friends is one of three versions of Nintendogs + Cats released simultaneously along with the 3DS gameplay system. Features include: care, feeding and training functionality pioneered by the Nintendogs franchise; touchscreen and microphone interaction with pets; 3DS camera-based technology; and augmented reality features utilizing handheld game cards. More games at best gaming laptop.

Multi-Level Cat Climber

The SmartCat Cat Climber is a smart choice for small homes and those who lives in a studio. If you live in a small place and space is important to you, then this climber is definitely worth your money.

The Cat Climber hangs on virtually any standard door using a spring-loaded bracket system that makes it easy to move from room to room. The durable wood unit features a natural sisal post ideal for scratching. Great for climbing, playing, and sleeping, as well as scratching. Plus, it looks great in any room. Easy assembly.

Cat Tree

The Armarket Cat Tree is an ideal choice for pet owners who don’t want to swap a handy end table for a traditional cat tree. Your pet will have a terrific time climbing, exploring, exercising, scratching, or just kicking back and relaxing on one of the levels or inside the privacy cube. The attractive plywood unit with beige-colored faux fur covering looks great in any room. Easy to assemble with 2 ramps, instructions, and necessary tools included. 74 inches high. Holds up to 60 pounds.

• Great unit for scratching, climbing, sleeping, and exercising
• Made from attractive plywood with faux fur covering
• Looks great in any room
• Easy assembly
• 2 ramps, instruction manual, and necessary tools included

Happy Habitat for Indoor Cats

Give your indoor cats a breath of fresh air without worrying about them getting hurt or running away. The ABO Gear Happy Habitat provides more than 30 square feet for your kitties to run around and play in. Perfect for your backyard or even your porch, balcony, or deck, the Happy Habitat includes a zipper door for easy access and 2 pegs for staking securely to the ground. It maintains your pets’ natural instincts to be outdoors without compromising their safety. Folds tightly into convenient carry bag for fun on the go. Measures 74 x 63 x 36 inches and weighs just 2.5 pounds for easy carrying.

Cat Toy Review: Bergan Turbo Scratcher Cat Toy

The Turbo Scratcher cat toy offers hours of fun and exercise for your cat while reducing potential furniture damage due to scratching. Catnip and ball included. Scratch pad is replaceable. Give your kitty’s paws somewhere else to scratch besides your furniture. The Bergan Turbo Scratcher is a safe toy that will provide hours of exercise and entertainment for your pet. It comes with catnip, a ball, and a replaceable scratch pad. Place the ball in the circular track, and watch your cat bat it around and around. Measures 16 inches in diameter.

Bergan Turbo Scratcher Cat Toy review by By MattthewsMom

I've been using the TurboScratcher since it came out in the early 80s as a toy and scratching item for my cats. I have NEVER paid for than about $12-13 for it, and the inserts used to be available from WalMart for 3/$9. The catnip helps get the attention for the scratching part, and once the see how much fun it is to scratch, they rarely go back to carpet or furniture. I've had more than one cat that never ONCE went for furniture because I made sure he/she had her own turbo-scratcher from the moment they arrived in my house. I have one that is a light blue from back in the 80s when everything was light blue and mauve. If left in the sun a bit too long, they do tend to get a little brittle, but while they feel a little flimsy, they are perfect for the cats. For those without carpet -- use the rubber shelf or drawer liner cut in a square or circle a couple of inches bigger than the whole toy and it doesn't move at all. I have never had any problem on any surface until I recently moved into a house with handscraped hardwood floors that are uneven. This trick worked wonders there and I suspect it would have been more stable on the tile floor in our last house as well, but our cat like to sleep on it in the window in the sun just as much as playing or scratching it.

I recommend one to any cat that I adopt out at rescue, and for my foster babies, I give one to the family that adopts them because that's what I teach them to scratch on and I don't want them developing bad habits of scratching furniture or carpet in their new home where they are often trying to cope with the unfamiliar. I've been told by my adoptive families that this was a really great thing to send esp since it was familiar and they were surprised at how much it was used. Before replacing the cardboard circle, make sure you turn it over and use both sides! if they seem a little bored and you are out of catnip, just pic up a little bag of it and it will totally get their attention again.

UPDATE: Bergan Turbo Scratcher Cat Toy is currently on sale through this link on Amazon.

Lets take a look at the product features:

• Entertain your cat and protect your furniture from scratching
• Place ball in circular track for hours of fun
• Scratch pad is replaceable
• Catnip and ball included
• Measures 16 inches in diameter
• * If you want to buy this cat toy, you can get it on Amazon sale through this link.

Cat Toy Review: FroliCat BOLT Interactive Laser Pet Toy For Your Cat

The FroliCat BOLT is laser fun for felines and owners. Endlessly entertain even the laziest cat with automatically-generated red laser patterns. Simply hold BOLT in your hand or place it on a flat surface, turn it on and watch your cat pounce, chase, and bat at the exciting laser patterns. Use it in automatic mode where it generates random patters or in manual mode where you can control the action. The laser automatically shuts off after 15 minutes in either mode and also includes a manual on-off switch. Requires 4 AA batteries (not included).

Interactive Laser Pet Toy review by Ana Mardoll

I wasn't too certain about buying this toy for my cats' fifth birthday. I knew that they like to chase lasers, so that wasn't the problem - my concern was that they don't like to STOP chasing lasers. Our last foray into laser pointer territory ended with me letting the laser dot "escape" through an air vent in the wall, thinking that would end the game - no, they just sat vigil under the air vent for five hours. I didn't want a repeat of that.

On the other hand, they are housecats and seem pretty bored and listless, and they definitely need the exercise, so I broke down and bought this... and could not be happier.

The best thing about this laser toy is that if has a mechanical 'servo' sound - a kind of light-pitched soft whirring and turning whenever it is in operation. The sound is soft enough to not really bother a human (although you probably wouldn't want to sit next to it while you watch TV), but it is distinct enough for a cat to hear it in the other room and come running. The practical upshot of this is that your cats figure out really quickly that the magical laser dot ONLY appears when the whirring noise turns on. So if the whirring noise goes off, the laser is gone, and they don't hunt endlessly for it. Indeed, my most active cat has figured out that the laser dot COMES from the whirring thing and will lead me to its spot on the table and demand that I push the button to activate it. Awesome.

I suppose the other best thing about this toy is that it works. It's silly that has to be a product 'plus', but such is the state of the cat toy industry these days, I suppose. But boy, does this thing work! It takes 4 AA batteries, and I recommend they be fully charged (try Eneloop batteries, you won't be disappointed) in order for the light to be as bright as possible. We have the toy sitting on a coffee table, with the adjustable mirror set to the perfect angle so that the light appears on the carpet a few feet away. The light swirls in slow patterns, jumps in fast leaps, and holds still for a few seconds so that my lazy calico can leap on it and cover it with both paws. The best part is that the cats never seem to get frustrated with not being able to 'catch' the light - they seem to recognize that it's a game, not real prey, and that's fine with me. My tuxedo always plays, but sometimes my calico just likes to lay on the floor and watch the light. Thy both come running at full speed, though, when they hear that motor start.

The toy has a fifteen minute shut-off point so you can turn this on and leave the room without worrying that your cats will make themselves sick chasing a dot for hours. It's as easy as putting the batteries in (with an easy sliding-door chamber - no tricky maneuvering required), setting it down on a table, and pressing a button to turn on. If you want it to shut off before the 15 minutes are up, you press the button again. So easy! I am seriously considering buying more of these - one for each room in the house.

UPDATE: FroliCat BOLT Interactive Laser Pet Toy is currently on sale through this link on Amazon.

Lets take a look at the product features
* Entertain you and your cat with automatically generated red laser patterns
* Use it in automatic or manual mode
* Auto shutdown after 15 minutes
* Hold in hand or place on flat surface
* Requires 4 AA batteries (sold separately)
* If you want to buy cat toy, you can get them on Amazon sale through this link.