The FOFOS Fox Floppy Crinkle Cat Toy is a floppy plush fox with crinkle material and catnip inside. It is deliberately limp and deliberately large, because the game cats want with a toy this size is to grab it and kick it.
Key Features
- Crinkle sheet inside the body that rustles on every grab
- Catnip through the filling
- Floppy, unstuffed body that flops and folds rather than holding its shape
- Sized for the front-paws-and-back-feet kicking that cats do with prey
The Bunny Kick
- A cat that grabs a toy with the front paws and rakes it with the back feet is finishing the hunting sequence. It is normal and it is good for them
- They need a toy roughly the size of their own body to do it. A small ball will not work; this will
- If your cat does this to your hand instead, give them a kicker toy and stop using your hand as one
Getting The Most From The Catnip
- Catnip does not work on every cat. Roughly one in three has no response to it, and kittens under about six months usually do not react at all
- Put the toy away between sessions. Constant access dulls the response, while a rest of a few hours brings it back
- If your cat ignores catnip, silvervine or valerian is worth trying instead before you write the toy off
Good To Know
- Crinkle sheet is thin. Once the cover is chewed open, take it away rather than letting the cat pull pieces out
- This is a toy you use with your cat, not one to leave out. Cats play in short bursts, so two or three five-minute sessions a day beat one long one
- Small cat toys are a swallowing risk for dogs and for children. Pick them up after play