Sewing a Cat / Kitten Toy Question Please
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Sewing a Cat / Kitten Toy Question Please
I am making some cat toys that I would like to donate to a shelter. They would be made of fabric, Polyfil and a little catnip ...but some would be without catnip. My question is what fabric would you use? I have a lot of cotton and fleece but do you think a cat would be able to rip cotton or fleece? May I ask what other kind of material you might use?
Thanks so much.
Thanks so much.
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Our cat loves one of his fleece toys, hates others. I have no idea what the difference is! He also has a couple of felted wool (old sweaters) ones that he likes a lot, they are the kicker style (about 6" long) with no catnip. In the past, he's had some regular cotton ones that were favorites until, yes, he chewed a hole in them - but it took a while.
Basically, I think any assortment in fabric scraps you have would work well for different cats and would be appreciated.
Basically, I think any assortment in fabric scraps you have would work well for different cats and would be appreciated.
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i use anyth9ing except metallic or velvet. my kittie loves cotton or fleece. the fleece feels like a real animal, i guess. I put nip in ll of them. her favorite toy is a twista seal for loaves of bread or for veggies. they are bent in half, and thrown on the floor. then she chases it till it goes flat. at which point, she plays hockey with it. textured fabric is good too.
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My cat loves those too - along with the rings that come off when you open the plastic gallon milk/water jugs.
Amazing how many of them are found when you move the refrigerator to clean under it. (along with hair bands).
Amazing how many of them are found when you move the refrigerator to clean under it. (along with hair bands).
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ummm Don't know too much about cats. Allergic. But, the local shelter here only wants fleece used in the dog and cat blankets. They also have a pattern for them. I would maybe call the shelter and ask what they would like as they may have reason to reject some types of things. The shelter here washes everything regularly and I have only seen washable toys on their website with the dogs and cats
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I am making some cat toys that I would like to donate to a shelter. They would be made of fabric, Polyfil and a little catnip ...but some would be without catnip. My question is what fabric would you use? I have a lot of cotton and fleece but do you think a cat would be able to rip cotton or fleece? May I ask what other kind of material you might use?
Thanks so much.
Thanks so much.