Should you give your cat toys with feathers if you have birds?
Even though most of my cats are afraid of my birds, they know the damage those beaks can cause, I always am a little hesitant when it comes to toys with feathering.
Am I worrying too much or could they start associating the birds as play toys?
Also I would appreciate only hearing from someone who really knows what they are talking about, meaning they really know about cats. Because I love my cats and birds the same, they are my babies. I don’t want to take away the toys if I don’t have to, but at the same time, I don’t want to risk the lives of my birds.
Well, I wouldn’t do it. Just to be safe. My cat used to be an indoor/outdoor cat and he never killed anything. We bought him a bird toy and a mouse toy. A few weeks later, he started bringing dead birds and mice into the house =/
So I definately wouldn’t recommend it. I think they would associate the feathers with the bird and lose their fear over time. Try a mouse toy instead.
June 18th, 2010 at 2:00 am
Well, I wouldn’t do it. Just to be safe. My cat used to be an indoor/outdoor cat and he never killed anything. We bought him a bird toy and a mouse toy. A few weeks later, he started bringing dead birds and mice into the house =/
So I definately wouldn’t recommend it. I think they would associate the feathers with the bird and lose their fear over time. Try a mouse toy instead.
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