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Have you ever searched for a toy that will wear out your rambunctious kittens? Seriously – have you searched for a toy that will keep your psychotic cats occupied for hours, which expends very little energy on your part, and requires little attention and almost no maintenance?

Well good news, my friends.  I have found the perfect toy!  It is called (pause for effect)…  the CatFisher Rod and Reel from Bamboo Pet Products.

Okay, the name may have been a bit anticlimactic, but you have to admit it is effective.  It describes the product (rod and reel), and it identifies what the product does (fish for cats).

When I first brought this product home, my cats went absolutely nuts.  My dogs too, but that’s another product for a later review.  After placing the dogs in another room so the cats could play uninterrupted, I began the first round of what became a nightly ritual.  It’s better than television; it’s even better than reading!  Casting out the CatFisher was so much fun, not only for the cats, but for my husband and I as well, that we had to call a halt to the game 30 minutes into it, because the cats were panting and still refused to stop chasing after the lure. 

Yep – panting…

Cats don’t generally pant in a house where the median temperature is kept 68 degrees.

Let me tell you a little about how the CatFisher works.  This realistic fishing rod casts line up to 40 feet, although you have total control how far you want to cast.  You can do a short cast, long cast, fly-cast, or if you’re like me, a drop cast (and that was not intentional).  It doesn’t matter to the cats, they’ll still go after it like wild things, and you’ll still have fun watching them chase it. 

It comes fully assembled with two little “lures” which, of course, are mice.  The lures are easily detachable, so if the cat ends up hanging onto the mouse, he’s rewarded with it.  You have a quick backup lure that stores in the handle of the rod, so that you can quickly distract your favorite feline with yet another cast while you retrieve the mouse he has legitimately caught!  That’s the beauty of this toy – no feelings are ever hurt, there is a reward at the end of the cast if they work hard enough for it, and it is a complete workout for your cats even in an indoor setting.

I’m not sure what the “test weight” on the line is, but at one point we had three cats attacking the line at one time and it never broke.  So it has to be pretty strong.  The mice lures also hold up incredibly well, and can handle the strongest teeth and claws!  Ours even survived an attack by the dog, although it was a bit worse for wear and slightly “thinner”.  No worries though, if you lose all of the lures, you can easily buy replacements through any number of online resources, or in just about any pet store.

The rod folds in half for easy storage, and will surely bring out the hunter instincts of even the most domesticated feline. 

In all, I have to highly recommend this product.  It’s fun, it’s entertaining for your favorite felines, as well as yourself, and you will get a lot of use out of it.   The only problem we have had is a tangled line, which we were able to fix ourselves the first time, and the second time we put in a call to the manufacturer, and they promptly shipped out a replacement unit.   

Retailing at only $19.99, this toy is a bargain that your pets will love!  This is one more item that will be appearing on my upcoming “Holiday list for Cat Lovers,” so put it on your cat’s Christmas list, because they deserve the very best! 

From the cats:

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