Labor Day (for Petie)

It’s no secret that the face of I HAVE CAT, Petie – aka Petie Pants, Mr McFlufferton, Petie Pork Chop – has had a bit of an…ummm… ~~thyroid~~ weight problem.

Attempts at engaging him in physical activity have been dismal. At best he’ll move his head to track whatever laser, or toy, I’m using to try and motivate him. If I’m lucky, he’ll move a paw. Once.

But perhaps in honor of the holiday weekend, Petie did a bit of laboring this weekend thanks to “From the Field’s” Freddy’s Feather Wand ($6.93).

As you’ll see in the video, he gets off to a rather clumsy (and lazy) start, but eventually gets the hang of it!

I’m hoping the wand will be able to hold up to Petie and this can become a daily workout routine. Thankfully replacement feathers are available for only $3.93 a pop.

You might recognize “From the Field” – as I did – from their catnip spray and hemp toys. I like the company’s use of natural materials like wood, hemp, cork and dye-free feathers*.

The last thing that made Petie move like this was over a year ago. I made a video on that occasion as well. Sadly the all-plastic blue wand with plastic butterfly lasted less than 24 hours (Which is why you guys didn’t hear about it ’til now!).

I thought I was being cute and set the video to the song “I Believe I Can Fly.” Don’t think anyone found it as amusing as I did.

Do any of you have chubby cats? If you have tricks or toys that make your fat feline move please share! I need all the help I can get!

***************UPDATE***************UPDATE***************UPDATE***************UPDATE**********

After one week of use by 3 adult cats and 2 foster kittens. This is what is left of the wand toy.

I have to wonder where those feathers ended up….they still enjoy playing with the cork ball! Given Petie is still batting it around off-and-on, I think I’ll invest in a few replacement feathers!

NOTE: For the record the company did not send this to me. I actually purchased it all on my own!

*In honestly I rarely purchase feather toys as I’m not exactly sure how they are sourced. But there is no doubt the cats go bonkers for them (in their blood I guess).