Help finding replacement for cat's favorite toy
October 22, 2020 9:39 AM   Subscribe

We've searched high and low for a replacement. Description, pictures and video below the fold.

Several years ago my mother gave our cat, Beatrix T. Cattenborough, a toy for Christmas. It turned out to be her favorite toy, and because it was her favorite she devoted quite a bit of energy to destroying it over the years, as cats are wont to do. This was unfortunately my mother's last Christmas before dementia took her away, so it wasn't possible to ask where she bought it.

This toy is now a sad shadow of its former self, and we would love to get a replacement. However, my google-fu has completely failed me. Thus, I turn to you, oh glorious hive mind, for assistance in tracking one down.

Any ideas? Cat tax is paid in the destruction video, but here is some estimated tax. She's an attractive cat. Just ask her and she'll tell you.
posted by slkinsey to Pets & Animals (8 answers total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
This is not exact but may be close enough. This one is closer, with slightly different angles.
posted by restless_nomad at 9:56 AM on October 22, 2020


Some variants

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posted by biffa at 9:56 AM on October 22, 2020


This looks pretty close.
posted by Orkney Vole at 9:57 AM on October 22, 2020 [1 favorite]


Best answer: Another possibility
posted by kite at 10:11 AM on October 22, 2020 [1 favorite]


When I went through this process a few years ago with my sweet dog, I took a picture of said toy to my friendly neighborhood companion animal goods shop. They flipped through a catalogue and found it for me, AND they started stocking it. Might be worth trying that in your neck of the woods!

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posted by late afternoon dreaming hotel at 10:17 AM on October 22, 2020


That's not a bee. That's...that's a bear in a bee costume.
posted by nosila at 2:01 PM on October 22, 2020 [2 favorites]


Response by poster: Thanks, all! Nothing exactly like it, but kite's find is pretty darn close. Beatrix can hardly wait to bite and bite and bite it until she can bite it no more.
posted by slkinsey at 1:49 PM on October 23, 2020 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: For the curious: here is Beatrix playing with her new toy!
posted by slkinsey at 7:21 AM on November 22, 2020 [1 favorite]


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