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The Toy Testers

May 20, 2010 By: Sparkle Cat22 Comments

A package came in the mail, addressed to my human. She insisted, however, that it was really for me — and sure enough, it was a brand new toy from Casbah Kitten! Their cat toys are made from eco felt and organic catnip, and tested out by resident kitties Jane and Alice, who often blog about their findings. A couple of weeks ago they generously offered to send toys out to a select few kitties for testing, and I got to be one of them! Even so, I had to look inside the bag to see if there was anything there for my human. Nope. Just a note saying that this new toy will probably be available in the Casbah Kitten Esty store on June 15.

All bags must be checked to make absolutely sure they are really empty!

The toy is a pig — with wings! Here is his face:

He is very cute!

And in case you were wondering — yes, they remembered to add the curly tail:

Is this what they mean by anatomically correct?

Binga, of course, had to see if it met with her exacting standards.

First she gives it the sniff test.

Then she made sure it could take a licking.

She tried to kill the piggy with brute force. Piggy did not die!

Yes, she decided it definitely could take a licking.

It also passed the taste test.

I thought for sure Boodie would like it, since she is such a nip fiend, but she seemed to have her doubts.

Not quite sure what to do with it.

Considering how she behaves at dinnertime, maybe she thought the toy was a joke on her.

Yes, they are making fun of me!

My human wasn’t sure if I was going to like it because I usually play with little toys I can toss in the air and use as hockey pucks. Plus I’m generally not that big a nip head. But I think they put some sort of special kind of catnip in this toy because it resonated with me more than it did with the other cats.

This must be the champagne of nip!

Next thing she knew, I was on the floor, licking it, kicking it and claiming it as my own!

Piggy of mine, where have you been all my life?

I also found a new game to play with it that’s even better than hockey — soccer! It’s really lightweight so I get a lot of action from it. My human wanted to get a video of me kicking it around the room, but unfortunately my favorite time to do this is around midnight, when it’s too dark for video. But anyway, I love this new toy and it is now one of my favorites! So the flying pig passed my toy testing with flying colors!

Nobody had better get between me and my pig!

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Comments

  1. Fin says

    May 22, 2010 at 11:50 am

    They make the cutest toys!!

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  2. Huffle Mawson says

    May 21, 2010 at 8:39 pm

    That looks like a most excellent toy. I have a Supa Kitteh from Casbah Kitten and I love it to death.

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  3. The Island Cats says

    May 20, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    We need a flying pig!!!

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  4. Cat Lady Diary says

    May 20, 2010 at 5:56 pm

    That is a beautiful toy!!! I can clearly see you will love it Sparkle!

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  5. Teri and the cats of Furrydance says

    May 20, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    We have a long shopping list…New toys now, Mewmie! We want pigs to fly, too!

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  6. Toby & Leia says

    May 20, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    That looks like quite a fine toy. We’ve got some pawsome nip hamsters from Cat Faeries. Very potent, primo nip too.

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  7. Marg says

    May 20, 2010 at 11:40 am

    That is a great looking pig. Sparkle, it looks like you are really enjoying it a lot. We might have to get one of those. It sure is cute with that curly tail too.
    Hope you have a wonderful day.

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  8. Grace says

    May 20, 2010 at 11:19 am

    I’d like that for myself because I think flying pigs are so cute but I’m betting my 3 kitties would find a way to take it away from me…boogers that they are

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  9. Katnip Lounge says

    May 20, 2010 at 10:46 am

    Well, we are counting the days to June 15! The piggy looks like a ton of fun!

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  10. jansfunnyfarm says

    May 20, 2010 at 9:17 am

    What a fun toy to test. Congratulations, you all did a great toy test.

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  11. Raymond and Busby says

    May 20, 2010 at 8:24 am

    How fun! We love the tail!

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  12. Sniffie and the Florida Furkids says

    May 20, 2010 at 8:19 am

    That little pig is very cute! We wondered, does it taste like ham?

    Sniffie and the Florida Furkids

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  13. BeadedTail says

    May 20, 2010 at 8:02 am

    That flying pig is cute and you really put it to the test! We love Casbah Kitten toys too and agree they put something in that Kentucky cat nip that sets it apart from other nip!

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  14. animalartist says

    May 20, 2010 at 7:14 am

    Well Sparkle, if you ever said, “I’ll like catnip when pigs fly,” someone must have heard you. Good thing they put wings on that pig!

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  15. Four Crazy Cats says

    May 20, 2010 at 5:58 am

    What a great new toy!! Pigs are so cute 🙂

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  16. Momo says

    May 20, 2010 at 5:21 am

    A pink flying pig with special nip? Cute! If it had come to my place, I am sure SS would claim it to be hers.

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  17. Millie says

    May 20, 2010 at 4:56 am

    What a cute cool toy! I am gonna have to get one of those! thanks!

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  18. Daisy the Curly Cat says

    May 20, 2010 at 4:52 am

    That little pink piggie is adorable!

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  19. The Creek Cats says

    May 20, 2010 at 4:29 am

    Casbah Kitten toys are the greatest!!!!

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  20. Sparkle says

    May 20, 2010 at 2:03 am

    @casbahkitten I’m beginning to think that there are different strains of nip out there that affect kitties differently. ‘Cause the only two strains of nip I have ever reacted this strongly to are yours and the Pawbreakers nip. Nearly everything else I sniff, but am not impressed by.

    P.S. I think my human figured out the bouncing off the wall thing. It is very lightweight. This toy has SO much play in it!

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  21. casbahkitten says

    May 20, 2010 at 1:49 am

    Yay! You all liked the pig! Thanks SO much for testing it for us. Oh, and tell your human that she can bounce it safely off walls or windows. Jane likes Momma to bounce hers off the wall and she leaps up and tackles it.

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