Have you ever ever spent a complete lot of money on a toy on your cat, solely to have the cat ignore it and play with the field as an alternative? This author actually has, and the phenomenon has additionally been noticed by Jacquelyn Mansfield, a Maine-based cat lover, who has turned to 3D printing to manufacture cat-safe toys that mimic junk that cats like to play with.
She has created a line of revolutionary, 3D printed cat toys based mostly on on a regular basis objects that felines discover fascinating. Her first product is a biodegradable, sparkly model of a cat’s favourite non-official toy – the milk jug ring (as seen within the picture above). Mansfield’s model is bigger, squishier, and has been cat-tested and authorized by many cats on the shelter, in addition to her personal cats at dwelling.
She runs a thriving on-line enterprise referred to as Proxima Design Cat Toys, named after her personal cat. Good toys are vital for a housecat’s psychological and bodily well being, and with out stimulation, cats can turn into bored, damaging or develop unhealthy consuming habits that may result in well being issues.
The felt and cotton toys, which embody toaster pastries, watermelons, carrots, mice, rainbow flags, burgers, fries, avocados, bats, stars and half-peeled bananas, have caught on shortly.
“Everybody is aware of cats prefer to play with trash,” Mansfield mentioned. “The rings are an enormous favourite in my family. I needed to make one thing that I knew was non-toxic and secure for cats to chew on.”
The toy-designer received the thought to develop into 3D printed toys after assembly a person with such a printer at a craft truthful final yr. Even with enterprise booming, Mansfield is sticking together with her day job at a grocery retailer, for now, whereas making cat toys by evening and volunteering on the shelter.
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