Customer Reviews

Feathers For Felines Double Bill Creature Feature DVD: Episode 1 & Special Edition videos/cat toys for cats

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Both of my cats were immediately captivated by this DVD and were engaged the entire two hours. The second hour "special edition" included clips with squirrels and chipmunks that seemed to get them especially excited. I was surprised that the next morning one of my cats went to the TV and started looking around, it seemed to me that she wanted to watch again so I put it on and she happily sat in front of the TV talking and touching the screen. Her brother was attracted by the sounds and came in to join her.
Because it is a DVD it can be set up to run as a continuous program if you want to leave it running when not home. Lucy gave it 4 stars only because she wanted more squirrels and chipmunks and found the aquarium scenes boring.

This DVD has my cats pawing at the television, trying to catch the birds and squirrels on the screen. They go behind the TV trying to find the critters "inside." One of my cats actually runs into the room whenever he hears the TV go on...he crouches on his belly and stares at the screen hopefully. The length of the two video programs are great--the cats lose interest before the end, usually. But there is a looping option to have them run over and over if you like. The soundtrack of chirping birds and chuckling squirrels is not at all obnoxious to have on in the background while you are doing something else.

If I have any complaints it is that there is a bit too much close-up action (cats like the flitting of birds and hopping of squirrels, which you can only appreciate from a little distance), and the spiders and bees leave them completely cold. If there were an option for 4.5 stars, I would give this DVD that score.

If you have indoor cats who sometimes seem to be bored, this is a GREAT diversion for them. I am glad I bought it and I would recommend it highly to any cat owner.

" What a great way to keep my 3 indoor cats busy and entertained! I already had a couple of other cat videos but found that the music and lack of action didn't always work for my 'girls'. With this DVD I can't keep them away from the TV. It goes for 2 hours and do they have a ball! Even Snowball, the eldest of the trio at 11 years, gets into the stalking, crouching and swatting of the birds, squirrels and other cat favourites. Unfortunately, my downstairs neighbour borrowed my copy for her cat. She's enjoying it so much that I'll likely have to get another one to replace it. Highly recommended. 5 stars out of 5!"

This appeared to be the best of the available videos for cats, but my cat doesn't seem to be very interested in it so far. The segments are somewhat disconnected; rather than one segment showing the same view for several minutes, there will be multiple short clips of different birds in a variety of settings. Another thing that seems unnatural to me is that some of the views are extreme closeups, with a medium-sized bird occupying most of the TV screen. If the clips were longer-lasting and at a reasonable scale, it might be better at making the cat feel as if she was looking out a window at a bird feeder.

I moved to a building with a view of a courtyard--not interesting enough for my neurotic, old kitty, who began licking her belly bald. She doesn't jump around and attack the screen, but she enjoys watching this DVD; when I come home from a long, long day at work, she is often sitting on the bed looking at the computer screen where the DVD is playing. She seems more playful with me in the evenings, more curious about her environment. Licking herself bald has not stopped, but it has slowed down.

I took my dog to the pet store recently where they had the feathers for felines video playing. My dog noticed it playing and I had to literally drag her away, she loved it!! I bought a copy and played it when we got home. She sat in front of the TV and tried catching the birds as they flew away, she watched until the very end!
4 paws up here!!

I have 4 felines (2 boys-almost 9 and 2 girls 1&1/2 yrs). The first time I pressed play-that was it!!! Jaz-zee is obsessed with it! When I come down stairs, she is sitting in front of the TV - looks at TV and then at me and over, etc...This happens morning and night. She did hit her head on the TV screen a few times.

I am a pharmacist and people will call me when they have a problem with their kitty. Works for me! I hope to find another DVD that is just as good and I will buy them their own DVD player. If we burn it up, I will buy another one!!

First review I have written. I know several people who have cats and this is going on the Christmas/birthday present list for a couple of my friends.

Enjoy!! Between the DVD and the Cat Claws Organic Catnip, everyone at my house is pretty mellow!

Prior to purchasing the DVD, I was a bit skeptical about whether my cat would be entertained or not, as he can bore easily without constant human contact. I put it in the player and intially, his ears perked up, but he left the room. However, within 5 minutes, his whole tale was bushed out and he was walking with his back arched back into the room. When he saw the screen, he got so excited that he ran up and jumped at the t.v.!

My cat was totally focused on the video. He now gets excited when I turn the t.v. on, he immediately goes right to it and sits down to watch (see picture under video images).

As for the video and sound quality, they are excellent. They did a great job capturing animals in their native habitats.

It is well worth the price. Knowing my cat can be entertained if I have something to do, is very reassuring.

It's 2 hours of multimedia fun for your feline!

If your cats sit in windowsills and make ungodly noises as birds fly by ... if they spring into action whenever a squirrel comes within a 100-yard radius ... if they've been stung more than once playing "catch the wasp" ... you NEED this DVD.

I will say that I cannot leave my cats unsupervised while it's on, since they bat at, jump on and generally attempt to climb through the TV while they watch, but this is prime entertainment for both the cat and the cat-watching public.

The production values are admittedly poor (I have a big screen plasma TV and the first feature in particular is exceedingly grainy). However, the cats don't seem to care, so I can't mark it down too much for that. I just hope they come out with a high-def version soon.

Our cat LOVES this DVD. The second she heard the birds chirping she came to check it out, and couldn't stop watching. Sometimes she tries to paw the screen to catch something. Every time she hears birds singing now she thinks it's time for her show. The drawback is she has started sitting right in front of the TV so we can't see it, any time she thinks the show is on or hopes it will come on. I don't know how she can stand it but she often watches the birds on our 37 inch widescreen from two inches away. She likes the squirrels and stuff in part two also, but it's the bird chirping sounds that really catch her attention. Therefore I think this DVD is probably better than some of the others that have music. This has some quiet spots but is basically nonstop animal sounds and movement.

I would give this five stars but the quality is low since it's clearly a transfer from VHS format. I also think it might be improved by longer sequences showing the same bird (this cuts from scene to scene very quickly), and some more long-distance shots would be nice (it's mostly closeups). But none of these things seem to bother my cat much, she's nuts about it.

One benefit of having the DVD instead of video is the infinite loop option, which plays through both parts sequentially and then starts again. So I can put this on when I leave the house and I know the cat will have some entertainment for as long as I'm away.