Pawbreakers, the Candy for Cats

Pawbreakers is such a simple and logical concept for combining a catnip treat with play that one wonders why it wasn't discovered long ago!

Brett Buchanan has proven again the old adage that "necessity is the mother of invention" with his Pawbreakers concept. Like most cat lovers, he provided his three cats with plenty of catnip toys, but noticed that as his kitties aged, their interest waned. As he reasoned, "Would you like to smell your favorite food but never be able to eat it?" Next, he provided dry catnip in a bowl for his cats to snack on. As cats will do, they'd dive into the bowl and soon all the catnip would be scattered over the surrounding carpet, and out would come the vacuum, while the cats were still unsatisfied.

Pawbreakers were the result of countless hours of experimenting and testing on enthusiastic cats, until exactly the right shape and size was attained. My cats were no exception to the excitement with which cats greet their first introduction to Pawbreakers. Each of them got his own Pawbreaker, and it was hilarious fun watching them chase their toy-treats around the floor, then nuzzle and love them before licking them to death.

It wasn't long before all the Pawbreakers had disappeared - either completely consumed or lost under our sectional furniture. Put a couple of the toy-treats in a dry bathtub and watch your cat's antics as the ball rolls up and down the sides, or try Pawbreakers with the Peek-a-Prize toy box (see sidebar for review). My four test cats give Pawbreakers four paws up, and I give them a "5" for combining snacktime with playtime for cats.