As a pioneer in animal nursing education, he has been engaged in education and research for over 50 years.
Conducted a cat behavior survey in collaboration with "Yamazaki Animal Nursing University"
Based on the survey results, we have developed a toy that satisfies the instinctive desires of cats.
Japan's first four-year university (Hachioji, Tokyo) to learn about animal nursing, founded in 1967. Aiming to build a rich and peaceful society for humans and animals, he has been engaged in education and research for over 50 years as a pioneer in animal nursing education.
- STEP.1 Selection of material
Cat's sense of smell
The sense of smell has developed since birthEven kittens with open eyes can search for their own bedding and mother's nipples with a scent.It is said that.
Use of animal-derived "smell-stimulating" materials
As an approach to the sense of smell, the ones that often, catnip, food can be put in, the ones that use spices, etc. were considered, but the one that responded particularly well was considered.Animal-derived items such as leather, animal hair, and Tobawas.
- STEP.2 Examination of shape
Cat hunting starts with how to catch"Rat type" "Bird type" "Rabbit type" It is classified into.※
We examined replacing prey with toys based on the characteristics of each movement.
* From Yamazaki Animal Nursing University "Survey on Toy Preference in Cats-Development of Handmade Toys-"
- STEP.3 Survey and consideration by university students
- necoco leather cat ball set of 2
A highly palatable ball that uses cowhide odor and catnip. It comes with a string of about 50 cm that you can move by tying it, so you can roll it with the tip of your nose or play as a joke.
- necoco leather cat jarashi
Jarashi series using leather (cowhide), which is a "soft natural material" that became the most responsive toy material in the questionnaire conducted at the university. From various experiments at the university, it was concluded that Jarashi is the most playable toy, and it is summarized in a paper by Yamazaki Gakuen University of Animal Nursing. The odor of cowhide strongly stimulates the interest of cats.
- Kerigurumi tough leather strongest shrimp
It is a leather type of "Kerigurumi Shrimp" which is popular on SNS. Made by sewing leather together, the strongest strength in the history of Kerigurumi! It has been proved by the "tear strength test" based on the JIS standard that it is four times stronger than the conventional product, so it is okay if it is sharpened to the fullest.
