Our cats got an exercise wheel | One Fast Cat

They hate it.
Starring:
Stephan, Sushi, & BunBao the kittens
Lucci the Bouvier des Flandres
Midas the Doberman Pinscher
Instagram: / takethevongwayhome
Music by / ikson
@ikson

[@scottcorrigall7851]

It always takes a while for them to warm up to a big new thing. But some funny advice: sit by the wheel and show them KZbin videos of cats using the wheel. I have literally had my cat looking back and forth from the laptop screen to the wheel, connecting what she saw the KZbin cat doing to her wheel. Eventually she started going to the wheel and using it on her own without me doing any training. I also moved a favorite chair of hers near the wheel so she would sleep in the chair and by right next to the wheel all the time. I read so much about training cats to use these wheels, but in the end it was just KZbin and moving her bed nearby that did all the work.

[@blender4464]

I had a cat learn to sleep in the laundry from watching an older cat do it. We took forever putting the laundry away and piper is a professional napper. She chose this spot as her napping grounds for a few days during which a younger cat just kinda... watched. After a few days i finally saw her in the laundry basket looking judgmental.

[@nickdamon2721]

Like all kids, they prefer playing with the box.

[@vasilis8208]

I love how your cat helps to put it together!

[@thedareneewilliams8360]

I use catnip spray😂 that way they can't ingest the dry stuff into their lungs

[@dragonmanmark]

There are two kinds of cats, a toy-driven cat, and a treat-driven cat.

[@kw9568]

Wow! Look at that Doberman!!!!! 😍🤩 so freaking handsome!!!!

[@maryanneb1122]

Thank you for this..I just love the dogs..they are looking at all of this and wondering what the fuss is all about🤣🤣🤣

[@christinejones5560]

I cannot believe your cats have taken to the wheel at least I see one cat has definitely taken to the wheel I have four cats and I just bought the wheel and I have tried everything from feathers to treats to catnip and the list goes on but I will not give up I am going to buy some churros which is a cat treat in a squeezable tube next

[@beverlygannon4141]

Yes training needed. Best from a kitten🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🐈😻🐾

[@andreakovacs3088]

WOW Dobermann! ❤️😍🥰😘

[@christinejones5560]

This video helped me out a lot and I have four cats and just bought the wheel and they are outsmarting me even more treats but supposedly it takes up to a year to train them to use this thing

[@marknasia5293]

i have had this for a few years now, and my female cat took to it in days, running full gallop. Years later the boys just couldn’t get the rhythm to run at full pace. All of the cats prefer it stand next to the wheel while they use it, unless it is 2:30am and they are using is by themselves waking me up wondering, “what’s that strange noise” as the are walking on it. It helped all my cats get to a healthier weight and reduced a little aggression until they realized they could fight over the treadmill too. so daily the cats take turns laying on the treadmill as if they are just squatting on it to prevent the other cats a turn, like when you go to the gym and people just occupy a machine but don’t really use it, just play on their phones, just my cats haven’t figured out how to open their own KZbin account and upload videos or they would be doing that too.

[@chanelprincess6061]

What a wonderful family and their fur babies 🥰

[@kristinadroz6210]

Try using a laser pointer on the wheel's inner side.

[@meganesergerie5382]

So lovely cats and dogs! Love it! Nice family you have!

[@takethevongwayhome]

thank you!

[@bburnsga]

Funny! My cats would probably think it's hammock, too, lol. That poor (cute!) floppy haired dog...I'd cut the front of that dog's hair, even though that's the way they're supposed to look. My bro & sis-in-law had a Bouvier, & they kept the hair in front shorter, & he was SO cute -- you could actually see his beautiful eyes! That would have to be very annoying. But good for you two, getting the exercise wheel for your kitties!

[@andreakovacs3088]

WOW Schnauser! 😍🥰❤️😘

[@takethevongwayhome]

Actually Bouvier des Flandres, but thank you!!

[@summerflower8098]

You need to show them how much fun it is to exercise!

[@JackieEco]

Have your cats been able to lose weight or stay in shape with the cat treadmill?

[@takethevongwayhome]

Noo not at all they absolutely hated it except as a hammock. We ended up selling it since ours decided they prefer the sedentary lifestyle lol

[@charlesvarga7904]

You got a bonus toy, the box has a cut out door on the box!

[@takethevongwayhome]

They prefer it to the actual wheel..

[@jloza1175]

6 months and my 9 cats all hate it. No returns so I definitely have buyers remorse.

[@peepingtom9506]

My cats love it, 3 of the 4 anyways. They have "wheel wars" and try and knock each other out of the wheel. My kitten actually spun a full 360 in one of the wheel wars lol

[@maeuschen22]

@@peepingtom9506 how did you get your cats walking on it?

[@peepingtom9506]

My female cats love the wheel,Jag not so much. I can command my kitten to run or walk on the wheel, I tell her Cheetah speed or turtle lol.

[@takethevongwayhome]

Haha I'd love to see a video of that!

[@Dr_MF]

Mote like 20 .. 😹 Aah excuse me I'm a cat not a koala 🐨

[@WeezieV]

7:01 LOl!!!

[@takethevongwayhome]

🤣 Lil’ Bun is a menace

[@goldenboi24k]

Tooooo many animals!!

[@anji3117]

Got eaten by whatttt !? Gosh

[@JackieEco]

Your fluffy Caliby looks like a combination or child of my Maine coon and Caliby cats😻

[@takethevongwayhome]

Aww she does!! They're so cute!😻

[@videobagoes]

New hammock haha. Good product. Thanks for the video sharing

[@mycarolinaskies]

Try using a laser pointer to entice them. Move it from the base upward to about 2/3 up the curve. It will take them a little while to find the wheel fun but then you'll hear them using it in the middle of the night and have to get up to see what the noise is! :)

[@takethevongwayhome]

We tried a little, but none of our cats really care about the laser pointer for some reason. I'll try getting them interested in it more and see if it works, thank you!

[@IKI11I]

Hey do your cats actually love this? Thinking of purchasing for my 2 year old and 10 week old

[@beverlygannon4141]

YES U have to train them i want get one

[@hellobaileysewell]

Is that a Kerry Blue Terrier? ❤❤❤❤

[@takethevongwayhome]

Bouvier des Flandres

[@Berndr]

I got same wheel but I can't get any of my 3 cats to use it :(

[@annhilalevy4087]

Hi, are you interested in selling your cat wheel? I would like to try it, Thanks

[@dsbmwhacker]

Funny how many Cats don't want to have anything to do with an exercise wheel....😬

[@Allisonstatman]

Adorable

[@singleman805]

Seems the kind of cat toy I would buy right away only to find out later that I am more excited about the cat toy than my cats. Nice video though :-)

[@takethevongwayhome]

Hahaha yep thats pretty much exactly what happened. We're probably going to end up selling it, it's just decoration at this point

[@singleman805]

@@takethevongwayhome type "cat amazing" on amazon, maybe you already know it, but that keeps my cats interested and somewhat more active and at the same time they will not swallow whole kibbles without chewing them. Had a few accidents when they just swallow food.

[@takethevongwayhome]

@@singleman805 oh that's a good idea! Do you feed them all of their meals in it?

[@singleman805]

@@takethevongwayhome No, it would be too frustrating for the cats. Since they seem to prefer dry food ( less healthy ) than wet food ( healthier ) my cats are fed wet food first thing in the morning as they are very hungry because did not eat for about 8 hours. Then in the early afternoon when they are not starving I will give them dry food in that box and they spend good deal of time with it. Evening, wet food again. If I feed them dry food first, then they would casually ignore the wet food later. BUT It really depends on your cats since some cats only eat dry food. Only you can decide what is best for them. But if they are starving it would be a little cruel to feed them ALL the times like that. If however they have some appetite or are a little hungry than yes. That thing is one of the best thing I bought, the cats like it and even though they have to put in a little work at the end there is a reward so it is a win-win for everyone. Good Luck :-)

[@peepingtom9506]

@@takethevongwayhome took a bit for my cats to like it,one right away and it took about 4 months before another one started using it. The kittens (so far all my litters) all used it immediately,before they could even walk good.

[@gt5.075]

BEAUTIFUL Doberman stealing the show :)

[@ballistic350]

Buying one for my 2 saimese soon....

[@MrActuus]

ThAT dog with the long hair is soooooo Cute :D

[@wendyleeconnelly2939]

Did the kitties every get interested in the wheel?

[@jrdnnss]

i love the wall set up for the cats at 2:48 can we get a tour? 😍

[@takethevongwayhome]

We actually made videos of how and when we made it! There's two parts: the steps up kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpjSdGmli7ySadE and the suspension bridge kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHTJYompgZKNpZo

[@Sky1]

Give me 6 donuts and I will walk 10 feet on a treadmill :-)

[@RiverPerry]

they need to upgrade and make a box wheel

[@robertlaverdure60]

nice try , hope they take to it , nice family

[@qlewer670]

Don't worry, this cats is box-version of cats xDD

[@eleanormorgan2916]

You have a wonderful menagerie. Your red dobe is stunning. Wondering though, how you managed to tame the bear. Just got our wheel today and will give them overnight to smell it before starting to encourage my three cats to use it.

[@takethevongwayhome]

Thank you! 😆 We haven't been able to convince them into it so far, Stephan would much rather just nap and snuggle. Hope you get better results!

[@c.harris9989]

It doesn't look big enough. I'd like one larger diameter.

[@gsrands]

How are they liking it now? Any more interest after some time? :)

[@takethevongwayhome]

Absolutely hate it 😂 won't get on it unless I give them chicken, and our big boy who really needs it refuses to touch it period. Probably going to sell it honestly, it's just taking up space now

[@gsrands]

@@takethevongwayhome Hahaha! Sorry to hear that! Thanks for sharing! I'm worried about the same thing with my cats... Not sure they would use it! :P

[@craigshrimpton5765]

Of course we'd find a cat in a box, they prefer any box over the contents. They need to be simple though, I made a box like you didn't and my cats would just sit on top and it was a double decker.

[@williamhogg7830]

You folks should have bought a LAZER LIGHT, shined it half way up the wheel, and wiggled it around. cats love to chase lazer lites..

[@takethevongwayhome]

Yup tried that unfortunately, no go. The effort wasn't worth the reward for them I guess!

[@btwbrand]

Do, not, put, the, wheel, next ,to , a , wall, IT, Feels Sa,fer to, the , cat IF , THE WHE,iLL , IS not next to A W>ALLLL.... AND THEY HAVE>< MOER< THAN ONE WAY< TO< GET< OFF

[@nevaehl8148]

Why are you typing like that

[@gessicabernicot7218]

Good evening, I take the liberty of contacting you because I received a wheel for a cat from your company and I cannot mount the wheel to clip the parts. Do you have a video in French please so that I can get by there are two of us and since this morning we have not been able to get the clip and the parts. Thanks very much

[@sashahera5679]

Your dogs are 🥰🌈😻❤️🐾🌈🐾🥰 and your cats are 🐕😻🎶🥰🐾❤️💙🌟😻

[@rhondafurr7000]

I would love to know where you got/bought your wheel. Ping me if you want to sell it.

[@takethevongwayhome]

It's from One Fast Cat. If they don't take to it soon, we probably will sell it. We'll try the laser pointer tips a bit longer first

[@MAsWorld1]

Is anyone surprised at this?

[@aprillynsinger]

It's about 18 months since you posted this video, do your cats use the wheel, do you still have it? I'm debating whether to get one for my Maine Coons. Seems some cats make create use of wheels and others (most?) don't. I hope your cats are using it.

[@CarterBechtol]

I am curious as well.

[@takethevongwayhome]

No ours didn’t at all! We ended up selling it, they did love using it for an expensive hammock though

[@KatherineGrace1]

Where did you get your cat scratcher?

[@nidhiG999]

can you share the link where you bought it from?

[@takethevongwayhome]

onefastcat.com/products/cat-exercise-wheel

[@jadex38]

Thanks for the video☺ I've been reluctant to invest in such a wheel as I assume my cats won't use it but looks like yours did eventually get the hang of it- would you say it is worth the investment?

[@takethevongwayhome]

Unfortunately we had ours for a year and our cats never decided they liked it, so we ended up selling ours. I feel like it might work better starting younger kittens out on it maybe? Or just higher drive cats than ours lol

[@louise.feather8789]

Bengal cats love the wheels, they really do have high energy levels though so it keeps them out of getting up to mischief elsewhere!

[@takethevongwayhome]

@@louise.feather8789 That makes total sense, I have a feeling that Bengal parents are some of their happiest clients hahaha

[@onlyjesussaves840]

DON'T GIVE UP! USE A LASER LIGHT FOR THEM TO CHASE IN THE WHEEL!!! :)

[@sapphirewriter8349]

She said to the commenter a month ago their cats don't care about the laser pointer.

[@dustinwhistler6474]

i love your dogs wearing their Ruffwear socks Liners with their Ruffwear shoes please put them back on them please one of these days please guys please

[@babsphillips8583]

First of all, your kitties are gorgeous! I've been contemplating paying the big bucks for one of these but they're just too complicated for me to put together. So I'll just enjoy your video instead!

[@takethevongwayhome]

Putting it together actually wasn't bad! All the pieces just snapped into place. We finally ended up selling ours because our cats were just flat not interested. I was definitely more excited about it than they were ha!

[@louietoltolvlog9699]

I want to buy but it’s out of stock.

[@takethevongwayhome]

We got our at Christmas before they sold out, but I think they restock regularly!

[@kayt4019]

what breed of dog is the long hair?

[@takethevongwayhome]

Bouvier des Flandres

[@HB-forensics]

Some breeds are loungers and some are athletic. Don't expect your chunky cats to be interested in cat wheels. Your expensive investment will become an eyesore reminding you how you threw all that $$$.¢¢ away. It pays to watch different DIY videos for inspiration on constructing a low cost cat wheel that works. This way if the cat doesn't take to it you still have bragging rights.

[@dustinwhistler6474]

Hi again Rachel vong it me Dustin are you going to put doggy Ruffwear socks Liners on and Ruffwear shoes on back on your dogs again please let me know please guys please.

[@reneeacosta4420]

Maybe take that one back and get a bigger one they all could use? I bet the dogs would like it?

[@takethevongwayhome]

Worth a shot, yeah. Our big guy Stephan is the one who really needs it though, and even after this long he still absolutely refuses to touch it. Too scary for him!

[@mymind101]

this is not a review.

[@takethevongwayhome]

Correct lol it's mostly cats being cats

[@dustinwhistler6474]

guys i think you do is everyday you are taking your dogs outside for a long hike or use the bathroom outside put they Ruffwear socks Liners on with their Ruffwear shoes please guys Way i asking you this because hot weather hot pavement and cold weather to so i think it will be a good thing because you have ruffwear socks Liners and their Ruffwear shoes you can put them on your dogs to help keep they feets safe from summer heat and extreme weather Like hot or cold pavement to so please do it please guys please listing to me guys please i telling the truth guys so please guys please Rachel vong please.

[@CrownInstitute-to5zv]

Was thinking about purchasing this. But never seen it advertised with a video clip. It appears to be a total waste of money. Absolutely will not be buying this invention!

[@takethevongwayhome]

Some peoples cats really seem to enjoy it! Our just weren’t having it with any amount of tasty rewards or bribing lol. Too bad, our big guy could really use the exercise -_-

[@Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour]

You first need to stop overfeeding your cats and making them obese, Ma'am.

[@lesabre1972]

dogs suck!