Thanks everyone for the advice and suggestions. I ordered a cat dancer and a few other attachments to try. He seems to be getting is mojo back, but will still shy away when he hears the sound of the rod toy in the air. The cat dancer should be perfect for him since it's definitely noiseless and...
It was almost exactly what "da bird is". I have a spare and he'll play with it, just not if it's attached to the string/wand. A couple of times he's heard me playing with it and run in the room and played for a few minutes. Then as soon as it comes off the ground he'll get scared and jet.
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So I've been trying to exercise my two cats more and they LOVE the chase toy with the feathers attached to a string/wand. Unfortunately, there was a small mistake on my part. One cat had the toy locked down a bit, and when I thought it was free I'd pull it away. Typically, they love this and...