Beware ASDA cat play tunnel !

redsclubbedup

We got one of these for our kitten last week. He loves it !!!

But after playing manically with it for a good 30mins, he suddenly went very quiet. Upon investiagtion the two pieces of elastic (with balls on the end) had become entwined around his neck

we freed him and removed one of the balls, and have let him have it back now, as there is no further danger to him

have emailed asda / the manufacturer to warn them about this, but have received nothing back from them at all

So just a warning to anyone with one / thinking of getting one

Its a great (cheap) toy, but make sure you remove one of teh balls - dread to think how bad this could have been if we were not about !

thistledome

Glad to hear your kitten is OK.

This is very dangerous, I hope ASDA take notice of this and if they don't answer your email I think you should send another to chase them up.

EmptyPockets

Don't let Asda fob you off - this is a serious issue that could have had devastating consequences for you and your kitten. Give them a week or two and if you've heard nothing from them, email or write to them again and make sure they know that you are awaiting their aknowledgement of the problem. I had to do this a while back with Sainsbury's. It took them about a month but they did actually get back to me and the outcome to my complaint was very satisfactory.

redsclubbedup

it could have indeed been alot worse

i work as a product designer, so know there are a hell of alot of regulations (most products need certificates from a test lab before they even get to market) so i cant believe that this got onto the market - but just wanted to make sure that if anyone else had one at home they knew about this - i will update if / when i hear back from the manufacturer / asda

bluebeary

thanks for the heads up and glad your cat is ok x

atrixblue.-MFR-.

the manufacturer wont be asda they just sell the product even if it has a their name in the package it would of been manufactered on for them buy a certain company. you are right to highlight this safty issue with them as they can inform the manufacturer or recall if necessary.

Caspian

Oh I have one of those. I bought it last week and my bundle of fluff loves to play in it. I shall have to chop one ball of.

morg_monster

Wow it is true, every single thread on this board ends up advocating neutering...

(glad the cat is OK! As owner of a very stupid cat, I'm very glad this didn't have a worse outcome)

Sagz_2

morg_monster wrote: »

Wow it is true, every single thread on this board ends up advocating neutering...

(glad the cat is OK! As owner of a very stupid cat, I'm very glad this didn't have a worse outcome)

:T:rotfl::rotfl::T

redsclubbedup

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

the manufacturer wont be asda they just sell the product even if it has a their name in the package it would of been manufactered on for them buy a certain company. you are right to highlight this safty issue with them as they can inform the manufacturer or recall if necessary.

i have contacted both asda and the manufacturer