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a copy to the First Dog, Millie;
Barbara Bush acknowledged receipt
of the tape with a warm thank you
note.
So as not to slight feline film lovers,
the Tobermans also market two
videotapes for cats. "Video Catnip"
and "Kitty Video" are produced
by different companies but appear to
have the same genesis.
rIWo cat owners each happened
upon television documentaries about
birds; while watching it, their cats
went berserk. After videotaping birds
and screening the footage for some
discerning cat critics, they received
two paws up and went forward with
their products.
Jane Talkington's "Kitty Video" was
released in spring 1989 and features
30 minutes of exotic, colorful birds.
The video is of special interest to
indoor cats that are not directly ex-
posed to nature, says Ms. Talkington,
owner of Lazy Cat Production, in Still-
water, Okla. The tape, which sells for
$20, has no music or human voices,
only natural bird sounds.
In the course of testing her video
on 30 cats, Ms. Talkington made an
interesting discovery. "Cats," she
declares, "don't like ducks."
Steve Malarkey's "Video Catnip"
features 30 minutes of birds and
squirrels. rIWo short segments are set
to music; a third segment, titled "A
Stalk In The Park," has natural bird
noises. The tape sells for $19.95. Mr.
Malarkey left a career as a computer
technician to run his company,
Petavision, in Morgantown, W. Va.
Both Ms. Talkington and Mr. Ma-
larkey have proof of the success of
their products. They can produce
photographs taken by happy owners
of satisfied kitties sitting rapt before
television sets. Some frisky felines
have been known to lunge at
television sets, hoping to get a paw
on their feathered friends.
Cat videotapes may even be
considered more than mere
entertainment. For house-bound
felines, the tapes may provide much
needed exercise.
"All domestic animals need
stimulation," says Karen Payne, editor
of Pet Business, a trade publication, and
of Pet Care Times, a newpaper for pet