An apparatus for exercising a curious animal such as a housecat comprises a
laser pointer mounted on a shaft driven by a geared motor mounted on a
pedestal. The rotatable shaft is preferably generally vertically disposed
and the direction of the pointer is preferably obliquely downward so that
activation of the motor causes the spot beam of the laser to track around
the pedestal with a vector of motion to attract a cat into interaction
with the spot beam. In a further specific embodiment, the laser pointer
may be mounted on the head of an oscillatory air circulation fan with a
pedestal. The oscillation of the spot beam, together with the air movement
of the oscillatory fan, further stimulates activity in a cat while
conveniently inducing convective cooling.
