SoCalMissy
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1: is it worth it?
2: will they use it?
3: is it sturdy - will it last - hold up to nails/teeth?
1 - you decide for $13
2 - mine has kicking habits so they use the toy
3 - seems sturdy @4 months in
Positives:
I have 1 gray cat (12 yr old male) that plays with anything .. A N Y T H I N G
and 1 black cat (7 yr old male) that only plays with red dot/flash lights, bugs and string - NO CAT TOYS - but he’s seems to like this toy as long as the gray cat is also playing with one simultaneously. I’m unsure if it’s because he sees him playing and is jealous (there’s a lot of jealousy between these 2!) or if it’s because the catnip attracts him and then he’s hooked, or both.
You can see both cats enjoy it. My gray cat is the one who likes to kick and has long rear nails (he plays very, very rough normally) and he enjoys the heck out of this toy. Even the big black cat will do an occasional kick with it.
Negatives:
The one thing is the little feather stuff. There’s a few pieces that are longer (you can actually see it in one of the videos, the black cat playing with the green one it has a piece that's longer, and it goes across his face). My other gray cat eats anything. He’s a total garbage disposal. He eats hair off the floor. He eats dust balls. He eats carpet pieces that have been picked up from their nails. Arg! I’m telling you it’s horrible. So, I am forever living with the behavior of cat/toddler proofing my home. If it could be picked up and put in the mouth or licked, it’s bad. I know that’s sad but it’s the truth. So that’s a negative because I picked up one of the pieces off the floor when they were new.
And of course, the catnip doesn’t stay for long. But I am getting the most life out of them as possible because I keep them in separate Ziploc baggies and don’t let the air get to them when not in use.
And last negative would be cost. I believe I paid $13 or so 11/27/23. When I replace these, since they don’t last more than a few months before the catnip or the attraction portion of the play is gone from this toy, I’ll be looking to replace them for at least, at minimum, 50% less than what I paid, or between $5-$7 tops.
Notes:
I keep/store these in a Ziploc plastic bag with the air removed (when not in use) and bring them out for a few minutes of play or until they’re tired of it and then store it back in the baggie. So it seems to last longer I suppose. I bought this pack of 3 toys on 11/27/23 and they’re just now getting to the point where I should be replacing them soon if I want them to enjoy the catnip portion as part of the toy.
Overall. Good toy - sturdy, crinkly, decent cat-nippy smell, cats seem to enjoy them and their nails/teeth haven out any holes in them or scratched them apart. Also store them in a Ziploc baggie when not in use, the catnip part will last a bit longer. So if I’m using a scale of 1-10 then maybe an 8-9 using my gray cat to measure because he loves to play normally and will play a long time due to the catnip. Also he has no teeth, so he slobbers on it, a lot, and I have to wait for it to dry before I can put it away in a baggie. Or it could just be because he plays with it so much more than the other cat that it’s out of the Ziploc baggie more often, therefore, the catnip portion of it could be going away or not as strong. But he still plays with it and once I entice him, he really gets going with it.
Shane
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