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Good if it’s at the right height,
Ideally, cats need toys they can chase and ultimately catch, otherwise they become frustrated.
I found my cat loses interest if he can’t actually get to bite the toy.
It’s a bit of a problem since I need toys that simulate the “kill” process, as he’s an indoor cat and misses out on the bug-chasing that outdoor cats get to experience.
This toy is good for cats who don’t need that type of play.
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|great toy,
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|Durability,
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|Cat loves it; sturdy, runs for a long time on one set of batteries,
It’s very easy to set up and “program.” There is one button for on/off, and one button to program 15-minute presets for up to two hours, so you can set it and forget it if you wish. It also has a dial to let you set the rate of rotation for the feather wand. I set it on the lowest speed.
By design, the wand rotates at an erratic pace, and jumps back and forth a bit, to keep the cats on their toes so they don’t get bored. My unit is, thankfully, absolutely silent. I can’t hear it at all while it’s on. The feathers are attached by a small metal loop.The design is well-done so the hanging part of the feather does not get entangled in the wand. It seems to be quite a simple matter to replace with something fresh if it becomes necessary. I don’t know if the company sells replacements, but it looks like a very simple do-it-yourself project.
We had a similar toy from another well-known brand, in the same price range, and the difference in quality is noticeable. This product is much more sturdy, with feet that are fastened strongly and don’t feel as if they will snap off, a base unit heavy enough to stay in place, quality materials for the wand and feathers so the feathers don’t become tangled – overall, it’s a quality product.
And last, but most important of all: The cat loves it. We have two, and one of them, a former feral, has adopted it as her toy of choice, and has spent hours on her back catching and releasing and catching the feather. Both cats sit and stare at it going round and round, but it’s the one cat who has not taken to any of the other toys that has really come alive for this one. She even plays with it when it’s turned off. They are both absolutely mesmerized by it, as they would be by any feathered thing flying within their reach. The slow speed seems fine for them, and I’m pretty sure it’s an economical way to use the batteries, too.
All in all, a very successful kitty toy. We’ve been happy with all the toys we’ve bought from this company. They are all well-made, and while very few cat toys last forever, these seem to last longer than other brands.
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|Pack your bags, Lucy, it’s Rehab time~~~,
Lucy is addicted, yes, a full-fledged addict to this toy. Sam on the other hand, just watches her play with it and is more interested in the base. He ‘will’ swat it once, maybe twice if it’s off but he’s an oldster and carries his ‘mice’ around all day, so it’s all right. Back to Lucy. This toy was sent to my 2 cats for Christmas. I read the directions, put it together in a snap, put it on the floor and turned it on. Both cats made a beeline to it and skidded to a halt ‘in case’ it was alive and would attack. You know how cats are, they have to check everything. Lucy became the brave one. She decided to walk past it, closely past it, and pretend she wasn’t noticing. But when she was about 4 feet past it, she gave an almost imperceptible glance backwards, and in one blink she grabbed it. She batted that feather over and over and then realized that if she laid down next to it, the feather would come to her! Jackpot! She could now be lazy in body and active in paws. She never stops and she never gets tired of it. It has gotten so bad that when I turn it off and try to go to bed myself, she cries and cries and paces the floor. I even hid it on top of the fridge the 2nd night, and for the first time in her life, she pulled the brass fan away from the fireplace and put her front feet into all that soot, pawing around for the toy. What used to be pristine white feet are now, pardon the pun, shades of gray, but that’s better than the jet black that they were. As I type this, she is on the floor behind me caterwauling for me to go back downstairs and turn it on again. I hear you, you’re saying so go do it. But now she wants you to sit and watch her while she kills the feather. She’s so proud of herself. If you try to leave and let her play on her own, forget it. She wants you ‘there’. My cat is an addict. I know it and she knows it. Shoot, my neighbors know it. And Sam? He doesn’t care; he has his mice. He just says, “You tell’em cat, that’s what you’re fur”. I can’t believe I just typed that. I’ll blame the cat 😉
That is our experience with the SmartyKat LocoMotion toy and as you can see, one loves it and one yawns. But personally, I think it’s worth the try and if it doesn’t work wonders with your cat, send it on to another cat for their fun. One of them is going to thank you, or knock themselves out trying. Opps, I have to cut this review short now. Cat Rehab is returning my call.
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UPDATE: It’s almost a month later, and I thought I’d report how The Toy is faring. You can tell it has it’s own name now, The Toy, and it’s all Lucy’s as it has been from the beginning. Last night, in the middle of the night, Lucy was howling away and walking from room to room, upstairs and downstairs. I got up and went to look for her, and there she was, pacing and pacing. I said, “Geezy peezy, Lu, what’s the matter with you?” She looked up, howled and whined and started back up the stairs. I followed and she went straight to The Toy. I thought, oh no, here we go again. I turned it on, she immediately fell on her side to play with it, smacked it twice, and then…oh noooo…it stopped. Her eyes got SO big and I swear I honestly thought she was going to speak the English language. She started to cry and whine and catterwaul in complete syllables like it was the end of the world. I knew what it was. The batteries finally died. I put in new ones, switched it on and BAM, she was back on her side and swatting that thing like nobody’s business. What a happy cat. Swattin’ and purrin’. Yes, she’s still addicted and I honestly don’t think she’ll ever get tired of The Toy, and so I thought I’d fill you in on my addiction filled house. Lucy and her Toy, and Sam and his mice. And by the way, The Toy has only lost 1 of the many feathers on the wand. I found that one on top of Lucy’s head. I most surely need a vacation.
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It’s now yet another month (Mar, 18th, 2013) and Lucy finally broke the little nylon/cat gut string that holds the feather onto the wand. I’ve made a substitute of satin ribbon with octopus style legs to attach to the wand until I get to the store and buy a new feather attachment. Crazy cat. It’s still the same; she adores this toy and lets me know in no uncertain terms when she wants/needs it turned back on. I try to only run it about a million times a day now, hahaha. Don’t know what I’d do without that timer. Sam, my Maine Coon, has started taking a notice to it and has slapped it a few times much to Lucy’s chagrin. She makes him move over and restakes her claim. When she not lying on her side to smack and snare the toy, she actually stands right with it and lets it go around and around, smacking her in the face with either the feather or the satin ribbon. She loves it and will sit there for the longest times. Who knows what goes through the mind of a cat so in love with a toy. As she sits there with it gently…
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|An addiction for my feline,
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