FUKUMARUCat Wand Toy, 35.5 Inch Cat Feather Propeller Toy with Bell, Steel Wire Interactive Play Cat Toy for Indoor Cats with Natural Feather, Solid Wood Handle with 3 Cat Toy Feather Replacement

This is definitely Maddie’s favourite toy. She chases it endlessly and the spare sets of feathers are a necessity. More expensive than previously but with more spares.

my cat loves this toy, the movement is unique and enticing for her! the feathers to break easily so get the one with extra replacements, but she still likes it even with the broken feathers.

My cat was immediately in love with this toy, more so than I've seen him with any other toy, but he damaged the first feather propellor in the first day enough that it doesn't spin anymore. I put a replacement on and one of the feathers broke in half in a few hours. The quills on the feathers are quite thin and breakable, at least in the set of propellors I got.If the replacements were $1 each, I wouldn't care, I'd just buy like 40 of them, but I can't afford to go through one per day with what they actually cost. My plan is to buy some loose feathers (hopefully sturdier ones), take the feathers out of the broken propellors, and replace them with the loose feathers (or just make my own propellors). I'm a crafty person, so I've got all sorts of tools and glue to make this happen, but that's probably not a practical solution for many people.However, my cat is a very energetic, large 13-month-old and therefore may be rougher on his toys than the average cat. But, even with a gentle cat, you're likely to break a feather or two just because of how thin some of the quills are. Definitely buy the version with replacement propellors for this reason.

The product itself is a very nice product made with wood and metal - so no worries about a kitty who bites and swallows string and ends up in the ER from that.. But..... the connector at the end of the wire where the bell and feathers attach are not as good... One connector is like a safety pin... The pin part is not really my concern - it's protected - but our cat's nails kept getting stuck in the open space (which is metal and stronger than their nails) and was breaking nails off their toes before we figured out what was going on. Also the connector where the bell is attached also has an opening and nails can get caught in there. We ended up having to put masking tape over these holes - which doesn't work very well - as nails can go through that and still get stuck and rip off their fingers - but it helps.. (also unfortunately makes it harder for the feathers to spin - even with multiple pieces of tape (we've tried a few configurations. If this company wants to improve their product - I'd recommend using a solid connector (They make metal ones with ball bearings that are designed to spin - where their nails / claws won't get caught and rip off (that's not a great ER visit either when that happens.. ) - To people who have this product - I think you can find the connectors somewhere and actually replace what comes with the product - I haven't had a chance to look - but sometimes fishing product companies carry them, and many hardware stores (the good old fashioned kind of hardware store) usually have them.

All my cats love this. Even the one who never plays with toys, though she prefers the handle to the side with the feathers (weirdo!)Though, that means she and the kitten can play with the same toy at the same time. Simultaneous play, double the fun.