Petlinks System Mystery Motion Electronic Activity Cat Toy, 23" Diameter

The idea for this toy is wonderful, granted cats love chasing movements. But the actual product, is a real piece of crap. You clip on the little hidden mouse and it moves underneath the round plastic thing. But god forbid your cat actually touches it. The motor sticks making an awful and loud noise, as you can only assume, then the little mouse you clipped on falls off leaving the toy to burn out or burn the batteries. If you have more than one cat, Baddd toy. if you have a cat that likes to pounce, and stay on its prey. Badddd toy. If you have a cat thats skiddish with loud noises, baaaddd toy. If you don't have money to just blow.. Badddd TOY. I actually didn't even buy this one. I bought a more expensive version. But i got this one. Then was notified saying that the more expensive toy was no longer being made because of so many malfunctions etc. Now, I bought a more expensive one, that doesn't work. So why send me a cheaper version, that i could of paid LESS for, thinking it would work?? it doesn't. Now! once they come out with a toy that has a motor that can take a tiny cat sized beating.. then maybe this product will work someday. i DO NOT recommend paying anymore than $10 for this product EVER. Unless you're a dead millionaire that left all your assets to your cat. Its pointless and a waste of money.

I bought this toy for my six-month-old kitten after reading a favorable review in "Catnip" magazine. It is good quality and was easy to put together. I like the fact that it has several speeds, although I find the "random" speed not too different from "slow."

My kitten loves the toy. He comes running when I turn it on (it's a bit noisy, by the way--I wonder why the makers couldn't fix the soft grinding noise the motor makes). He plays with it like crazy, but he very quickly learned to dig under the cloth to find the moving part--and he repeatedly "breaks" the hidden mouse off of its connector. It's easy to put back on, but he breaks it right off again. It's very annoying for me to have to keep getting up to fix the hidden piece, when otherwise he would play with this toy for long periods without any supervision.

I plan to try some tape or maybe even superglue to see if I can keep the mouse attached to the motor. I don't want to give the toy a bad review, because I doubt every cat or kitten will be as obsessed as mine is with breaking things. :-) As long as the "mouse" stays undercover, this is a very nice kitty toy.

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This product is like the one see on TV, but the seller is an Amazon retailer, and that makes them safer and more reliable in my book. Delivery was prompt, the product was well packaged, the instructions easy.

About the product: it's just a little noisier than I expected, but that's not a big deal. The big deal is that when I get it out, my three cats gather 'round and stare at it, trying to figure out what's going on. One of them will get brave and try to catch the mouse, but it quickly moves out of the way. This intrigues them, so after a few minutes they all start trying to stop the mouse...taking turns trying to catch the mouse. It must be pointed out that my cats are lazy, so they prefer to watch the movement, and stick a paw out to catch the mouse, rather than chasing.

I would suggest the manufacturer add a little laser light to the top of the mouse that would show through the fabric cover. Now, THAT would get even my lazy guys chasing it!

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My two tabbies are energetic hunters and indoor cats. I usually play with them but wanted a toy they could sometimes use on their own. They do respond to this toy, especially my younger cat, but the problem is that she will catch the mouse and hold it, which results in a HUGE racket that is really unpleasant to listen to. I'm surprised she still goes near the thing, it is so incredibly noisy. And now, after two days' use, it makes a loud squeaking sound as well (not a mouse squeak, either. A squeaking wheel sound like nails on a blackboard.)

It's just really poorly made and not crafted to be roughly handled. Why must everything have such shoddy craftsmanship? Can't anything be made to last longer than a week? Shame on the manufacturer.

Also, it's not as imaginatively designed as it could be. The "mouse" is just a large piece of mouse-shaped plastic. Not very mouse-like at all. Not even fur or a tail.

My cats do like the plastic cover, however, and like to stick their heads under it to see what's up. I've taken to sticking their feather toy under the plastic, so they can chase that, instead.

I wouldn't recommend this for your cats. It's just not a quality product. Too bad, because it could have been a decent toy.

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My three cats loved it for a couple of days and got tired of it. One fat cat just sleeps on the slick material. I will put away periodically and reintroduce.