Cat Toy Feather Wand (Including 3X Feather Refills) - These Natural Feathers are Guaranteed to Drive Your Cat Wild!

There are high points and low points to this feather wand toy in my opinion which is how I landed at 4 stars. In fairness I think 3.5 stars would be better but we don't have that option.The highs...- cats seem to really like it. Out of the package I had 3 of the 4 resident cats here clamoring to play with it. The fourth cat never plays with anything -- she views toys as the enemy. No clue why.- the feather attachment is full and seems well constructed. Really well constructed, actually, and you get two additional feathers. That makes this company's version a real bargain.The lows....- the pole comes in two parts (as many of these wand toys do) which is actually a nice feature. But these two parts do not have a tight hold with each other. The first time fluffy kitty "caught" the feathers she walked with it and pulled the pole apart with no effort whatsoever. This is kind of a design flaw, no? I don't think the goal is to have your cats walking around with the feather AND the wand.- the bell. Why do so many of these wand toys come with a metal bell??????? When flinging the feathers around near the cats it is very easy to smack then in the schnozzz with the bell. And that would hurt, no? If you Must attach a bell because you think it is going to excite the cats more (my cats have no interest in bells and do not need to hear the sound of a bell to signal its time for play) then why not put it lower down on the wand itself?- it doesn't seem quite as aerodynamic as some of the other feather wand toys. It flies for sure but just not as effortlessly as some others.THE BOTTOM LINE: if you don't mind the wand/stick/thingy coming apart over and over again and you don't mind smacking your kitty with a bell then this is a five star product. I am sure if my hairy black and white cat were writing this review she would give it 5 stars. When she caught the feather and ran with it she was in her glory.ADDED 11.16.14....Since writing my review I've been in contact with the Natural Pet Company that makes and sells this cat toy. First of all, I am so impressed by how conscientious they are. They wanted let me know that they had looked into the problem I reported about the wand coming apart easily and said they found a manufacturing flow in one batch of these toys. They refunded my money (which wasn't necessary) and seemed to indicate that it was just one batch that had the flaw. As for the bell, the correctly said that many owners like having the bell there and I am sure that's true. I am just not a bell fan but as I said, I tore the bell off easily so it was not a problem for me. Down the road when their new batch of wand toys comes out, I will purchase one and will likely give it 5 stars. I actually thing the aerodynamic issue will be solved when the pole stays more securely together.NEW BOTTOM LINE: An upstanding company that had one run with a flaw in it and I happened to get that one. I think the future is bright for this wand toy.

This toy is a great concept since I can connect both pieces of the wand to make it longer and I also like the fact that it comes with several different attachments. The string is holding up well so far (I've had the toy for just over a week or two now) and so are the attachments. I'm guessing the feathers are real judging by the way one of our indoor cats growls as it (she doesn't growl at fake toys and she's extremely particular) and as I'm not a fan of fake fur or feathers either in case they get swallowed so that's another plus. The way the attachments attach to the wand is also an improvement over several of my other older wand-type toys. I gave this item 4 stars instead of 5 however for one main reason and that is because when you use both wand pieces together, the one piece often gets pulled out from where it connects to the 2nd wand piece during play and I don't like that. And to use the one wand by itself, the wand is too short in my opinion to get the best play action out of your cat. The only other thing that I could possibly criticize about this toy is that the attachments have bells on them which can be both good and bad. It's good because I can pick up the toy and the cats will come running when they hear the bell. It's bad because IF it were to become detached, a cat could swallow it and either choke to death on it or possibly require surgery to have the bell removed as bells aren't exactly digestible. The bell can be cut off of the toy however if someone doesn't want it on there so it's not something that would prevent me from getting more attachments from this company if nothing else. The quality seems pretty good overall as the item hasn't yet been destroyed in the week or so that I've had it and even though I don't like the fact that both wand pieces can be too easily disconnected, both cats love it and that's the most important thing. Amazon sells a similar wand where both wand pieces actually screw together and I personally prefer that wand over this. This one will still get the job done however so in the end it will all come down to the personal preferences of both the cats and the owner.Lastly, I would only use this toy (and most other cat toys as well) while being supervised by the owner just in case the bell or some of the feathers were to come loose but then that's mostly just common sense these days. Cats are a lot like babies in the sense that if you turn your back for only a second, there's no telling what kind of trouble they can get themselves into.

The cat loves it, not sure what else I can say...

Dangle bits really nice but only had 2 short wands that didn't connect so couldn't use

Great value for money. My cat loves it.

Unser Britisch Kurzhaar Kater findet die Angel super. Sobald er das Glöckchen hört, weiß er genau das Spielzeit ist. Zu unserem Erstaunen verliert die Angel keine Federn, obwohl unser Kater immer die Krallen ausfährt beim fangen. Super Spielzeug und sehr empfehlenswert.

More expensive versions are available.This is very similar to the bird toy that is the original BUT it's not anywhere near the quality.The exchangeable birds are great, cats love them all, but sadly the rod it connects to is crap.It broke the first day we had it, and it was surely replaced without question. Sadly the replacement broke exactly the same.Where the poles come together they come apart from their housing so they no longer stay together making the toy useless.What was otherwise a great deal ended up a waste of money.I would say avoid this and pay a little extra for the proper ones