Disclaimer: The video doesn't cover the half of what these two do with this toy. They really take this toy to town. :D I have two couch potato Tabby cats. Bodhi and Harry. Bodhi is a small little female kitty and Harry is a, well... rotund is a polite word for him. He is a decidedly large male cat. Both of them are perpetually bored but Bodhi is very vocal about it (annoyingly so). She'll yowl at the walls for an hour simply because she's bored. I've tried everything. Playing with them using yarn... Other cat toys that move around the floor... A cat laser toy .... Battery powered fish .... I have numerous cat trees all over my house (with toys hanging off them) in a desperate attempt to keep these two felines occupied but their response is..... Nothin. They barely sniff at the toys and as for the cat trees? They sit on and fall asleep and ignore the hanging toys altogether! They clearly are NOT amused by any of my attempts to keep them entertained. Even catnip doesn't do the trick. Frankly, they need exercise (especially Harry aka Chubby Boy). It's been frustrating trying to get these two couch bums to motivate at all. I can't tell you why it works or why this one toy has captured their attention BUT it has. They adore this thing! I have it on video. Both of them are captivated by it. They play with it. They sit by it (apparently just to watch it or, maybe, to see if it tries to "escape? Who knows)... BUT they're in love with this toy. In the video, I couldn't capture what little Bodhi does because it happens so quickly.... She'll walk about 15 feet away from the toy and then RUN (going a full Indy 500 speed) and jump on it. She'll then run away, only to turn around and do it again...and again...and again. And the really amazing part is, somehow the toy isn't broken! I don't know how it hasn't just given up the ghost because these two attack it all the time. They stop it from moving and hold onto it while slapping it violently. They claw at it. Hold it and kick it with their back feet. The abuse the poor toy endures is shocking. You'd think it would fall apart but ... Nope. It's like the energizer bunny or something. It just keeps going. It's not too loud. It's easy to set up and use. It's not too heavy. Harry has managed to pick it up once or twice and tried to carry it away, but he gives up pretty fast (it's too awkward for him to carry around) and again, somehow, it's not broken! It really stands up to destructive cat behavior. They play with it all the time. It's totally engaging. Also, it keeps a charge for a REALLY long time because, when it's not in use, it turns off and only comes back to life when they attack it again. I charged it over ten days ago and it's still going on that one charge). It only took a couple hours to fully charge it too. It's a win/win toy for me and my kitties. My cats are getting their exercise in, and I couldn't be happier. I'm not exaggerating when I say this is my best purchase in years. My thanks to the manufacturer for making a truly cool kitty toy!
