Reviewing the Top Interactive Cat Toys!
Reviewing the Top Interactive Cat Toys!
I set out to review the top interactive cat toys on Amazon and Chewy to point you in the right direction. Granted, I’m a pretty harsh critic – but it took a LOT of digging to find good toys. Many cat guardians know that cats are underrepresented in the pet industry, and the only way to change that is to make your voice heard.
What are some of your cat’s favorite toys? And what things frustrate you about them?
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:51 What makes a good interactive cat toy?
4:40 Wiggle Wand
6:41 Mad Cat Sushi Swiper
9:33 Uahpet Feather Wand
11:38 CATENESS Feather teasers
12:35 Cat Amazing Snatch
14:24 EYS Cat Teaser Wand with Laser
15:36 Kong Twisted Boa Cat Teaser
16:15 Petcronies Silicone Tail Teaser Toy
17:01 Descending into madness
18:34 We can do better
20:25 Casper-approved toys
Products mentioned in this video:
Wiggle Wand: https://www.amazon.com/Wiggle-Wand-Interactive-String-Teaser/dp/B0CNSNN2L3
Mad Cat Sushi Swiper: https://www.chewy.com/mad-cat-sushi-swiper-wand-cat-toy/dp/184059
Yeowww! Catnip Peeled Banana: https://www.jacksongalaxy.com/products/yeowww-catnip-peeled-banana
Uahpet Feather Wand: https://www.amazon.com/uahpet-Retractable-Interactive-Different-Replacement/dp/B0B5ZYDCJZ
CATENESS Feather Teasers: https://www.amazon.com/Wand-Feather-Stick-Interactive-Indoor/dp/B09XDLG3WS
Cat Amazing Snatch: https://www.amazon.com/Cat-Amazing-Snatch-Magnetic-Telescoping/dp/B0BV48C3XJ
EYS Cat Teaser Wand with Laser: https://www.chewy.com/eys-cat-teaser-wand-laser-flash-uv/dp/726646
Kong Twisted Boa Cat Teaser: https://www.chewy.com/kong-twisted-boa-teaser-cat-toy-color/dp/119038
Petcronies Silicone Tail Teaser Toy: https://www.amazon.com/Petcronies-Cat-Toys-Interactive-Replaceable/dp/B0CHF5H8ZR
JW Pet Cataction Butterfly Wand Cat Toy: https://www.chewy.com/jw-pet-cataction-butterfly-wand-cat/dp/101654
Catstages Butterfly Wand: https://www.chewy.com/catstages-butterfly-cat-wand-toy/dp/200432
ZEZE Forest Snake Tease Wand Cat Toy: https://www.chewy.com/zeze-lovely-delicate-forest-snake/dp/373678
Frisco Bird with Feathers Teaser Wand: https://www.chewy.com/frisco-bird-feathers-teaser-wand-cat/dp/187919
Yodfly Retractable Wand: https://www.amazon.com/YODFLY-Replacement-Retractable-Feather-Outdoor/dp/B0CNZXBPX6
Pet Fit For Life 5 Piece Squiggly Worm Wand Cat Toy: https://www.chewy.com/pet-fit-life-5-piece-squiggly-worm/dp/167017
Jackson Galaxy Gotcha! Cat Wand Toy: Coming soon to jacksongalaxy.com
Cat Charmer: https://www.jacksongalaxy.com/products/cat-charmer-rainbow
Cat Dancer: https://www.jacksongalaxy.com/products/cat-dancer
Other videos
Reviewing Amazon’s bestselling cat toys: https://youtu.be/yAevOu5AlKc?si=MS_ZnzePUlg6XiUQ
Prey = play: https://youtu.be/M7w8pDCo30M?si=yjV3tdr8rxzVzsKa
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I came here because I realized that all cat wands are trash.
Cat snatch toy? 😳🙄 Not a nice reaction. Good grief.
Those elastic toys are no joke, one of my cats now has PTSD of those things, Cat A had in mouth and let go, Cat B got elastic-whip smacked in the face and hasn’t trusted them since, if somebody makes the motion of swooshing the toy or somebody puts a rubberband over a food item, the noise scares him now and he flees.
This string toy product came from the Cat Lady Box brand.
My cat loved to play fetch with a small rope, and we played ‘sock hockey’ between two boxes. Now that she is two she wants more sophisticated toys. I have a laser (her favorite at night), and four wand toys in the closet. Since it became hot here, her favorite is laying on her back and batting a lightweight ball back to me. She is a funny Tuxedo.
I make my own cat toys. I think it’s fun😁 I’ve made several types of "cat dancers." They are easy to make and look very vibrant. I have attached double-twisted flower wire to one end of a stick and to the other end of the flower wire I have attached e.g. a small piece of cardboard, a thick piece of fabric that I cut fringes into, a toy mouse, some feathers, a plush "worm", etc. You have to make sure that the flower wire is tightened around the toy and that the ends are long enough that they can be twisted a long way back, up the flower wire again, so that the cat does not get hurt on the pointed ends.
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7:12 If it was "powerful" like they claim, Casper would have already been right in front of you trying to get the toy away from you. That’s what happens when I get the same bananas in your video (knockoffs don’t work). My cats are often seen carrying their bananas around – even months after getting them. 😅
My cats only like 100% pure catnip – not that other stuff. It has zero effect on them. Idk why companies even bother with it. Maybe some cats like it? 🤔
My cat’s FAVE wand, is the Dollar Tree one
My cat’s all time favourite toy always been a shoe lace with a tightly folded thin plastic bag attached to it’s end. The only thing we bought from a store was a silicone worm infused with catnip that our cat loves to chew on
Casper!!❤️❤️❤️
With that third one, I modified it with some fishing leader to make the string longer. I also use different toys on the end. And I don’t like that you can’t use the wand in a shortened position.
Thanks!
A piece of balled up aluminum foil or a ball of yarn, cat heaven!🐈⬛💕
A simple nylon string connected to a stick has always been the most effective toy for every single cat in my life.
Try the cat dancer!!! It looks like a piece of garbage, but my cat loves it!!!
The Jackson galaxy wand I found at Ollie’s was my favorite wand for 3 years and it FINALLY broke after so much abuse. I still think about that wand and how it was super customizable
Lol, “see snatch in action.” Well don’t have to tell me twice, let’s see it
Can someone please help me with play for a cat that is constantly distracted and older (may have arthritis). When she was younger, she loved the laser and wand. Now she just walks off randomly.
The extendable one was a game changer for me because I use a powered wheelchair and my three-month-old kitten was Just attached to the short wands and not the toy at the end of it so the extendable thing was great. Thank you Jackson!
I used to have my brother’s cats in care (not anymore, he gave them up, there were many reasons) and I bought a few toys for them myself and when I looked at the offer, I wanted to find primarily safe and still meaningful options. That is, the size of the toy and that the parts in it are not easily detached and swallowed. I didn’t want the cats to choke on anything while playing. Or have other problems. So I bought quite a few things. And sometimes it seemed that the most enjoyable thing for the cats to play with was a cardboard box (which we had lying around the apartment empty after moving) or just plain paper balls. Although I didn’t leave them lying around after playing, either, because they would eat them.
Plus, I noticed that the smaller the cardboard box, the more eager the cats were to try to squeeze into it.
And I had to be careful with the food, as one or both cats had problems with grain-containing foods. Luckily, I found grain-free cat food at a relatively affordable price, and the cats were happy too. This was and is still available in wet and dry options, which I’m happy about. I miss those two fur balls, but I can’t take in or take care of cats or dogs for long periods of time, because I’m allergic to cats and dogs (I can be in the same room with cats and dogs for a while without symptoms, but when I can’t stand not being petted and I can manage for a few days with allergy medication, but they are not useful in the long run). And so at least I don’t get any life-threatening symptoms, mainly allergic rhinitis, some skin symptoms if a cat/dog licks me and eye symptoms. It still doesn’t stop me from loving cats and dogs and I’m more of a cat person myself, while my husband is a dog person, but he still doesn’t hate cats either. 🙂
My cat won’t play interactively. I present the toy to play with him. As soon as he catches it, he keeps it and we are done. That’s it. How long? No more than 5 minutes. 🙄
I don’t fully agree with you on the wand toys. I think they are great for ground play for especially with kittens. I find I can better make the unpredictable moves with my wrist. The wand just need to have a proper length.
0:35
I was going to pipe up and say, "Well, the ‘interactive’ toy is one that the CAT interacts with".
….but that’s just any toy the cat likes XD
You are totally right!
A horse whip used for round pen training ( not used on horse) is a long durable tool able to be used for these kind of toys by attaching string and toy
We adopted a very shy 9 month old female tuxedo kitty 3.5 weeks ago. Each day is a big step for her so far and it’s been amazing. Shes won’t let you pet her downstairs, only play with her. But upstairs no matter what room, she craves attention/petting/snuggling. Her wand toy with feathers is by far her favorite. It was the first toy we got her. She carries it EVERYWHERE with her! She even brings it into our bed every morning 😂
So I do actually have that cheap worm on a string toy and I’ve had it for 3 years and it surprisingly held up well. My cat loves it. The one thing is that the worms themselves do lose the fuzzy hair eventually, it can fall off, but my cat isn’t one who eats it and they give you like 5 worms. I do love the length of the wand and the fact it’s not too weighty, like those big metal wands. (I tried on of those once, not realizing the issue, and I accidentally hit my cat- he was okay, but it obviously scared him.)
Your cats are probably all behind the couch eating feathers and foil ribbons, lol. But I know you wouldn’t allow that!
I agree that most of those toys seemed like garbage. My cat Vesper seems to disagree about the cat charmer you had at the end. If I try to bring it out he just turns around 😂.
I know, friends, I sound sometimes like the grouch who stole playtime lol. Not so! I may be just a wee bit picky about the toys themselves, but playtime rocks! so tell me..what’s your cat’s fave toys?? ❤❤PLAY WITH YOUR CAT!
At 17:01, the Frisco toy, is in fact a favorite of a cat who refuses any other toy. I am a decades-long cat owner and sometime foster here. We took in a pair of adult cats when our Veterinarian could find no other option for them. One of them remains with us, but she hasn’t been at all interested in integrating into the clowder, and won’t join in playtime. But if I take her into a room by herself, and begin dancing the Frisco feather toy around with her, she begins to leap and chase. I agree SHE probably wonders about the ribbon "tail" situation, but it seems to flutter enough to catch her interest. In addition, the Frisco toys are, though flimsy, pretty inexpensive. Particularly inexpensive compared to lots of higher tech toys. I’m pretty hard on toys, too, having a lot of experience entertaining finicky cats or high energy cats. But I’ll give the Frisco toy at least a B+ because it makes "Emma" a little bit happier.
How about those retractable fishing rod toys with a target on the end, but a bit of fine bendy wire instead of a string? The fishing rods I’ve seen are a good length but the wire concerns me a bit
Casper is the best reviewer. Testing the bad toys so our cats don’t have to. ❤
2024 and they can’t come up with a CAT DRONE that actually works🦋🐦❓there is one Go go bird, but is so noisy and not for interiors. Also the Potaroma flapping bird and the petlibro are super loud and strident… I’m giving up soon😤.
Snatch lol
19:25 very true it’s sad bc cats in my opinion are just so much better and there’s like no actually good toys for them
As soon as I have it I will record a video of my cat playing with a toy that I got from anCactual pet shop that caters to cats as well as some other animals but it is called Mad cat and it has shop cats. I think you will love this toy And how I play with her
So wait, with string/rope toys, how do they complete the "kill" cycle like bring it back to their "den" to "eat"
im so glad my cat adores fetch because his absolute favorite toy is a stuffed plush cheese on the world’s tiniest wand so instead of filleting my fingers ( because he has done that by accident ) i can just… throw the whole stick & wand across the room for him to chase and bring back to me. by "bring back to me" i mean drop it a foot away from me and look up like O^O?
I got a cat from my neighbor because she just Did Not like him much amd always stayed outside, well she came over and is my shadow! Now, she is on the young side and is aSomethingEnergy! She Loves me so much she is Always by my side. I need some kind of toy to help keep her busy at night because she wakes me up during the night to go hangout in the livingroom and play 😅.
My cat loves the worm toy by Pet Fit! She tears across the room for it. However, the wand attachment is terrible. I need a replacement wand so she doesn’t run off with half the wand when she catches her prey. 😅
So laser pointer is ok if a human is controlling it? My fav toy we bought was a three in one, laser, fishing rod with three different toys for end and bird call sounds.
one of my cats came over and laid in my keybored while I was watching this lol.
My cats’ favorite toy is something I "invented" years ago with my swimsuit company. We made spaghetti straps by the meter, and there were always left overs. We called them Silly Stringz, and they were fabric covered 3/8" wide elastic straps that were 60" long. They can be flung, dragged, and tied to something like a wand. They are strong and the cats like playing tug of war. We couldn’t get any traction from vets at all. But we have them at home, and we have 8 cats that make up new games with the straps.
Casper is a very Handsome man!❤🥰😍😘 give that guy lots of luvs please Jackson! ❤
This was too cute this morning. One of our new kitties likes a feather wand toy. She tapped my hand like she was expecting a treat, then went and tapped the feather toy to show me she wanted me to play with her! Such a smarty kitty! Lol
best toy ever is a mini fishing pole I’ve been using one for 26 years
8:46 tumbleweed energy. Devastatingly barren of catnip.
This video made me realise that the wand toy I have for my cat kinda sucks D: time for an upgrade! Fortunately she loves the ball toys I’ve got, I toss them down the hallway and she chases them. She doesn’t bring them back to me though so I have to run up and down the hallway too XD
I LOVE that you are honest! If I’m going to spend time, money and energy on toys playing with my cat, I want them to have a fulfilling and happy time! Keep giving reviews the way you do! Thank you for helping all of us do our best for our animals!
My cat just like its cardboard box, a metal coin, my clothes and the sofa.
Every time I watch you I laugh my ass off I just got my shorthair mocha 9 weeks old