Catit Design Senses Circuit Cat Toy

Got this toy on a great sale. My cats love the tower track toy so I thought it was worth a shot! Unfortunately my personal experience with the toy started on a negative note. Putting the toy together was not easy. It seemed the “puzzle” like junctions didn’t really fit properly and I had to use brute force to get them to fit. Fortunately my cats seem to enjoy it so far. I thought the little “hills” were making it too hard for my kitty to bat the ball around the track but it turns out he was just being too delicate. LOL! All in all, I’m happy with the toy but you won’t catch me taking this thing apart.

The set up was honestly pretty easy; hilly parts on the ends and sides, flat parts to connect them. I saw some reviews say the ball runs out of battery fast which may be true but I found my cat enjoys playing with a cheap plastic ball with a bell in it way more than the light up one. So if you run out of batteries, just replace it with a plastic one with a bell, super simple!

I read the review on assembly, while my order was being shipped, and this concerned me. The track pieces are made of a mailable plastic. Originally tried clicking in the segment in from the same direction, either slide it up or down….one side always was too difficult. I then slipped one side of the track from the top, and the other side from the bottom, and in a slightly twisting motion - I was able to quickly attach one segment to another. Also note the covers have a tab such that once inserted it needs to be slid either forward or backward, so that it doesn’t fall off when the cat is playing with it. The circuit does come with a ball, this wasn’t noted anywhere on the box or item I read the review on assembly, while my order was being shipped, and this concerned me. The track pieces are made of a mailable plastic. Originally tried clicking in the segment in from the same direction, either slide it up or down….one side always was too difficult. I then slipped one side of the track from the top, and the other side from the bottom, and in a slightly twisting motion - I was able to quickly attach one segment to another. Also note the covers have a tab such that once inserted it needs to be slid either forward or backward, so that it doesn’t fall off when the cat is playing with it. The circuit does come with a ball, this wasn’t noted anywhere on the box or item description. … more

First of all , this toy is difficult to assemble . There is a lack of instructions as to how the toy should be constructed . For a while , there was one part that kept popping off . Now for the good part . Four of my five cats love playing with it whether or not the ball is lit .

This product was tricky to put together; we found the pieces very difficult to fully connect. Further, the light-up ball does not seem to consistently light up. That being said, the cats enjoy it and it seems like a great toy overall. I especially appreciate that they can't pull the ball out and that there are slopes to keep the ball moving differently.

I was real hesitant because of the reviews on this toy......but I knew the kitties would love the race track.....so I bought this knowing that it may be a piece of junk...BUT I got a good one. Directions are lacking, but I took the advice others had given about lining parts up, being sure that all tabs inserted at the same time, and to slide lock it into place. Hooking all the piece together is a bit of a nightmare, twisting a bit while sliding together seemed to help. It took the 2 of us about 20 min to carefully force the parts together. I got a ball that the lights work on, the end caps were missing, but I wanted the circle track set up so not needed. The good news is the girls really I was real hesitant because of the reviews on this toy......but I knew the kitties would love the race track.....so I bought this knowing that it may be a piece of junk...BUT I got a good one. Directions are lacking, but I took the advice others had given about lining parts up, being sure that all tabs inserted at the same time, and to slide lock it into place. Hooking all the piece together is a bit of a nightmare, twisting a bit while sliding together seemed to help. It took the 2 of us about 20 min to carefully force the parts together. I got a ball that the lights work on, the end caps were missing, but I wanted the circle track set up so not needed. The good news is the girls really do love it!!!!! … more

Not sturdy. While it may be good for kittens, we found that our cats easily could pop off the plastic tops when swatting at the ball. The ball that came with the toy also did not last long and broke. For the 20-30 minutes of play the cats had, they enjoyed the toy.

The idea is great. But it's very difficult to put together with minimal instructions. Also the ball didnt work. It lit up once when I first took it out and hasn't since. It would be perfect for my cats if the laser ball actually worked. I realize they sell the balls separately but I'm leary to purchase them and have them not work as well.

My cats love this toy, however, after about 30 seconds of playing with it the tops (blue part) of the tunnel come off. Great idea for a toy/game for the kitties however, the ball comes out the moment it pops off. So game is over quickly. Wish it was designed a little better so the tops didn't pop off so easily.

I have mixed feelings about this product. Pros: -Sturdy plastic -Affordable (I bought it on sale) Cons: -Difficult to assemble -Ball light is WAY too bright -can be hard for SOME cats to understand. Also be careful when assembling. I cut my hand trying to assemble the toy. If you think ur cat would like this toy then it wouldn’t hurt to try. But I personally wouldn’t recommend this.