Frisco Wire Teaser Cat Toy

I have discovered that the more expensive the toy, the less interested our cat becomes. This simple, inexpensive teaser has our 3 year old cat jumping and flying around like a kitten. (Note: It is shipped with the ends tightly intertwined to form a circle. The two ends need to be carefully separated and uncoiled before use.)

I watched a 5 second video of this toy with a kitten playing with it. I wanted more, thinking why so short. I needed another cheaper item for my kitty order, so I figured why not. My cat gets bored with new toys fast. But believe it or not, she loves this toy!!! The key is to hold it for her, not whip it around. She plays with it every time I present it to her!!

If you like the Cat Dancer this is a pale imitation. The wire is really short in comparison to the Cat Dancer. If you want a frantic kitten clinging to your leg, get this one. I’m 5’3, so I’m about as low to the ground as an adult could be and I’m dodging kitten claws so, caveat emptor.

Our cats simply love this toy! Great jumping and acrobatics as they try to catch the “prey” moving unpredictably. It’s such a simple, inexpensive and ingenious toy: a springy metal wire with small rolled up craft paper/cardboard bits strung through it. You hold it at one end and the cat paws at the “flying” other end, sending the “prey” all over. When caught, the cat loves to chew on the paper/cardboard bits. It’s safe and lasts a very long time (we had ours for some three years before the bits finally got destroyed, although the wire is still intact). I just bought several of them, one for our cats and the others as gifts to friends who have cats. I looked for this toy in several pet stores Our cats simply love this toy! Great jumping and acrobatics as they try to catch the “prey” moving unpredictably. It’s such a simple, inexpensive and ingenious toy: a springy metal wire with small rolled up craft paper/cardboard bits strung through it. You hold it at one end and the cat paws at the “flying” other end, sending the “prey” all over. When caught, the cat loves to chew on the paper/cardboard bits. It’s safe and lasts a very long time (we had ours for some three years before the bits finally got destroyed, although the wire is still intact). I just bought several of them, one for our cats and the others as gifts to friends who have cats. I looked for this toy in several pet stores and none had it. Chewy did, and I was so happy! … more

He chews one of the beige dongles, and all the other dongles move about. The fact that they're on an attached wire is genius. He's never sitting still when this toy is around. He loves chasing one end - and then the other end moves away - and he's off to chase that end. Great exercise, and just really fun to watch.

I put this toy in my cart on a whim, and it's literally the only thing our cat wants to play with now. We just adopted a two year old cat, and she's still super nervous and getting used to our home, but this toy brought out a whole new side of her. She does little bunny hops, swats at it, and is just generally crazy for chasing it down and hitting it with her little murder mittens. The cardboard is falling apart a little bit from handling and from play after a week, but honestly, for how inexpensive it is, it doesn't affect my 5-star review.

Both of my cats love this toy. However, both times I have purchased it, my cat has ended up with a limp. Upon inspection, I found a cut between his toes. The wire must have dug in. We've moved on.

I bought a cat dancer FOUR years ago and it finally bit the dust when the wire snapped. All the fiber twists were still on it after years of being smacked and chewed on. I bought 3 of the Frisco wire teaser toys since the new cats loved the cat dancer. Instead of durable cardboard twists, frisco uses paper rafia and it was decimated in less than a month, 2 weeks in and the second one is half gone. The wire also bends easier so as they play with it you keep having to adjust it. Do not buy this one! The Cat Dancer is only $1 more!

I have 3 cats a mother cat and her two grown babies. Not a single one of them will play with ANY toy but this one! We have tried fliers, crinkle balls, catnip toys, toilet paper rolls, homemade toys even! All three cats prefer this toy. Even over the *gasp* the RED DOT!

The creators of this toy understand the simple fundamentals of cat toys: They don't need to be fancy. Sometimes twists of cardboard on a single piece of wire are the most effective toys for cats. My cat's favorite toys (besides the laser pointer) are essentially trash. Crumpled up balls of tin foil, the plastic edge cut off of clamshell packaging, a wad of packaging tape. The wire makes the cardboard twists dance and move erratically in an enticing and unpredictable way that a string doesn't get. I'm not calling this toy trash by any means, but I am saying it harnesses the power of the "trash toys" my cat seems to so much enjoy. It's simple in its concept yet effective in its results. My one The creators of this toy understand the simple fundamentals of cat toys: They don't need to be fancy. Sometimes twists of cardboard on a single piece of wire are the most effective toys for cats. My cat's favorite toys (besides the laser pointer) are essentially trash. Crumpled up balls of tin foil, the plastic edge cut off of clamshell packaging, a wad of packaging tape. The wire makes the cardboard twists dance and move erratically in an enticing and unpredictable way that a string doesn't get. I'm not calling this toy trash by any means, but I am saying it harnesses the power of the "trash toys" my cat seems to so much enjoy. It's simple in its concept yet effective in its results. My one minor issue is that since it is just essentially a long piece of thin wire it's not the easiest to maintain the good grip. Small alterations can help with that if you find necessary, but it's not anything I would complain about. If anything the difficulty to grip it steady means a more bouncing, alluring toy for the cat, but it is something some people may want to take into account. … more