PetFusion Ambush Interactive Electronic Cat Toy

I was on the fence ordering this thing for something automated to entertain my cats while we keep busy everyday because I haven’t had luck with automated toys in the past. It’s relatively expensive for an iffy toy, and sure enough, after I unboxed it, my cats stared and kept their distance. A couple seemed interested but would not approach it. What a letdown, right? But I decided to wait and try it a few times. It is very noisy. I decided to turn it on again while preparing their dinner. Because they were hungry I hoped prey drive would activate and make them more interested, and it worked! Two out four cats enjoy playing with it in the kitchen while they wait for their meals in the morning and I was on the fence ordering this thing for something automated to entertain my cats while we keep busy everyday because I haven’t had luck with automated toys in the past. It’s relatively expensive for an iffy toy, and sure enough, after I unboxed it, my cats stared and kept their distance. A couple seemed interested but would not approach it. What a letdown, right? But I decided to wait and try it a few times. It is very noisy. I decided to turn it on again while preparing their dinner. Because they were hungry I hoped prey drive would activate and make them more interested, and it worked! Two out four cats enjoy playing with it in the kitchen while they wait for their meals in the morning and night. If I’m one room over, and this thing is on, I can’t hear my kid talking to me. The light seems useless except to tell me it’s on. I guess it’s supposed to be pretty for humans, but I wonder if it hurts my cats’ eyes in an otherwise dark room. It doesn’t offer much in the way of exercise as they sit and bat at it, but it does offer mild mental stimulation in what can sometimes be considered a dull indoors environment. It does not come with freebie batteries, so have 2 AA’s ready. Rechargeables seem to work fine. … more

My cat stood and watched this for about a minute before he moved toward it and then he was in the wrong place to bat it or catch it and he would quickly move to where it was and by that time it was back on the opposite side of where the cat was. After moving back and forth for about 2 minutes he lost interest and walked away from it. Now when I turn it on, he just sits and looks and does nothing to try and catch the feathers. A couple of times he has laid and watched from his bed or a chair and made no attempt to get down and play. A lot of money spent for less than 2 minutes of play.

Seriously, four of my five cats love this toy. Two year old Xander and sister Willow love it! Xander has managed to bite off the feathers, and I am ordering replacements (it comes with one replacement). This toy is sturdy enough for the cats to pounce on it and pull at the feathered part. I'm pretty amazed, since I got some other electronic toys that they demolished within minutes. Even my two elder cats, Maui and Buffy, who are 11, enjoy this toy. Only my three year old middle child kitty, Holly, snubs the toy, preferring her tiny stuffed animal toy instead.

Ming is very picky about the toys she likes. I wasn’t sure about buying this at first, but she and I are both super glad that I did. Since I work and take classes from home, this helps to keep Ming distracted while I’m on a video call. Ming loves this toy soo much, that she'll nudge it so I can turn it on. She also naps next to it too! I had to contact PetFusion for troubleshooting tips at one point. They responded soo quickly, and blew me away with their amazing customer service.

In concept the toy sounds great. In real life it's pretty noisy. Echoing some others reviews I wish there was a way to adjust the speed of the toy, and a way for the cat to turn it on herself. That said my cat was just not interested in this toy. I was also a tad disappointed that it arrived without the extra feather. Bonus is it does come with batteries at least.

I bought this toy for my teen cat that has so much energy. When it first arrived it only lasted me two days before it stopped working, I emailed them and they gladly sent me a replacement for free. It only took two days before it arrived and it's been two weeks since it arrived and have had no problems with it. Great customer service and awesome toy.

I have two cats with wildly different personalities. One is curious about everything and incredibly smart, and the other one is lucky he's cute. They both love this toy so much. Aries likes to look in the holes and try to figure out how it works and Binx just wants to catch the pretty feather. Definitely entertaining for the whole family. Just keep batteries on hand.

First, it is just exactly like the description. It functions well, the feathers coming out randomly out the various holes. It runs for about 8 minutes. The first to explore it was our 12 year old cat, she watched for a bit then reached out to hold the feathers. The young cat and pup sat back and watched. We bought a Laser pointer at the same time. The young cat sits and waits for the little red light. The Ambush interactive just can't quite peak him to more than look with an occasional bat at it. But, it keeps working well and as intended. We bought extra feathers too, just in case. It lights up, makes a bit of noise, just doesn't seem to be the challenge he wants. We got it for First, it is just exactly like the description. It functions well, the feathers coming out randomly out the various holes. It runs for about 8 minutes. The first to explore it was our 12 year old cat, she watched for a bit then reached out to hold the feathers. The young cat and pup sat back and watched. We bought a Laser pointer at the same time. The young cat sits and waits for the little red light. The Ambush interactive just can't quite peak him to more than look with an occasional bat at it. But, it keeps working well and as intended. We bought extra feathers too, just in case. It lights up, makes a bit of noise, just doesn't seem to be the challenge he wants. We got it for him to deter him from chasing his older sister. The laser pointer functions as intended. Maybe lazier cats? … more

My 2 cats love this toy. Even my shy cat who normally backs away when her brother is playing jumped right in and was batting at this toy! It is loud, as others have mentioned, but that doesn't seem to bother my kitties. We have to put this toy away because they'll stare at it and meow for us to turn it on. Love it!

This cat toy has promise, and I think could be a real winner. I like how the feather comes out of different holes to keep the cat guessing - my pet was definitely interested in it. However, the feather is much too quick. If it was a little slower, and sometimes stayed out a little longer, I think it would be a much better item, and would keep my cat entertained for a long time.