PetSafe FroliCat Flik Interactive Teaser Pet Toy

I had read reviews of this breaking but ordered it anyway since I thought my cat would like it and some reviews said it could be fixed using a screwdriver. The first time I ordered it my cat broke it right away, but not in a way that could be fixed. Somehow she bit the string off. I ordered it again because she loved it and this time the string got lost inside it but I was able to fix it. When I gave it back to her, though, she bit through the string again. Now both are useless. (This might be a double post, sorry!)

She loves, strings, yarn, feathers, bouncy balls, and the multi colored balls you put in the puzzle box, BUT this item takes the favorite cake! I am just afraid she is going to break it, because, like with her mystery motion toy, she grabs the string, and makes it stop and won't let go (control freak!), She loves it, and it helps entertain her when I can't be there to pull her feather toy or throw a bouncy ball! It is off now, and she is walking around it trying to figure out how to turn it back on!!

I bought several cat toys from Chewy.Com and this is one of their favorites. The cats watch the random motion of the string and try to catch it but, to their amazement, it quickly moves out of sight and then reappears. When one of my cats finally grasps the string, she drags it around the living room. As with a couple of the other favorites,they sit next to it if it is not ON when they want to play as if to say, "Turn it on". I would highly recommend this toy to cat lovers.

My cat looked at it while it was on and walked away and never went back. Very expensive for something that didn't work. The picture shows a long tail. Not so on mine. Wouldn't waste my money. Chewy was great. They told me they would refund my money. I wound up donating it to my local shelter. I volunteer there and plan on doing my own research. Thanks Chewy!

It was rather loud at first until the gears worked the grease around. My cat keeps holding the string or the visible portion of the arm so he's going to burn out that motor. A big problem is the string somehow gets wrapped around the motor housing which requires you to pull the batteries, undo the 5 tiny screws to take off the lid to fix. My cat is not that patient! Definitely keep looking k?

The cats really liked this at first; but seemed to loose interest quickly. I've taken it away for awhile. I am going to reintroduce it; and hopefully, they will find it interesting again. Some tend to pick it up by the "tail" and walk away with it. LOL

The string does not move out far enough to make my cat want to play it and we only had it for one day and the string got stuck inside. It has the smallest screws so we couldn’t open it to fix it. We’re bummed for sure!

My cats love this, but within 5 minutes of play, the string gets tangled inside, and you have to take it apart to fix it, over and over again. Threw it away. Too much time taking it apart, not enough play time.

Okay, this toy is insanely addictive. My cats love it, my Sister's cat loves it...every cat that we have given it to loves it. They will pretty much play with it as long as you keep pushing the button. Can it break? Yes, if your cat decides to haul it around by the string, it can get the string holder off of it's track and jam. However, this can be easily lifted back on with a long, thin implement (screwdriver, chopstick, nail file, etc.). It CAN come apart at the screws, but it is not terribly simple, as it has a bit of heat sealing. I have one very hyper and determined cat, and one cautious and mellow cat. My hyper, determined cat has only derailed it once, and I know of one other cat Okay, this toy is insanely addictive. My cats love it, my Sister's cat loves it...every cat that we have given it to loves it. They will pretty much play with it as long as you keep pushing the button. Can it break? Yes, if your cat decides to haul it around by the string, it can get the string holder off of it's track and jam. However, this can be easily lifted back on with a long, thin implement (screwdriver, chopstick, nail file, etc.). It CAN come apart at the screws, but it is not terribly simple, as it has a bit of heat sealing. I have one very hyper and determined cat, and one cautious and mellow cat. My hyper, determined cat has only derailed it once, and I know of one other cat derailing it once. So, it is not a common problem, unless you have a defective model. If it only had a motion sensor light and all-day setting like the Froli-Cat toys, it would be perfect. As it is, if requires a human pushing the button every 12 minutes; could be worse. … more

Most importantly, the cats are obsessed with it. Even when it is off, they sit and stare at it like it might move at any moment. So that’s a successful purchase, but I do wish the string had different movements. It goes round and round, always the same. A little variation and surprise might have been nice. But I love that it turns itself off after a while. The string has gotten caught in there a couple times but with a little wiggling and manipulating it comes out and all is fine. Overall it’s a fun toy for the cats, it could be better but they don’t realize that.