SmartyKat Catnip Kiss Compressed Catnip Ball Cat Toy

My cat LOVES catnip (dried). I thought she would probably love this since she rubs her face all over anything that has catnip in it. This ball was very VERY hard, not round (oval?) with cracks/ridges in the surface, and too heavy to bat around. It had no smell to me, even when I wetted it. I* tried scraping off a layer, but a) man it was hard so it may have been old and stale and b) nothing, just a little mess. It did not fall apart like other reviews stated, but was SO hard it was likely just an old one or one that was exposed to air through a leak in the packaging. Without the allure of being pure catnip, it doesn't roll well, has a rough surface with pokey nubs and ridges, and is way too heavy My cat LOVES catnip (dried). I thought she would probably love this since she rubs her face all over anything that has catnip in it. This ball was very VERY hard, not round (oval?) with cracks/ridges in the surface, and too heavy to bat around. It had no smell to me, even when I wetted it. I* tried scraping off a layer, but a) man it was hard so it may have been old and stale and b) nothing, just a little mess. It did not fall apart like other reviews stated, but was SO hard it was likely just an old one or one that was exposed to air through a leak in the packaging. Without the allure of being pure catnip, it doesn't roll well, has a rough surface with pokey nubs and ridges, and is way too heavy to bat around. I tossed it, it may have just been a bad one, but I will not repurchase since i don't think i want to be rolling or lobbing this at my cat in case it hits her... again, it's hard and heavy with an odd shape that wobbles/skids unpredictably! … more

I can't say enough good things about this catnip ball. As soon as I took it out of the package, Sassy was rolling around batting it, kicking it, chasing it, and licking it. She is a picky cat (hence her name) and I have never seen her love something as much as she loves this ball. I will be getting one for every cat I know!

The ball is too heavy and hard for the cats to actually play with. I tried to get mine to chase or bat it around but there was no interest like there normally is with catnip. It's just a solid mass of catnip that they ignored almost entirely, and eventually it just split in half.

All 3 of our cats went after this immediately Which says a lot because 2 of them don’t play with anything independently. Unfortunately, after playing with it for about 30 minutes it has rolled under some piece of furniture where I can’t find it and the cats are now pouting.

Perhaps if this catnip “ball” were inside of something to keep it together but this was broken into pieces within minutes of my cat getting his paws on it... He ended up chewing on huge hard clumps of catnip which he eventually threw up because of the sheer size of the thing. Annnnnd... So much for not having catnip to clean up... The broken pieces were ALL OVER the floor, not to mention the lovely puke pile I also had the pleasure of cleaning up. It looks like some folks are having luck with it... Can’t even imagine how we could have possibly received the same thing. Nice idea. Poor design.

For some reason my little guy was not impressed by this, but it came as advertised!

Fell apart into multiple pieces within minutes. My cat was immediately drawn to this but of no use. Total breakage. The actual catnip idea in a ball is excellent but this one is not made for any cat to actually play with. The catnip ball should be placed in a cloth or gauze like material .

My cats are very finiky and this toy is great for them! My one cat drolls, licks and sleeps with his, and the other one...is very possessive of it.

I asked you to carry this product just last month and here it is. My cats will love it. I've gotten this before. They've always been a great toy. When the catnip smell wears off you can put it in catnip and get it fresh again.

We have had 2 of these for months now. The cats will play with them and eventually lose them. When we go to clean we find them and it’s like new fun all over again!