SmartyKat Hot Pursuit Electronic Concealed Motion Cat Toy, Blue

I have a kitten who is very toy centric. He loves playing fetch and carry toys around the house and really is a rough player. this toy in theory is wonderful for him especially when I am trying to work. The main issue with it is that the top blue concealer is too light. It keeps getting stuck around the wand. It also makes a loud clicking noise whenever my kitten ends up catching the wand and stops it from moving. We also have the "cats meow" brand of this same idea and it is much better for my rough and tumble boy. The concealer on top is much heavier and doesnt get caught in the wand and the noise when my boy catches the wand is much less jarring. Since they are both the I have a kitten who is very toy centric. He loves playing fetch and carry toys around the house and really is a rough player. this toy in theory is wonderful for him especially when I am trying to work. The main issue with it is that the top blue concealer is too light. It keeps getting stuck around the wand. It also makes a loud clicking noise whenever my kitten ends up catching the wand and stops it from moving. We also have the "cats meow" brand of this same idea and it is much better for my rough and tumble boy. The concealer on top is much heavier and doesnt get caught in the wand and the noise when my boy catches the wand is much less jarring. Since they are both the same price, i'd order the cats meow version again of this one. If you cat isn't much of an intense player it might be perfect for you. We still use it and our cat loves hiding toys under the blue concealer and then "hunting" them down. … more

I think my cat enjoys it. Took her a very long time to start playing with it, mainly because it's so loud, it intimidated her. The motor is so slow compared to the noise it makes. Stops after a few minutes, I think due to the fact my cat holds the arm, producing that horrible ticking noise the other reviews talk about. If it ran faster, I wouldnt be bothered by the noise, and i think my cat wouldnt either, as shed just watch for a moment, and when it would start back up, shed jump. If it were faster shed probably be tearing it up instead of watching it. I personally am not too annoyed with the cover. I think it's a good design for travel, as it unfolds easily. The arm detaches too, but, I think my cat enjoys it. Took her a very long time to start playing with it, mainly because it's so loud, it intimidated her. The motor is so slow compared to the noise it makes. Stops after a few minutes, I think due to the fact my cat holds the arm, producing that horrible ticking noise the other reviews talk about. If it ran faster, I wouldnt be bothered by the noise, and i think my cat wouldnt either, as shed just watch for a moment, and when it would start back up, shed jump. If it were faster shed probably be tearing it up instead of watching it. I personally am not too annoyed with the cover. I think it's a good design for travel, as it unfolds easily. The arm detaches too, but, again, my main problems are the speed of the machine, and the noise it makes. I bought a $9 cheapo butterfly that's a million times better, it's annoying in all the right ways, whereas this product is just flat out annoying. Maybe that's why my cat kills it then walks away, cause it annoys her. … more

I got this thinking it would be a good way for my cat to be stimulated without needing me to provide the stimulation (moving a ribbon or tossing her a ball/mouse). It definitely succeeded in it's intended purpose! Set up was very easy- literally three steps to assemble. Well, four if you count adding batteries, and that does require a small screwdriver. At first she was a little hesitant, and frankly the flashing lights seemed a bit much. But once she got used to its sounds (mechanical) and movement, she was hooked. I mean, she really went at it. She's the older side of 11, so I wasn't thinking she'd really want to chase it a ton, but she stalks, jumps at, chases it, and bats at it. I've definitely I got this thinking it would be a good way for my cat to be stimulated without needing me to provide the stimulation (moving a ribbon or tossing her a ball/mouse). It definitely succeeded in it's intended purpose! Set up was very easy- literally three steps to assemble. Well, four if you count adding batteries, and that does require a small screwdriver. At first she was a little hesitant, and frankly the flashing lights seemed a bit much. But once she got used to its sounds (mechanical) and movement, she was hooked. I mean, she really went at it. She's the older side of 11, so I wasn't thinking she'd really want to chase it a ton, but she stalks, jumps at, chases it, and bats at it. I've definitely used this as a distraction tool when I need space to get things done but she wants all of my attention. I turn this on and she is totally absorbed and I am free to take care of business. The other great feature is that it turns itself off after a time (not sure how long). While I try to turn it off when she no longer seem interested, per SmartyKat recommendations, if I don't, I've noticed that eventually I don't hear it anymore and it's off. When she's ready to play again, I'll turn it on just fine. Maybe that's in the description and I missed it, but I really appreciate it. In short, I am so happy I got this for my cat. I think she is too. … more

We have an older version of this for my cats and they LOVE it. It gets USED! They pounce, they flip it, sit on it, they are rough with it and it takes a beating. The toy has never come off. The fabric is a good weight. I bought two for Christmas presents for my mom's cats and my sister's cat. I am pretty disappointed with these new ones. Every 5 minutes the toy comes unscrewed from the base. The fabric cover is flimsy and thin and since the fabric is so thin, the edge on it is warped and sticks up in the air from being in the package. It doesn't lay flat so they can chase the toy underneath. If the quality were still as good I would recommend it. The cats love it and play with it a lot We have an older version of this for my cats and they LOVE it. It gets USED! They pounce, they flip it, sit on it, they are rough with it and it takes a beating. The toy has never come off. The fabric is a good weight. I bought two for Christmas presents for my mom's cats and my sister's cat. I am pretty disappointed with these new ones. Every 5 minutes the toy comes unscrewed from the base. The fabric cover is flimsy and thin and since the fabric is so thin, the edge on it is warped and sticks up in the air from being in the package. It doesn't lay flat so they can chase the toy underneath. If the quality were still as good I would recommend it. The cats love it and play with it a lot, but the new ones pale in comparison. … more

My cat had the previous version of this toy that I bought back in December (2 mos ago), he played with it for hours and never tired of it. We would set it to the highest speed for him and he LOVED it! Suddenly it died on him, I ordered 2 of these to replace his favorite toy and thanks to Chewy's great service it arrived the next day. We turned it on and it's highest speed is slower than the previous toys slowest speed. Needless to say, my cat is not thrilled with this toy at all and I'm very disappointed and sad for him. He is bored with this toy since it is so slow. He lost his favorite toy and now I have to search for a new one after spending the money on 2 of these. I would not recommend this My cat had the previous version of this toy that I bought back in December (2 mos ago), he played with it for hours and never tired of it. We would set it to the highest speed for him and he LOVED it! Suddenly it died on him, I ordered 2 of these to replace his favorite toy and thanks to Chewy's great service it arrived the next day. We turned it on and it's highest speed is slower than the previous toys slowest speed. Needless to say, my cat is not thrilled with this toy at all and I'm very disappointed and sad for him. He is bored with this toy since it is so slow. He lost his favorite toy and now I have to search for a new one after spending the money on 2 of these. I would not recommend this toy until they make modifications to speed it up and the additional light feature is so unnecessary, both of my cats don't even pay attention to them when they come on. I sure hope this manufacturer takes these recommendations to heart. … more

Has to be constantly supervised while played with. Cats pull off wand and have to take from their mouth. Wand does not stay on. When they stop the wand while it goes around the skirt like thing..fake mouse with hair...fake hair gets caught in their nails.Skirt it way to light of material that gets tangled and machine makes load clicking and buzzing and have to fix it always. Will not work on carpet or rugs...don't spin. Have to have wood or linoliumn..flat surface. Cats do like catching the mouse and get excited about toy. Just to many issues ..plus have to correct each problem alot while they play with it. I'm afraid they will chew on wand when they pull it off and try to sneak off with it Has to be constantly supervised while played with. Cats pull off wand and have to take from their mouth. Wand does not stay on. When they stop the wand while it goes around the skirt like thing..fake mouse with hair...fake hair gets caught in their nails.Skirt it way to light of material that gets tangled and machine makes load clicking and buzzing and have to fix it always. Will not work on carpet or rugs...don't spin. Have to have wood or linoliumn..flat surface. Cats do like catching the mouse and get excited about toy. Just to many issues ..plus have to correct each problem alot while they play with it. I'm afraid they will chew on wand when they pull it off and try to sneak off with it but since I need to supervise toy they don't get pass me...lol. I had a suggestion from a person there that was replying to a e mail I sent saying I should fill out info on my pets on the profile page so u could get to know my pets.. I did that quite awhile back... I have been a CHEWY customer for years and love most everything I get and new things I buy. I did receive 2 more heated house for my ferals..total of 5 heated houses now...it's 19below currently and there are several cats staying warm. Than you for fast delivery. … more

Our cat loves this and so do we. It is fairly quiet for an electronic toy, has 2 speeds and moves in multiple directions. We often have it running while watching TV. Even when he's not chasing the "mouse", he lays in wait just watching, giving us an occasional break from having to keep kitty off unwanted places. We haven't had it long so I hope it holds up to some of the more aggressive play. When the cat catches the toy, the mechanism gears will grind when the toy is unable to move for a time so as I said, I hope it doesn't burn out. The battery life so far has been better than expected. Overall, a good buy for the busy cat.

This is great!! It kept my cat engaged and excited and gave me a break from having to wave a wand or throw mice around! The only thing is that it stops on its own after a while and I wish there was an option for it to just keep going. Also, my cat constantly is able to pull the mouse stick off the base, it’s a mouse on a string on a stick that connects to the base by you just screwing it on the little pole stub on the base, but my cat keeps getting the mouse stick to come off so I wish that part was made better.

My cat loves this, but... the covering skirt design is just really, really poor. The skirt slips over the center tower, but the indent that the skirt fits into is so shallow that my cat pulls it right off. I tried putting a rubber band on it, but that doesn't work, because the skirt needs to spin/slip on the tower in order to not bind up. Also, the skirt tends to fold over on itself, and then gets caught up on the spinner, causing the spinner to bind up. When the spinner binds in the skirt, or the cat "catches" the spinner, it makes a horrible ratcheting sound, and, while I understand the necessity of the ratcheting (to keep it from breaking off while the cat has it captured), it is a really My cat loves this, but... the covering skirt design is just really, really poor. The skirt slips over the center tower, but the indent that the skirt fits into is so shallow that my cat pulls it right off. I tried putting a rubber band on it, but that doesn't work, because the skirt needs to spin/slip on the tower in order to not bind up. Also, the skirt tends to fold over on itself, and then gets caught up on the spinner, causing the spinner to bind up. When the spinner binds in the skirt, or the cat "catches" the spinner, it makes a horrible ratcheting sound, and, while I understand the necessity of the ratcheting (to keep it from breaking off while the cat has it captured), it is a really terrible sound--seems like they could have made the ratchet sound not so awful. Great idea with poor execution--seems like it could easily be re-designed, and surprising that it is so poorly executed when its issues are so obvious (took us 10 minutes of playing with it to realize the flaws)--make the "mushroom" part of the center tower deeper to keep the center of the skirt from popping off, put a wire or fiberglass rod in the perimeter of the skirt to keep it from twisting on itself, and change out the ratcheting mechanism for a quieter design--then 5 star product. … more

This toy is aggravating! It keeps stopping every time my cat bumps it. It also stops on it’s own after a minute or so. The “drape” constantly flips over and twists around the toy. Also, my cat pounces on it, so this should have been thought of when the toy was created in my opinion. I first thought he hit the button turning it off and thought it should be placed under the toy instead of on top, then realized he doesn’t hit the button. I am spending every few seconds getting up to fix the toy by reattaching the part that screws in and swings around, fixing the drape, and turning it back on for him. I bought this to keep him busy as I am busy, but it is more work for me!! I love it because he loves This toy is aggravating! It keeps stopping every time my cat bumps it. It also stops on it’s own after a minute or so. The “drape” constantly flips over and twists around the toy. Also, my cat pounces on it, so this should have been thought of when the toy was created in my opinion. I first thought he hit the button turning it off and thought it should be placed under the toy instead of on top, then realized he doesn’t hit the button. I am spending every few seconds getting up to fix the toy by reattaching the part that screws in and swings around, fixing the drape, and turning it back on for him. I bought this to keep him busy as I am busy, but it is more work for me!! I love it because he loves it, but it has now stopped working completely, and we have had it less than a month now. I have tried everything to get it to work right, solve the problems and give it time, but it is not worth the money! I will be asking to return this for a full refund! I still may try the other one like this made by another company. Hopefully this review will give the makers some insight on improving this toy. My cat really misses it, and I would really love for him to have it if these things were improved. It also needs more weight to it so it is not so easily knocked around by my kitten! Thank you!! … more