SmartyKat Loco Motion Electronic Cat Toy

I was really looking forward to getting this toy for both cats, but especially my playful, one year old indoor-only kitty. He plays with everything - pens, acorns, twist-ties, leaves, plastic bags, the Labrador’s wagging tail - everything. I spent forever researching different toys, and finally picked this one. Survey says? Epic fail. For both cats. Young cat played with it exactly once for about 45 seconds, and investigated it exactly once for about 20 seconds, then walked away. The one time he played with it, he got his paw stuck to it, and pulled the machine over trying to pull away. Big fatty investigated it once, got whacked by it four times as he tried to sniff, then walked away. I was really looking forward to getting this toy for both cats, but especially my playful, one year old indoor-only kitty. He plays with everything - pens, acorns, twist-ties, leaves, plastic bags, the Labrador’s wagging tail - everything. I spent forever researching different toys, and finally picked this one. Survey says? Epic fail. For both cats. Young cat played with it exactly once for about 45 seconds, and investigated it exactly once for about 20 seconds, then walked away. The one time he played with it, he got his paw stuck to it, and pulled the machine over trying to pull away. Big fatty investigated it once, got whacked by it four times as he tried to sniff, then walked away. It might be the noise made by the machine when it’s turned on - it is pretty loud - but I thought they’d get used to that. I hope something will change in their little cat brains to make them like this toy but until then, I’m giving this two stars because it certainly works and was easy to put together, but that’s about all I can say. … more

My cat is obsessed with this thing. I think my smaller boy is a little intimidated by it so he mostly gives it a few seats from a distance but my larger cat cannot get enough. It seems pretty sturdy depending on the size of your cat. My bigger boy is 14 pounds and I’ve seen him yank hard on this thing and you can see it trying to pull away but the rod bends but doesn’t break. I’ve seen him hold it for over a minute before and it snapped right back once he let it go. The 15 minute timer is nice as he seems to be bored if it after that amount of time. I did add a string to the top as they’re just not interested in feathers but are obsessed with string so that helped as well - but I think that’s My cat is obsessed with this thing. I think my smaller boy is a little intimidated by it so he mostly gives it a few seats from a distance but my larger cat cannot get enough. It seems pretty sturdy depending on the size of your cat. My bigger boy is 14 pounds and I’ve seen him yank hard on this thing and you can see it trying to pull away but the rod bends but doesn’t break. I’ve seen him hold it for over a minute before and it snapped right back once he let it go. The 15 minute timer is nice as he seems to be bored if it after that amount of time. I did add a string to the top as they’re just not interested in feathers but are obsessed with string so that helped as well - but I think that’s just cat preference. Would recommend this toy to anyone! … more

I noticed my cat kept holding the cat toy down and it was making clicking noises. I did read past reviews saying that their cats have done the same thing. I decided to hang mine on the wall and I haven’t had a problem with the clicking since maybe because it’s harder to reach??? ANYWAYS, always have loved chewy with how fast their delivery services are for me BUT My cat LOVES this toy compared to his lazy pouter toy he has. I also did notice that the machine made noises when it’s on so I wouldn’t expect it to be quiet either. Noise isn’t too bad for me. Hope this works out for everyone like it did me!! <3

At first I was skeptical thinking that it's not going to hold up, but boy was I wrong. Both of my adult furbabies love playing with it, and it stays in place. The only time it doesn't, and my little girl stops doing that after mama yelled "NO", is put the feather in her mouth, and try to walk away with it. I most definitely would recommend this, and love that it has the 15min shut-off. It truly is made sturdy.

I purchased this because of the option to put it at different speeds. Unfortunately the only speed that works is extremely fast. If I try and turn the knob down to a slower speed you just hear the motor noises, but nothing moves. So 90% of the speeds do not work and it will only move if I have it turned all the way up. I'm not sure if mine is just defective, but we will see if the cats get brave enough to play with the very aggressive fast mode or just toss it in the trash.

Assembled the toy, put in the batteries, and it didn't work. And this isn't the first toy made by SmartyKat that has had issues. By boy just overcame a UTI with a two tier bacterial infection and I wanted to give him a present this evening.

I never write reviews. But as I come here to buy this toy again, I want to share its virtues. I have had to buy it a couple of times a year, because my cat holds on to the wand and wears out the motor. But it is SO worth the investment when I see how much she loves this toy. It allows her to stay active if I’m not feeling up to waving a wand myself. And she still does not tire of it after 8 years. We LOVE the Lovo Motion!

I was worried my 15lbs cats would tip this over but so far they haven’t. It zips around at a good speed. They can’t resist playing with it. Even my boy who normally has no interest in toys.

I wasn't sure about buying this toy at 1st but after buying it it is one of the best toys ever! At 1st both of my cats were a little skeptical about it because of the noise it makes when it's turned on, But after a couple minutes of them getting used to the noise they both loved it! I definitely recommend it

When setting the toy up, it is pretty easy. However, I put in completely new batteries and it never turned on. I tried replacing them with different batteries and they still didn’t work. If the toy turned on, my kitty would’ve loved it.