Go Cat Da Bird Cat Toy Refill Accessories, Handmade in The USA, Kitty Puff

The kitty puff is THE big treat for my cats. It's one a few toys we rotate as part of the nightly go-to-bed ritual and our cats know the cues. TV goes off, we put our dishes away, and out comes the wand with the TOY! We close our cats in a room with litter, food, water, bedding, etc each night to cut the prowling, and they happily do it when the wand comes out. Then they are good all night, and come out ready to play in the morning. Our kittens stalk, leap, catch the puff, and then hiss and howl after they catch their "prey". After a few moments we gently take it away and start the hunt over again. I can be really funny to watch this, and fascinating, but can get annoying too. [At times we have to take the puff away because someone is in an aggressive mood and doesn't want to "share".] The cats love this particular attachment and usually pull all the feathers out within a couple of weeks (this, and the fun fur...holy COW). They also like the classical twirling attachment, which we try to use most often (because those other attachments get abused and used up faster, and they leap a lot more for the twirly ones). This is some cheap entertainment that's good exercise for our cats. We'll be back for more!

This kitty puff was great, for a couple of minutes until it broke. The puff feathers came out of the red plastic part that attaches to the wand. It’s a bummer it broke, my cat really liked it.

I have 3 cats and they love to play with this toy. My oldest cat is 15 years old then I have a 3 year old and 2 year old. It is now there favorite toy to play with. It is fun to watch them playing with this toy I can get them to jump in the air and sometimes jump/ flip backwards. 2 of my cats use to just lay around and sleep now they are up and active ( my 15 and 3 year old). Considering there ages that is awesome. I highly recommend. It looks and feels just like a real feather and comes in different cool colors.

TIP: When you order this you just get *1* puffball, we thought we would get three and only got 1 in the mail. We've had the "Da Bird" for a few years now after finding it on Amazon, ordering it and discovering that it's the only wand toy the cats go bonkers for (they make feigned efforts with other wand toys). When we originally got Da Bird, the normal feather attachment made them go bananas. After a year we got the little mouse/fuzzy-hide attachment which they liked so much more that they would actually stop playing and just sit and wait if we put the feather attachment back on. Now that we have this fuzzy puff ball attachment, they prefer it over the little mouse attachment and again, will bat at the mouse a bit and then sit down until we put this fuzzy puff ball back on then go crazy for it again. Definitely the current favorite of all the toys!

So - I'll preface this with that my cat is a lean 20lbs, so he might be extra hard on them - but these last maybe 2 or 3 play sessions and then they're toast. Makes them a pretty expensive toy - and they're a mess once he rips them apart. That said - the cat loves nothing more than this toy - so it's kind of a special treat. They make a fuzzy version of this - rather than feathers - and that lasts much longer. I'd recommend that for everyday use - if your cat likes it.

My first kitten went through every Da Bird accessory I bought pretty quickly. I'd find the wire in the hallway, the stick in my bed, and the puff in his water bowl (don't ask). This is the only one he has not absolutely destroyed, but he still loves it. His newly adopted brother also goes crazy over the fluff of this toy and it still has held up despite two very active sets of teeth and plenty of claws. It makes a great whoosh noise that my cats will respond to from the other side of the house, and flies quite beautifully. I highly recommend it to anyone with active cats. Two out of two cats is pretty good endorsement!

I think I have tried out all of the Go Kat attachments for Da Bird wand. Kitty freaked out over the genuine "Da Bird" and "Fur Fun" and probably wouldn't stop playing until the toys were destroyed. "Kitty Puff" probably comes in third BUT still enticed him to play and he did not go into destructo mode. For the most intense fun try genuine "Da Bird" or "Fur Fun" (still a good toy if the clasp breaks, toss it or hide it peeking out from under a blanket) and for a longer-lasting toy try "Kitty Puff". The "Sparkler" was Kitty's least favorite but go on what you know about your cat's affinity for shiny-ribbon stuff.

The puffy da bird replacement that I got has a very pretty color of royal purple. My cat definitely loves this new puffy thing after I replace it with the original one. However, my cat loves to carry the puff in her mouth after she finally catches it, and after playing with her for a while, I found that the white area around her mouth got a tint of purple!! I don't know whether the dye is safe to ingest, but I still don't want my kitty ingesting any dye. I may try soaking the puff to wash away the excess dye. I am also disappointed that this feather puff doesn't spin like the original one (I understand it is not aerodynamic like the original one).