Ethical Pet Wide Durable Heavy Gauge Plastic Colorful Springs Cat Toy, 10-Pack

by Ethical

• 11 in a-pack
• Who knew such a simple toy could be so much fun
• Each spring is 3-1/4-Inch long by 1/2-Inch diameter

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 4 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CMKHDG
• Item model number: 2515
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (612 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
  • #7 in Pet Supplies > Cats > Toys

Product Description

Cats go crazy for these bouncing, pouncing colorful springs, sure to drive any feline crazy. Fun to bat and bobble.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

511 of 519 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Potentially very DANGEROUS -- please be very careful November 8, 2011

By Anne

Amazon Verified Purchase

Please use extreme caution if you purchase these toys for kittens in particular. My 12 week old kitten started to lose weight and failing to thrive when he was always the largest and strongest of a litter I am fostering. I weigh the kittens continually to track their progress. A barium study revealed 5 broken pieces of these springs in his GI tract which will now have to be removed either endoscopically or by surgery if the pieces migrated to his intestines. This would have killed him and/or caused perforation if not caught in time. I can't tell you how much I regret buying these toys. These kittens were carefully supervised for a month while playing with the springs before the one kitten ingested them a few days ago.

UPDATE:
My kitten is doing great now and we were lucky the pieces did not move beyond his stomach. I wanted to clarify that my kitten swallowed pieces of the Ethical WIDE Colorful Springs Cat Toy and Ethical THIN Colorful Springs Cat Toy which were both plastic. The thin and narrow version is brittle and do not coil and spring back like the wide version. They also broke easily. I do not recommend the thin springs at all. Despite the breakage, I don't believe my older cats would have ingested the pieces like my kittens. However, I do not want to take a chance moving forward with the wide coils either and wanted other pet owners to be aware of the potential danger as we had quite a scare.

126 of 132 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars My cats love it! June 24, 2008

By Kelley

I have two cats, and these springs are their favorite. They just love batting these around and chasing them, and they never get sick of these inexpensive toys. I suggest buying extras, as these springs get lost pretty easily. I used to buy them at a local store and then was disappointed when the store stopped carrying them. Luckily, I found them on Amazon! These springs end up under furniture, doors, kitchen appliances, and the washer and dryer. You can fetch them out with a yardstick, but these things do have a knack for disappearing. I usually ration them out to my cats until all have disappeared, and then every once in a while, I get out the yardstick and go searching for the lost ones.

Edit: My springs are plastic, but I purchased them years ago. Now I see that they are metal and could be potentially dangerous. I like my plastic springs, but I don't think I would buy metal ones. :-(

108 of 113 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cat toy August 15, 2008

By Michsooh

Amazon Verified Purchase

My cats love these. I ordered four sets because they go missing for days at a time, only to end up in a cache behind a chair or in the basement. My cats will play with these for hours. Our favorite game is fetch. I toss it, the two little ones bat it about a bit, then one of them brings it back to me for the next round. Having a small black cat walk up to me with one of these sticking up in the air makes all the harder parts of the day just fade away.