Customer Reviews

Fur Real Friends Kitty Cat White

5 star:		(33)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

At first this toy did not seem to do what it promised (kneeding paws, purring, screeching when tail is pulled), but after about an hour in my 5 y.o. daughter's arms it suddenly came to life - and she will not part with it. It's not even cuddly - it's a furry robot - but it is endearing nonetheless. I purchased a collar, inexpensive bed and bowl from a chain pet store to complete the illusion. My daughter is in heaven.

It has been dropped from a height of about four feet onto a linoleum floor and no damage. It has been jerked from her arms by her friends (because she truly can't bear to let go of it), and it's working beautifully.

I've splurged on electronic toys that were never loved - and it was hard to take the leap on this toy, but I cannot say enough of how pleased we are. Yes, it meows, but not excessively at all. Yes, it is pure white, but have not experienced a real shedding problem. Mainly, this toy had made its 5 y.o. owner slap happy. I'm out to purchase one for my 7 year old (who has VERY patiently watched her sister blissfully interact with this toy) for Christmas. I highly recommend it. An electronic toy built strictly for encouraging our instinct to care for others. Can't beat that.

This truly is the most creative and adorable toy I've ever seen, but unfortunately, I have not been able to find one that works. I ordered one off the Wal-Mart website and returned it to the local Wal-Mart store because it did not work. Before leaving the store with a replacement, I wanted to make sure the replacement worked. None of the cats in my local store worked. YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR CAT BEFORE GIVING IT AS A GIFT. All of these cats are set in "Demo Mode," which means you can check that ONE FUNCTION while the cat is still in the box. If you wave your hand near the cat's forehead, the sensor will cause the cat to blink its eyes and meow. When you take the cat out of the box (which takes just about forever and destroys the box in the process...you will see)...you open a Velcro slit in the tummy fur to move the switch from "Demo" to "On," which SHOULD activate FIVE OTHER SENSORS. These sensors did not work properly on ANY of the cats I tried. There is a sensor for the left cheek and right cheek (I don't know what they are supposed to do), the tail (should activate hissing), the tummy (should activate purring and vibrating) and the back (should activate the cat to lie down and knead its paws). None of these five sensors worked on the cats I tried...except for one cat. On that cat, the only sensor that worked was the back sensor. But it malfunctioned. On that cat, the back sensor made the cat lay down and sit up and lay down and sit up and lay down and sit up over and over and over and did not stop for 20 minutes. We moved that switch to "Demo," but the forehead sensor would then not work...and the cat continued to sit up and lay down repeatedly. The only way to make it stop was to just turn it off. THIS PRODUCT NEEDS INVESTIGATION or Wal-Mart will have 30,000 angry mothers in line returning it on January 2nd. I hope they fix it...it is darling and the perfect gift for my mother who is 85 and living alone. Also, you should know that if you return a website item to a local store, they will refund your money for the item BUT NOT FOR THE SHIPPING. This also seems unfair to me. Hope Wal-Mart can figure this one out. This has the potential to be one of the cutest toys to ever hit the market. I'd buy several if I could find any that worked!

My daughter got this cat from Santa and it is awesome. It looks so real when it looks around and open and closes it's eyes. It was the hit of our Christmas dinner with our family joking about it sneaking up on us at night while we are sleeping. We love it. It meows and when you pet it's back it lies down and purrs. Also if left alone it closes it's eyes and lies down like it is sleeping. I am so glad we have it. Although the Amazon price is not the best I have seen.

I can't understand the other comments on this toy. I just got it for my 2 year old for christmas, so excited to get it so I have opened it to test it out. Its GREAT!!!! All of the sensors work and it has been a hit at my office today. Some people even thought it was real. I love it and I know my daughter will too.

My husband and I are Dog people! Wouldn't be caught dead with a real life cat in our home! For my 18month old little girl, this is not good! She loves everything KITTY so when she saw this in our local Wal-Mart during Christmas I thought about getting it but thought it was a bit pricey. I kept watching it and just got it last week for 20bucks at Wal-Mart and it is her ABSOLUTE favorite! She loves it and the dogs are not too sure about it just yet but overall it is a good hit in our household. Seeing her play with it, I would have payed the full price to give her the smiles I see on her face daily.

This is a delicate toy. If you plan on purchasing it for a younger child you might want to consdier that is it a robotic toy, small moving FRAGILE parts. This isnt a fishor price cat. This kitty does everything as described. I purchased this as a christmas present for my soon to be 5 yr old. I suspect some of the more frail parts may be broken but I decided to buy anyway. The ears are rather thin and one drop on the head could easily be broken (hence why take careful consideration for young butterfingers) Overall this is a great toy. Scared the jeebs out of our real cat though. It sounds that real.

"I love you Princess."
"Sometimes, she can be very frightening with her hisses."

We've heard both in the first twelve hours of ownership. When Daughter opened it yesterday evening, everyone in the room (ages 6 - 60) was agog at how real Kitty was in her motions, noises, etc.

>She leans in toward you as you pet her.
>She purrs and her eyelids close to half-way
>You feel her purrs through her whole body
>The first time she hisses she will scare the bejabbers out of you

It's unexpected when it happends for the first time, but here's what we believe is a comprehensive(ish) list of hiss inducers.

>Holding or pulling her tail
>Squeezing her too hard
>Talking aloud about taking her to the V-E-T.

Okay, I made that last one up, but knowing what sets Princess off is a good way to avaid those things and to avoid the hiss. Agree with others that colors beyond white would be welcome.

PROS:
1) Realistic
2) Fun
3) A good job of mixing soft goods (fur, stuffing, etc.) with mechanicals.
4) Motors inside kitty are fairly quiet.

CONS:
1) The first hiss is a doozy.
2) She seems to be limited in her body positions ... variations of sitting are all that we've seen to date.


About our daughter:

-6 years old, very gentle and respectful of her toys
-Very cyber-aware, knows that Princess is robotic (doesn't make the hissing any less alarming)
-Loves her stuffed animals and other little buddies, takes care of them, brushes them etc.


Recommendation?

Overall a great addition, with a lot of play value. Feels like a real kitty, mixing the softness of the fur with the bone structure (kind of) of a real cat.

i just got this today and i love it am 12 muffen thats her name. is great i have 10 fur real friends i even have go-go but named her lu-lu and cryed when every one on this site gave bad reviews but back to the cat she sleeps purs and meows she lays down but some time i have to push on her to fully do it oh and she can hiss. i have a funny story about it one night i was reading and she started hissing for nothing then i noced a book on her tail. i love her she all so likes to hiss at my coisn i do not like him any way well got to go moms calling bie.

A few months ago Grandma brought this cat to my toddler who is now 22 months old. She loves it! She calls it "kitty kitty" and carries it all over the house. When it hisses she says "uh-oh" and gives it a hug. She offers to share her snacks with it. It the first thing she looks for when she wakes up in the morning and the last one she says goodnight to at the end of the day.

Downside: It has gotten really dingy around the throat and face. No amount of cleaning keeps it clean for more than a day. Also she has broken both of its back legs and it won't sit up anymore. These are not issues with the doll, just issues related to giving this doll to a toddler.

I bought this cat for my 93 year old mother. She had dementia, and so she thought the cat was real. She held it every waking moment talking to it. She loved it and held it until she died at 94. She always wrapped it in a blanket, so the fur got a little flat, but it still meowed and moved around all the time. It is the best thing we ever bought her.