Customer Reviews

PETCO Lattice Ball with Bell Cat Toys

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Have you ever gone walking through your home and screamed, "OW!!! F%$!!!!" because you stepped on tiny shards of broken plastic? I have, and it's because of these toys. I cannot emphasize enough how terribly they are made.

I thought at first that my large male Russian Blue was to blame, tipping the scales at just under twenty pounds I figured his enthusiastic pouncing on the hard tile of the kitchen was shattering these toys. A little observation proved me wrong. The easiest way these toys are broken is achieved by a juvenile cat. My young Norwegian Forest cat would be happily slapping these lattice balls around the room and smack one into the wall. It would then crack in half. This provided great amusement for a young cat, convinced that she had rendered her prey incapable of counter attack she began to chew on the halves and splintered them easily. Quick reaction was all that saved her from a very serious bill at the veterinarian.

Even if they aren't knocked into a wall simply carrying the toy in your mouth as a ferocious fluffy predator results in them falling apart - usually within 24 hours. The tiny bells then become choking hazards, the pieces break, and you the beloved owner walk across the floor to get yourself a cup of coffee and find your foot bleeding. Loud utterances of profanity also tend to scare feline companions, which is just another problem with these toys. Toys should make us happy because our cats do goofy and often hilarious things with them, not enraged or in fear for our cats health and wellbeing.

I thought I might have a bad batch, I had received two (one single and some mixed in with PETCO Assorted Balls for Cats Super Value Pack) so not wanting to be a total jerk human throwing away pleasurable distractions for cats I tried to rest with the same result.

There is no reason to buy these, they're incredibly cheaply made and dangerous. You do not need to step on one to break it, any enthusiastic play by a cat larger than a kitten (over 5 lbs) will cause them to shatter or fall apart.

This is my cat's favorite toy and has been since he was just a kitten!. My only caution is that they can easily get "lost" under beds, dressers, chairs, etc., which is why I usually buy two packs at a time. And, if you step on one, it will crack and need to be thrown away.