Fun for a short time but dangerous for cats who eat string
591989
I have three cats. One ignores these. One likes to methodologically pull each strand in the poms out one by one. The third loves the light weight balls of wool but I've caught him eating the yarn strands after they came apart, which it did within an hour or so.
3126208
These ended up under my couch in less than 2 minutes and the one that remained was shredded by my cat. He liked it but I ended up throwing it away because our cat was starting to shred it and eat the nylon rope fibers. Not good for a cat's digestive system.
3998148
The other day, while playing with this toy with my two cats, one of them ran off with it, which I thought was cute.  They took it under the dining room table.  A few minutes later, I put the toy away, not noticing that piece was missing.  Only today I found a six inch piece of the polyester in the feces of one of them which I am amazed I found as it was well hidden!  Please supervise your cats when they play with this toy.  They can chew off a piece and it it which can cause big problems.  I know that some will say that cats must be supervised while playing with their toys, but sometimes they are too quick, have their backs to you, and you won't notice anything.  Also, this type of polyester seems very strong, and may give the false impression that it is safer than it is.  The reason for the one star is to hope this posts serves as a warning to others to be careful. Hopefully, more people will read a one star review prior to a purchase.
3341057
I'd like to give two scores:  One for how much my cat loves this toy (5 stars), and one for how poorly made and dangerous this toy is (1 star).  The small mouse on the end of the cable is the perfect size for my cat's mouth and he has enjoyed chasing this mouse, catching it and then running off with it.  Within a few minutes he had chewed the tail off.  One day later, my son pointed out that there was a sharp wire/pin sticking out of the rear of the mouse where the tail had been.  I had to cut it off with my multi-plier.

If you buy this toy for your cat, I would strongly caution you against allowing the cat to keep the toy and chew on it.  Let him chase it, but don't let him have it.
3966996
I have 9 cats total (some mine, some fosters) and most of them just LOVE these toys. That said, I have found them chewed into pieces! Both the cats and a puppy. I have sweated bullets worrying that those sharp plastic pieces wouldn't cause a perforated intestine! While they are great fun, they should be used only when closely supervised so you can take them away when the cats start eating them... or risk losing your pet (or at least a very expensive surgery!)
1676225
It keeps my cats entertained for the most part.  I set it on the fastest setting, they will still catch it and try to run off with the string.  My big cat catches the string and then just holds it.  They are trying very hard to chew through the string.  I limit the time they play with it because I'm convinced they're going to break it.  I guess we will find out how durable it is.
517151
My cats flip over this thing, but make sure to put it up when you're done playing! One of my cats is a bit derpy and managed to actually chew up and eat part of this toy, so watch them around it. My cat is fine, but please take caution!
2703692
My cat chewed right through this severing it and i am not sure if she ate a piece but i will find out i guess in the next 72 hours! My cats are not crazy over the top with energy and chewing and she literally drug it off for under a minute and had it chewed completely through. I am stressing now because she was coughing a little and i looked down her throat and saw nothing; which means whatever was there is now hopefully going to NOT cause some bowel obstruction that will cause major issues and cost but mostly my animal's health.
2810877
One of my cats was sick the day after eating two of the strings.  I have not used it since.
4531570
Much to my dismay, this toy is actually dangerous. There are multiple thin metal cords which connect the mouse with the wand, within 2 weeks (playing each evening for 10-15 min) the cords started splitting off one by one. I would cut the flailing strand, so it wouldn't injure my cat, but then you have this sharp edge sticking out. Sadly, the strands kept coming out until the last one detached last night. My cat really likes this toy, so this is a big disappointment, but it only lasted for 4 weeks total.
542547
My cats love this thing. I, however, do not. The spring with the ball came out of the base the first time our cats (kittens, age 3 months-- they're small) tried to play with it. We had to use gorilla glue to attach it into the base where it would stay. The scratch pad is made to be removed so that you can flip it over and make use of the other side- in theory, this is great, but there is no way to harness it in, so the cats are able to knock it out of place and drag it all over the house (as does our dog). The piece at the bottom of the scratch pad made to help hold it fell off the front about two days after we put it out for them. The only thing that is holding up at all is the rope-wrapped post, and the rope is fraying horribly. Probably should have gone to petsmart and bought something I could see in person, as this was a huge disappointment.
3554069
First off, my cat goes bananas for these things. No other toy comes close to getting the amount of attention this one does.

That being said, maybe she loves it too much. I left her alone with one for about 10 minutes and when I came back she had torn it to shreds and eaten a lot of the hairs (which made her a little sick). It doesn't seem like it was a big deal, but just a warning: don't leave these out for too long or your cat may do the same!

All in all, totally worth it even though we have to replace them every 2 or 3 weeks.
4946043
My cat loves these dice and we had hours of chasing, leaping, and fetching play with them. However the foam balls can be chewed and pieces injested so they should not be left unattended or where Kitty can access them without a human present.
1072110
I was going to give this five stars because my cat loves it, but the bird broke off the string in our second play session.  :(  Admittedly my cat likes to grab the bird in her mouth and try to run off with it, but isn't that the point of the toy?  Or at least it should be expected and made to last longer than 20 minutes.  And it's not like she's a pit bull, she's 5 lbs!  My cat was pretty gutted that I wasn't pulling the bird around anymore after it broke.  The reason it isn't getting one star is that she did like it before it broke, and it's still usable even broken as two separate toys.  But seriously, up the construction quality, sheesh.
4917189
The first time I ordered this product it came apart rather quickly. As I have many foster cats, one of them being a kitten we really got to put t toy through it's paces.  If u you have one lightly playing or a of couple lightly playful cats this item is a good bargain and should be great fun for them. However, for me the item cannot hold up. I understand purchasing feather cat toys means the ends won't last long but many interactive cat toy manufacturers make the same mistake (and have been since I was a child) with the dangle string. As cats tend to try to run off with their "kill". Or a fat cat might roll over on the string they snap quite fast. They do make interactive cats toys with tough strings and refills and I'd look into the Jackson Galaxy line. No cat toy, I repeat no cat toy lasts forever but you really want to get your money's worth out of the experience. Not have the toys snap the night of purchase or a day or two after.

That being said it is a great toy. The attachments are awesome. They drive the cats crazy. If you have a gentle cat or small kitten this toy should be more than enough, but if you have a really crazy player in the batch the toy might be done before you know it. I'm adding stars as the Natural Pet Company reached out to me with a replacement, listened to my concerns and feedback,  and provided a replacement. The replacement lasted quite a bit longer (no snapping ten minutes after unwrapping.) But in the end I ran into the same problem.  So I used the refills on the cloth wand (which is awe some but has no bait) and sort of Jerry rigged my own toy. Remember, I'm a foster. I have a lot of cats to satisfy and they all have differing needs.  From ex Tom Cats to fat kittens. Toys here have to be hard and tough.

This is not my favorite cat toy. However,  I believe The Natural Pet Company has plenty of other wonderful durable products and if you're unsatisfied you won't need to contact Amazon. The company reached out to me and are highly professional. Because they did that and provided a replacement I give the product extra stars. Since I got my bang for my buck which was a replacement and new refills, the value ended up being worth it.

I'd still advise the buyer to beware and be a mindful buyer. If your cat is a hunting champion, look into something stronger. If you have gentle little kittens this will provide many laughs and memories.

Would recommend to mindful buyers.
2226768
Our dog enjoys this quite a bit, but you can't let her have it for long. She has already chewed through the elastic cord.
3015353
I purchased this item on 8/25/17 and it arrived in a timely manner. Set-up was simple. My cat enjoyed it for several months, spending her days relaxing on the different tiers. However, this all changed one horrifying evening. At first, it appeared as if our cat was simply playing near the top of the cat condo. Suddenly, she began violently kicking her back legs and scratching. This caught our attention and we watched with partial amusement, thinking that she was only playing.  After about 10 seconds of frantic kicking, our cat began making a horrific noise. We then knew something was very wrong. We ran over the to cat condo to discover that our cat was actually choking and that her frantic kicking with her back legs was temporarily preventing her from "hanging" herself. It turned out, while weaving in and out of the "monkey bars" near the top of the cat tree, my cat's neck became entangled in the loops of rope securing one of corners of the hammock. The rope was wound so tightly around her neck that I was having difficulty inserting scissors between her neck and the rope. As a physician, I can surmise that our cat had no more than a few seconds before asphyxiating. Luckily, I was able to free out cat and she lived to play another day. However, if this event had happened at night or while we were at work, I am certain we would have walked into our living room to find our cat dead. To those of you that have already purchased this item, throw it out OR remove the hammock.