Flamingo Brain Train Feather Swing Cat Toy - 20cm

The Flamingo Brain Train Feather Swing Cat Toy is a 20 cm wooden disc with balls running in a circular track and a feather-trimmed ball bouncing on a spring above it, 28 cm tall in all.

Key Features

• Balls held in a circular track, so they can be batted and chased but never lost under the sofa — the usual fate of a loose ball
• Feather ball on a spring above the track, which wobbles and springs back when it is hit
• Two different games in one toy, which keeps a cat at it longer than either alone
• Wooden body with non-slip feet, so it stays where it is put rather than skidding away mid-swipe
• Measures 20 cm across and 28 cm tall
• Made by Flamingo Pet Products, a Belgian pet supplier based in Olen with more than 45 years in the trade

Getting A Cat Playing

• Most cats need showing. Spin a ball round the track with your finger while the cat watches
• Short sessions work better than leaving it out permanently. A toy that is always there stops being interesting
• Put a treat or a pinch of dry food in the track to start a cat that ignores it
• Wipe it over with a damp cloth. Wood should not be soaked or put in a dishwasher

Good To Know

• Feathers come off eventually, and a cat that eats feathers can end up with a blockage. Check the feather ball regularly and remove it once it is chewed down
• This is a solo toy, and most cats still want the interactive kind — a wand you move — for proper hunting play
• Not an intelligence toy in any measurable sense. It is a good batting toy, which is a different and more honest claim
• Wooden and 28 cm tall. It will fall over if a determined cat body-slams it