• Realistic feather toy activates your cat's hunting instinct
• Cats go crazy over the flight-like motion
• Even lazy and fat cats cannot resist it
• Original ONE piece wand, stong and well made

Da Bird is a high quality, durable, interactive toy that cats just LOVE. If you have not witnessed first hand a cat's reaction to Da Bird, then you have no idea what you are in for! A single bob of Da Bird is completely irresistible to cats. Set on a swivel, its feathers look, sound, and feel like real bird wings. Its the most fun you'll have with your feline friends!

So my kitty loves to play. Loves. He gets a little rough about it because he just doesn't know any better. We bought a bunch of toys when we got him and he loved some for a wile, then forgot abut them. Or vice versa - the ones he didn't show interest in at first suddenly became exciting. He loves his little catnip mice the most but they keep disappearing under the appliances. I did a little browsing online, looking for something to distract his attention away from our bodies, tire him out so he would sleep at night and keep him interested. I found Da Bird.

Da Bird seems like a simple concept: a flexible metal rod encased in plastic, a connecting elastic-y string with attached feathers. It may almost be too simply because it seems like we spend a lot of time looking for more complex toys that our pets ignore. The feather attachment is replaceable and the feathers themselves are real and arranged in such a way that they have the aerodynamic appearance of a bird in motion.

Phantom just loves it. He is already active but this thing gets his attention and keeps it. He is doing jumps and flips and somersaults. He even did a back flip from the floor onto the chair chasing this thing. I play that he has to catch it so I cannot immediately pull it back up to 5 times. I think I overdid it the first day; we played to 20 and he slept the rest of the day, something he has never done. So, as a toy that will attract a cat rather than our hands and tire him out, this is great. If you have a cat who plays during the night, a round before bed might be just what the vet ordered.

As others had said it quickly needs to be replaced, I tucked it away in the closet when we weren't playing. My kitty didn't freak out when I went to open the door but as soon as he would see me bring it out, he would get excited. It seemed like every time we used it, he liked it even more. I was actually a little disappointed the first time but, after that, Phantom really liked it more. It got to the point where he would catch Da Bird and I would just let him run off with it because I could not pull it free. However, after letting him do this, he managed to break off the bird and I will have to replace the whole unit which isn't a huge deal but it something I will watch for next time.

Da Bird doesn't take a look of effort from you, but you will need to swing it around so it catches the air. However, it's very light weight so it definitely will tire the kitty out before you. Don't be surprised if your DaBird starts looking pretty tired itself. With how much the cat swats and bites at it, the feathers start looking pretty gross. This is a downfall to us because, now that he has broken off the feathers, he continues to play with the feathers and brings them in bed with us. Ick.

At least he likes it. And that was really the whole point. I think this toy could be a bit durable but, considering that it accomplishes everything I was looking to do, I still give Da Bird Kudos.

I bought this for my cats after reading the reviews here and it is truly the best cat toy! All my cats (3) went nuts for it! I don't think they've ever jumped and ran so much in a single day.
Before going to bed I stored the Da Bird by lying it flat on a window sill. When I woke up in the morning one of my cats was chewing on it in a hallway and a plant under the windowsill had been knocked over. So take heed of the advice that you really need to put it away when you're not playing with it!

The only negative thing I've experienced is that my kitten chewed through the swivel line on the second day. We tied it back together, but it doesn't flow through the air quite the same. The cats still love it though.

From the moment I opened the package, my kitten was crazy. It REALLY looks like a bird that got inside the house... I couldn't believe it myself for the first 5 minutes of playing. It is so easy to handle... you will also have fun, and with 20 good minutes, you will exercise your cat to the point of exhaustion... and even so... he will beg for more! Be careful though...

I'm very pleased with the purchase. I've read some reviews where the users complained about the easy-break factor of the toy, but if you are careful (do not let your pet bite it much), and you keep it in a good place away from your cat when you are not playing, it will last you long, even one feather.

Have fun, and make em sweat!

BTW, you should also incorporate other toys and playing because when you keep doing it in a row, they cat starts losing interest in it... rotate your playing methods. My cat loves to play hide & seek too, so between that, and Da Bird, he's pretty entertained and exercised.

My cat is in love with this toy! It flies around just like a real bird and my cat can't get enough of it! Every cat needs one of these!

My cat loves Da Bird and comes running every time I open the closet where it's kept. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that it's just not that durable. While I'm happy that real feathers are used and my cat's not chewing on some synthetic, the feathers themselves break pretty easily once my cat gets them between her teeth. We've gone through two of these toys in as many weeks. I suppose I could just never let her catch it, but what fun is there in that?