Playtime with the PetSafe® Whimsy
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by PetSafe®. We received a PetSafe Whimsy toy in exchange for our honest review, but this did not influence our opinions at all. We only share information we feel is relevant to our readers. PetSafe is not responsible for the content of this post.
It’s been like Christmas around here with all of the fun toys and products we’ve been getting to review in preparation for our big Blogoversary Giveaway on Monday! Last Friday we reviewed the PetSafe Flitter toy, and today we are reviewing the PetSafe Whimsy. It is another home run for PetSafe!
The PetSafe Whimsy is an automatic cat toy that connects to almost any counter, table or other sturdy surface and dangles a fun teaser teaser ball for your cat. The arm spins around and around, tossing the ball in all different directions. Its movements are random, and it changes directions, so it keeps those kitties on their toes! The string also has a safety breakaway feature.
As always with the PetSafe interactive toys, the Whimsy has a Play-While-You’re-Away mode. When activated, it will play immediately, and then once every 2 hours for a total of 3 play sessions. However, you should always observe your cat playing with the toy before leaving them to play with it when you aren’t around. During normal play mode, the toy will shut off after about 10 minutes so you don’t have to worry about wasting battery power.
The boys got a real kick out of this one. Sampson in particular loves it, as the ball attachment has feathers on it, and Sampson has an odd obsession with feathers. They were mesmerized by it at first, and just sat there watching it go. Then finally Sampson took the first swing…
I think I had just as much fun watching them play and be entertained by the toy as they had playing with it. It was also easy to install. It clamps right on to the counter and easily comes back off when it’s time to put it away. The only downside to it is that sometimes the string and ball get caught on the clamp when the arm spins around. I had to free the ball a few times.
If you’d like to purchase your own PetSafe Whimsy, you can click here to do so. OR you can stop back by on Monday and check out our big blogoversary giveaway! There may be a PetSafe Whimsy toy involved 😉
Summer says
At this point, we are probably on PetSafe’s blacklist because we’ve won giveaways twice for their toys – and were not impressed with either of them! It’s really embarrassing.
Tamago says
It looks fun toy! Love the photo of Sampson taking the first swing. He looks so long 🙂
Rosa @ Cat Lady Confidential says
This toy looks great and I bet my cat would love it!
The J-Cats says
That toy looks like fun.
Our Human hardly ever buys Us toys. She says they’re expensive and We break them too quickly. But yesterday, She brought Us a lovely big cardboard box in which she had cut a window. Boxes make the best toys – though We would like to try something new once in a while.
Kitties Blue says
We are so jealous of you getting all these terrific toys. We’ve got to get our mom to hook us up with PetSafe somehow. This does look like fun. And, Like Sampson, we know this is one Astrid would like. She was so excited to see him today. She was hoping to see a video of him playing. Looking forward to your blogoversary. We’re all sending love and hugs. Astrid is sending Sampy a kiss for every cat toy ever manufactured as well as love forever and ever. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
Brian Frum says
That’s one that might be pretty interesting to us!
Three Chatty Cats says
Ooo, that toy looks like fun! How exciting that your blogoversary is coming up!
The Island Cats says
We’ll be reviewing this toy too. We wish the mom would get it out of the box soon so we can have a go at it.
Ellen Pilch says
That looks like a fun toy. I like that it will turn on automatically.
Carla Stevens says
Looks like fun. My fur babies love to have fun