Kitty Rocking Roller By Sport Pet

I bought this yesterday since it was on clearance for $5.00, and my cats got more than $5.00 worth of play out of it the first evening! They were a little leery of it at first, but I sprinkled some catnip on it to ease their fears--and then they really enjoyed it.

Assembly was easy, but the instructions were pretty useless. The instructions actually contained pictures of the parts in the WRONG color, which is absurd. Fortunately, just looking at the assembled product on the box is enough to complete the assembly.

Since I've had this less than a day, I don't know how well it will hold up, but--based on similar Sport Pet products--I'd guess "not very well". I think it will hold up much longer for my declawed cats (and for kittens) than it would for clawed cats, but I don't expect a "long life-expectancy" for this product.

The clearance price is "excellent"; I doubt I would pay the full price for it, though.

Pros: Easy to Assemble; Inexpensive; Contains a Variety of Activities

Cons: Will fall apart with rough play; Not much to it

I put this toy out for my cats and Diablo had to be the first to play with it. Within 10 minutes he had pulled the roller apart from the base. Even though the roller was no longer attached, he continued to play with the ball in the roller. When he was tired, he laid down on the sisal base and scratched it somewhat. He also pulled the string out of the hanging ball. Some of my other cats played a little with the ball in the roller while others just wanted to lay on the sisal base. So it might be a better toy for kittens who might get more enjoyment playing with it while not being too big to tear it apart.

Pros: Cats like the hammock-shaped bottom

Cons: Not durable