Instagram made me buy it. The electric funny floppy fish toy that moves by itself. For about $15 to $20, it looks like the cat toy your cat needs! A realistic-looking fish flops around like…a fish out of water. Do cats play with the floppy fish or is it a total fail? I expected GREAT THINGS!
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Floppy Fish Cat Toy Video Review
I captured their first impressions of the moving fish cat toy –which are kinda hilarious– and wrap up the video with a summation of how they like it 9 months later.
About the reviewers
Riles is senior-most senior rescue. We adopted this orange tabby from the wonderful Calgary Humane Society in December 2018 to live h
ere in his all-inclusive, very exclusive kitty retirement home.
Chester is our younger senior long-haired tuxedo cat. We adopted him from the same place in December 2019.
Both cats like to play with chase toys, will sometimes kick around a stuffed mouse, and go nuts for catnip.
What’s in the box
The floppy fish toy comes with:
- a fish-printed plush cover,
- a mechanical tail insert with Micro USB charging port
- bag of catnip
The fish comes pre-assembled with the mechanical tail and catnip sachet in the plush cover’s zippered pouch.
What does it do?
Once charged up and turned on, the Floppy Fish will do what you’d expect. It flops. When disturbed (by a cat paw or human encouragement), the mechanical tail moves back and forth, causing the fish to flop around.
Cats First Impressions
As you can see in the video, neither cat was very interested when they were presented with the “dead” Floppy Fish.
Chester lay beside it calmly after giving it a brief sniff. It seems the catnip was no longer potent as there was none of the expected catnip reaction.
After turning it on, the Floppy Fish noisily flipped and flopped. Chester looked at it, then away, as if a bit disturbed.
Riles had a similar reaction. He was a little surprised by it but not alarmed. As the Fish flopped, he simply turned away.
Review of Floppy Fish One Year Later
Both Chester and Riles have not really played with it. Each has played with it about two times each. Both times, it was not On and they simply used it as a kicker toy for a few minutes. And that’s it!
For my cats, this was not worth it. So if you are tempted, see if one of your cat-loving friends might have an extra for you to try. As all cats are different, your mileage may vary.
