Trixie Soft Balls Cat Toys

I got these with my loyalty points so no money wasted as such. They had a very strong smell of solvents, presumably from the manufacturing process. I left these to air out for a few days but the smell wouldn’t go away so I had to bin them.

My sister got similar but harder ones that the cats love. These ones are made of sponge and the sponge breaks off and gets stuck in the nail shaft causing distress.

They fall apart after shirt time and little pieces fall off that cats can swallow

The balls did smell very strongly of foam which I think didn't help. Initially the kitten did enjoy the balls - chasing and such like, but only really when they were being hit between two people with table tennis bats. My kitten would initially chase the ball, but as soon as it stopped moving, she would stop showing any interest and walk off. It was very frustrating. Perhaps it's my kitten - but she's a mau, and supposed to enjoy fetching. She did prefer a knotted plastic bag to this.

I wonder how products of such low quality can be put on the market. They used to be well made, but lately they fall apart completely in no time, making their use risky.

Nothing like the old balls shown on the product page. The ones I received are bigger and have holes in them... Absolutely ridiculous.