The Best Cat Toys for Furry Friends (2025)

The cat is very beautiful. Funny, weird creatures. They are also very picky. It’s hard to find the toys they actually play with, especially the oversaturation of today’s pet market. Cats need a specific environment to play, scratch and relax. Based on years of testing with our cats, these are our favorite wired-approved, technically cat toys and scratchers. Even though our cat rejects a specific product, we still look at the overall build, design, and value to determine if it is useful for other kittens.

I am a helicopter cat mom who specializes in pet technology and all of these cat toys have been approved by me and other staff members (very spoiled) wired cats. Check out our related guides such as the best automatic cat litter box, the best automatic cat feeder, the best cat fountain and our favorite cat furniture. More dog people? We have covered you! See the best accessories and technical elements for your dog guide.

Updated April 2025: We’ve overhauled this guide for the current year and added the Omlet Freestyle Indoor Cat Tree, Mau Kona End Table Scratcher, Kong Kickeroo, Sofolor Interactive Cat Toy, Catstages Interactive Cat Treat Puzzle, Silvervine Chew Sticks, Da Bird, Feather Mice, Tkenpro 2K Pet Camera Treat Dispenser, and Enabot Rola PetPal Robot Pet Companion. We keep updating the price.

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Looking for cat toys that cats will actually like are very popular. We love interactive toys – everything on this list is the toys our cats actually play with. All toys have an element that helps their natural instincts to hunt prey, such as fun kicking toys or puzzle toys, so your cat must use the brain of a pecan brain for delicious, stinky snacks.

Cats love to jump and climb everything, so cat trees should help make them occupy and avoid mantels or fragile glassware. Our favorite cat trees are made of scratchable materials, and our favorite windows allow cats to interact responsibly with the outside world. If you really want the complete scoop, we also provide a guide to the most exotic cat furniture we have tried, but here are some other notable people when it comes to cat furniture and toys:

Licking pads are a great way to increase enrichment and stimulation – in addition, it can help them promote a slow diet (and don’t throw it away). I also have this cute fish-shaped licking pad for each of my kittens, which is a fun way to give them enjoyment while promoting slow feeding and stimulation. I put Churu puree and some added water in snuckling to add more hydration to their snacks.

When you live in a small apartment, you decorate everything with items because everything is on display – don’t hide when you only have one or three rooms. Some of us also want cat furniture to match. Mau’s Cat Tree is one of the favorites of former critic Madea Giordano. If you can afford it, your cat will thank you.

Freestyle is more than just a cat tree, it can also customize your own indoor or outdoor cat jungle gym with a range of bamboo platforms, beds, ramps, hammocks and scrapers. These platforms are strong enough to support cats of any size or level of motion, and the poles can accommodate ceilings up to 14 feet. The system isn’t cheap and not particularly easy to put together, but my cat Circe and Scylla spend on them every day, which is worth the investment. –Kat Merck

Mau is known for its high-end and elegant cat furniture (including the Cento Cat Tree above), and its new Kona dining table just fits the lineup with a medieval mod vibe and scratched mats carefully tucked into the back. The sturdy table is very heavy and well-made, with an option for oak or walnut finishes. It didn’t dissuade my cat from scratching the chair next to it, but it did come with a bag of catnip to help encourage. This table is popular and often sold out, but you can sign up on MAU’s website to notify the next restock. –Kat Merck

Former cable critic Medea Giordano loves these window seats because they are a great way for cats to bask in the sun and keep a safe stay in the safe room. They are also easy to install, with sticky strips with sticky strips that can hold up to 40 pounds of window sills. You can also nail the base into the window frames, and even a heated seat for kittens for super clutter. The lid is removable and can be machine washed. With your head raised, you need a windowsill at least 2 inches deep to support it properly.

If you don’t know which toys cats will like, or just wish they refresh them often, Meowbox is a great subscription. You can choose to deliver every two or two months, including snacks and incredibly cute toys with the same cute theme. Plus, for every box for sale, the company provides food to the shelter. You can view exactly where on their website.

Former cable critic Medea Giordano’s cat is also going crazy about the chain carpet. The bottom piece stays in place, while the top can be configured in a different shape for playback (or hunting), and you can reshape it as much as you can as you want. The material feels like it feels, but is made of 24 post-consumer plastic bottles that can withstand sharp claws.

All three of our cats love Kong Kickeroo, one of the longest-lived cat toys we have ever bought. Bodhi is our long cat and rarely plays with toys anymore, but even he can’t resist kickeroo. It’s the ideal shape of his hind paws and claws, its tail, a mixture of texture and wrinkle material, with a hint of cat. We also tried smaller models, but chewed quickly, while larger models have been going on for years. – Simon Hill

My extremely spoiled cats will never interact with the toy for more than five minutes, but they played with this interactive cat toy for hours. It has three modes, so the cat will never get bored: normal, active, and interactive, and will automatically turn off after not being used for a while. It has a simple USB charger and a button that controls everything, with a replacement stick in case your cat is as rough as mine. Although this is a little more than I like to spend on cat toys, it is the best purchase I have made this year.

One of my cats is a very smart, high-energy cat Very Food motivates, so finding something that makes him happy is an ongoing challenge – not to mention, I also have to make sure he doesn’t inhale food. With this toy, you can cover up snacks with leaves or put them in a cup to face the extra challenge – I like this puzzle toy can be completely customized based on the intelligence level of the cat. I have both the melon madness and the buggin’ model, and even after a few years my cats are still entertained by them. I call this a good investment.

My overactive cat Basil (Basil) is one of the cats that react about 40% to cats, which is really frustrating because he makes Fomo watch his sister crazy. Fortunately, Both My cat went crazy for these simple sticks. It helps them engage in natural kicking intuition and redirect aggressive chewing from my iPhone rope.

I have seven cats over the past 20 years, each of which has been addicted to this interactive toy. Not only any wand toy, it is dedicated, and its original feather attachment, it uses the same rotation mechanism with fishing bait to move through the air to register as 100% authenticity to cats. There are other attachments, such as fur “rats”, but nothing hits more than the original feather tuft. If your cat finds a wand in the middle of the night and takes it with you, make sure you reserve supplemental gold. (Speak from experience.) – Kat Merck

Did you know there are “bird” cats and “mouse” cats? Most cats actually prefer hunting specific types of prey, and I have seen this game in my own house. Even if they are garbage companions, one of my indoor cats obviously prefers flying (birds) while the other prefers to hide and jump down low (rats). They both like these toys – they are as fuzzy as mice, but are feathered like birds, carrying some cats to increase interest. I recommend putting them at the end of game time to keep interest, if you don’t want to hear the jingle in the middle of the night, remove the bell. – Kat Merck

This broken down pet cam has PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) functionality and Crystal Clear Live Videofeed, from which you can take photos and record videos. With the app, you can put your camera in nearly 360 degrees, listen while you are out and then talk to your pet through the microphone. If it’s not enough to just be a security camera, you can also schedule regular feeds through the app, or throw them into a thousand miles of snacks as long as you feel. us need Combining security cameras and treatment dispensers? why not?

Is it a toy? Is it a security camera? Is it a treatment dispenser? No decision is needed! While my cat is more curious about it than playing with this Li’l robot excitedly, it does catch their attention and it’s a triumph in my book. The app may be a bit of a problem, the robot is by no means smart, but it is a camera that you can move around the house while you are out and it will roll, slam objects and shoot snacks on the confused cat.

Let’s continue to return to:

• this CHOM CHOM Roller Pet Hair Removal Agent ($25) Among all the wired commenters owned by pets, people are generally loved. This beautiful gadget makes it easy to do almost any surface. We use them every day. It works, doesn’t fill too quickly, and it takes only a few seconds to clear.
• Breed + Health Cat DNA Test for Basepaws ($160) Tests tell you whether cats are clear, dangerous carriers, or have high risks of many metabolic, cardiovascular, eyes, blood, blood, endocrine, kidneys, autoimmune, skin, musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases as well as blood type, transfusion risk and other characteristics. Any cat can develop a disease or dental problem, but having a baseline can relieve anxiety and allow you to work with a veterinarian to make the best life choices for your cat. – Louryn Strampe
• We love this basic but reliable stainless steel Owala Pet Bowl ($30). Stainless steel is more hygienic than plastic, which can easily carry harmful bacteria and cause problems such as cat acne.
• this Yeowww! Banana Cat Toys ($9) Always a favorite toy for all former cable critic Medea Giordano’s cats.