KONG Holiday Kickeroo – Assorted Characters

KONG Holiday Kickeroo – Assorted Characters

A Kickeroo is long and deliberately over-sized so that a cat can grab it with the front paws and rake it with the back ones. That bunny-kicking action is how a cat finishes prey, and a toy that is too small gives them nothing to do it to — which is the entire design brief here.

KONG pack the range with crinkle material and their own Premium North American Catnip. This is the seasonal version, supplied as an assorted character, so the one you receive may be a reindeer or a snowman.

Performance & Benefits

• Long, oversized body built for grappling and hind-paw kicking.
• Internal crinkle material that rustles under a paw.
• KONG Premium North American Catnip inside to lift the intensity of play.
• Gives a cat real physical exercise rather than a few half-hearted bats.
• Soft enough to double as something to sleep on afterwards.
• Assorted festive character — reindeer or snowman, chosen at random.

Suitable For

• Cats that wrestle toys with all four feet.
• Catnip-responsive cats; roughly a third of cats are indifferent to it.
• Indoor cats needing an outlet for hunting behaviour.
• Owners who want the cat to play hard without a person holding the other end.
• Not a dog toy, despite where it sits in some listings — the plush stands up to cat claws, not to canine teeth.

How to Use

• Drop it beside the cat and let them take hold of it; no throwing needed.
• Rub the body between your hands to release the catnip scent before a session.
• Keep it in a sealed container between sessions to preserve potency.
• Surface clean only; soaking it will destroy the crinkle and the catnip.
• Replace it once the plush is chewed through and the filling shows.

Specification

• Long plush cat toy with internal crinkle film and KONG Premium North American Catnip.
• KONG's published figures for a standard Kickeroo: 21.6 × 5.7 × 37cm, 95g, 95% polyester, 3% catnip and 2% crinkle film, made in China.
• KONG do not list the holiday characters separately, so no dimensions or weight are published for this version. Barcode 035585535210.
• Supplied in assorted characters; the character cannot be chosen.
• The Kickeroo is a cat toy throughout KONG's own range.

Care & Caution

• KONG's own warning for this range: inspect the product frequently, supervised use only, remove all packaging, and discontinue use if damaged.
• Once the seams open, the crinkle film and loose fibres can be swallowed. Retire the toy rather than repairing it.
• Catnip can tip a cat into over-arousal — stop the game if play becomes biting or scratching at hands.