Catnip Sisal Kicker Pillow Toy

Watch a cat catch something she really wants. She pulls it into her chest with both front paws and rakes it with the back ones. A mouse-sized toy can't take that move, so the couch cushion ends up taking it instead.

A catnip sisal kicker pillow is long enough for the bunny kick: a woven sisal pillow packed with natural catnip that she can wrestle, bite and scratch without any of it landing on your sofa.

One toy, three instincts:

• Long enough to bunny-kick: she can wrap around it and use the back legs, which is where the energy actually goes
• Woven sisal surface: claws catch and pull on it instead of sliding off, the same texture as a scratching post
• Natural catnip inside: packed in the body, so the scent is still working weeks later
• Something to bite: the sisal mesh gives her teeth a texture to work against while she chews
• Flexible, not rigid: it bends around her while she holds it and springs back flat on the floor

A scratching pad she can also carry. Left flat it works as a scratching pad in the spot she already uses. Picked up it becomes a kicker she takes to the middle of the room.

Sisal that bends instead of cracking. The weave flexes right around, so it holds its shape through a full wrestling session and lies flat again afterward rather than staying folded.

Something for the teeth too. The sisal mesh is coarse enough to give her teeth something to work against while she chews, without being hard on the gums.

Let her go wild on something that isn't your couch. The chewing, the clawing and the kicking are going to happen. This gives all three somewhere to land.

Getting the size right

Check the size chart before ordering. Medium suits kittens and smaller cats; Large gives a full-grown cat more to wrap around.

Specifications

• Sizes: Medium 10.6 × 3.5 in (27 × 9 cm), Large 13.4 × 3.5 in (34 × 9 cm)
• Material: woven natural sisal
• Filling: natural catnip
• Use: kicker toy, scratching pad and chew toy
• Suitable for: kittens and adult indoor cats

Safety note: Supervise a hard chewer and retire the pillow once the weave starts to come apart.

Pick the length she can wrap around, drop it where she already scratches, and the claws, the teeth and the back legs all get what they want. None of it lands on the couch.