The Panic Mouse 360 is an electronic (battery-operated; three AA batteries) cat toy that rotates a small plush cat toy around its base. The plush toy is suspended in the air by hanging from a wire attached to a curved central rod. The base of the unit is molded of plastic.
The plush toy can be rotated through 360 degrees around the base and it randomly reverses direction of rotation. The speed of rotation is not adjustable.
The Panic Mouse 360 has three controls: a main on/off button, a timer on/off button and a dial to adjust the timer. The timer allows the unit to be set to turn off automatically after a specified length of playtime. The timer can be adjusted from 15 minutes to 2 hours.
The Panic Mouse 360 is one of those toys that just does not seem to hold a cat’s attention for very long. Charlie and Annie played with it for a short while when it was brand new, but quickly lost interest. Now, they mostly ignore it. The lack of interest is magnified by the fact that this is a fairly pricey toy at nearly $30.00!
The unit is well made, but does have one annoying feature: The rod that connects the plush toy to the base comes off when the cats aggressively swipe at the toy. It requires a human to continually put the rod back on the base. Otherwise, the rod/plush toy just lay there on the floor while the unit continues to run. I’m sure this is a safety feature, but the lack of continuity of the play experience it causes may be a contributing factor in the cat’s loss of interest in the Panic Mouse 360.
The Panic Mouse 360 is available from most large pet retail stores and online suppliers.
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