Indoor cats need a hunt, not just exercise, and the two are not the same thing. A ball rolled across a floor is movement; a feather twitching behind a chair leg is prey. Working a wand properly, in short bursts with pauses and a catch at the end, gives a cat the whole sequence of stalk, chase and pounce, and a cat that has completed that sequence settles afterwards instead of prowling the landing at midnight.

The plumes are the part that does the work. Feathers are light enough to lift and flutter on the smallest flick of your wrist, which is far more convincing than anything you have to swing, and the bell adds a sound cue that pulls a dozing cat's attention across a room before it has worked out where the noise came from. The colours are there for your benefit rather than your cat's, since cats see movement long before they register hue.

• Feather plumes that flutter on a small wrist movement
• Jingle bell to draw attention from across a room
• Colourful plumes on a handheld wand
• Encourages the full stalk, chase and pounce sequence
• Several pack options available
• Suits energetic indoor cats of any age

Two things worth knowing. Feathers, string and bells are all swallowable, so put the wand away out of reach between games rather than leaving it out.

Who it's for: owners of indoor cats who want a genuine hunting game rather than another toy on the floor, and who are happy to check the pack option with us first.