Wand toys die at the feather end. The rod and the string outlast the interesting part several times over, and a cat who has spent a month dismembering the same tatty plume simply stops bothering with it. Replacing the head brings the toy back rather than making you buy another whole wand, and cats respond to novelty far more than they respond to complexity.

Each head is built from natural plumes with a bell in the middle, so the toy makes a sound as it moves as well as fluttering. That combination matters. Feathers move unpredictably in the air in a way nothing man-made does convincingly, and the bell gives a cat a second sense to track the thing with when it drops out of sight behind a chair. Six designs are offered, so play does not have to become predictable.

• Replacement head for a teaser wand
• Natural feather plumes
• Bell fitted to the head
• Six designs to choose from
• Sold as the head only

Check the fitting before you order. Wand attachments are not standardised between brands, so a head that clips onto one rod may not clip onto yours. Send us a photograph of your wand and we will tell you whether it matches. Feathers are also for interactive play only, so put the wand away between sessions, because a chewed feather and a swallowed bell are both avoidable problems.

Who it's for: Owners who already have a wand their cat likes and want the fun back without buying the whole toy again.