Yeowww! 100% Organic Catnip Toy, Yellow Banana 3 Pack

I have found with several cats over several years that this brand of catnip toys is far superior than others. My cats have always gone wild over this brand, whereas they dont pay much attention if any to other, cheaper brands that look similar. (This is illustrated in the attached photo of a Yeowww! banana vs another brand, both presented to my kitty about 1 month ago. The cheaper one has seen virtually no action!) The catnip in these is apparently super potent judging from how my beloved angel kitties and my new kitty have reacted to it. The cigar shape is also a big hit. Paying the higher price for this brand is worth it, given how much joy it gives to my fur kids.

My cats adore the bananas. They toss them around and bat them across the floor or grab them and kick and bite them. However, like some of the other reviews I spotted, the fabric is not really quite up to that much focused cat energy and gather holes quickly. The second time my cats played with a banana, one of them managed to pull out a thread along the seam, exposing the contents. I expect to get more in the future, but would appreciate a somewhat sturdier fabric even if I needed to pay another dollar or so for it.

Both of my cats love this toy. My boys are very ruff on their catnip toys and these can stand up to them and last a long time. My boys like to lick them and then bunny kick the heck of them. Once the licking leads to the bananas turning green from the catnip I toss them and give them new ones. I always have a back stock of them on hand.

Several years ago I bought a little Yeowww! pillow for my kittens in an airport. They had never shown any interest in catnip toys in the past, but they loved the pillow to death in a matter of days. All that remained was the seams. From there I got them the Yeowwww! fruit basket, which contained a banana. They went nuts over all three pieces of fruit, and would love on them often. Even when they were years old, they would still curl up with them, play, then sit and lick the fruit. Over time the banana and lemon turned black from excessive use. We replaced them. The catnip seems to remain potent for years, but we have found they need new ones just because we hate to see them licking something that gets so dirty over time. The bananas dont hold up as well as the lemon and apple. The cats rejected the Yeowww! cigar - and it looks like a turd on the floor anyway, so we dont really blame them. This is money well spent.

Our cats absolutely LOVE these bananas. They hold up better than most catnip toys, and we put the extra catnip in a jar and reseal these up to recharge them. We have a ton of these and the cats never get tired of them.

This isnt the first time I have ordered this banana as my older cat LOVES them. I walked in today with the package and her head jerked up. She rubbed against me. Then I produced the banana. She hasnt given me the time of day since, but she is still playing with the banana. She isnt one to let me see her playing with her toys that often. My younger cat has interrupted this review to know where his is, so I do strongly recommend the multi-packs if one has more than one kitty master.

I bought the pack in 2011, but they havent gotten as much use due to durability issues, hence the 4 stars. My cats love the catnip and attack the bananas with such enthusiasm that after 24 hours the side seams split and catnip gets everywhere! The first few times I tried sewing them back together, only to have the seam split in a different place. I just gave up and put them in storage. Then last week inspiration struck. I got out and old pair of tights and stuffed two of the bananas into one leg, tying both ends tightly and cutting the excess fabric off. Basically, a catnip banana sausage. Success!!! Right now I am watching the two cats alternately tear at it with the back leg gutting move, then roll onto their backs spaced out staring at the ceiling. Cat heaven!

I read a review where they said they put the bag on the table and forgot about it and kitty took care of opening the bag for them. Awwww that’s cute! I put the bag of nanas in my daily carry bag and set it on the sofa and promptly got our dinner and went to eat said dinner with my honey. Kitty walked away, no biggie. We watch a little tv and decide to go to the living room and I was greeted by a crime scene. The bag of nanas was on the floor and shredded like someone put it in a paper shredder. 3 bananas in various stages of death on the floor. Stickers chewed up, tags chewed up, and bananas with puncture wounds everywhere. One poor nana had its guts everywhere. The tip was chewed off and it also had a hole along the seam on the other end. Nip everywhere! Sprinkles!!!! Kitty sat there asking why did we not tell her about the nanas. I forgot! She found them. I promptly found a little sewing kit and proceeded to do surgery on the poor banana. The best one was put away for later but the other 2 will remain. I wasn’t thanked for sewing it back up but she took it away and walked off. I’m sure by morning I’ll have a hung over kitty and nana guts all over the floor and sofa and who knows where. Kitty loved it, I do not. She was able to chew a full 1” tip off and open a seam. The denim or fabric has punctures all over letting more nip out. I’m not impressed with the durability. If it was only 1, it would be in shreds within an hour, fully destroyed. I’m not holding out hope for the 2 overnight. So, no lasting enjoyment, no durability, no sturdiness. Bad bad bad. Maybe if yours doesn’t chew it might be ok? This is not for our family.

My cat could smell this thru the packaging and kicked the package to try to get at the banana. These are a hit every time.

and our two cats absolutely love their bananas. Ive bought them a number of times over the years (2 at a time), and these never grow old. They do lose their potency over time (many, many months), so a repurchase is necessary.