Cutting-Edge Cat Toys Your Pet Won’t Immediately Destroy

While the owner’s away...these inventive gadgets will keep your feline active and engaged all day, helping her blow off steam until you return home

Joshua Fruhlinger

March 6, 2018 1:36 p.m. ET

1. Scrambled Pets

Shaped like an egg, SHRU (pictured above) rolls around in random directions at varying speeds thanks to onboard computers that help it mimic the erratic movements and sounds of small animals (complete with fluttering tail). When Tiger is done batting SHRU about, the toy automatically shuts down to conserve energy, saving you from recharging it too often via its USB port. $98, pdxpetdesign.com

2. Bugging Out

Cats also instinctively love chasing—and destroying—little toys that more realistically resemble...