Furhaven Wrap Around Scratching Post Cover for Indoor Cats, Fits Posts Up to 3.5" Diameter, Durable & Less Mess - Tiger Tough Carpet Scratch Mat -...

Pros and cons. I'll start with the cons first: 1. Expensive. It's pretty pricy. 2. The pieces are labeled wrong and don't match the instructions. Fortunately, the graphics in the instructions can help you through. For the price, I'd like it to be easier to assemble. Pros: 1. The cats love this thing. Seriously, it gets more use than their other cat stuff. One of my girls pretty much lives in this thing. 2. Once you get it assembled. It's pretty sturdy and the first one I had lasted 3 months before I decided to toss it. I wasn't going to spend the money on another one but the cat's missed it. 3. Comes with a lot of extra scratch pads which I've been able to put into smaller boxes for them to enjoy. It's a good product but it is pretty large so if you live in a small apartment like I do, it takes up some real estate and it's not the prettiest thing to look at. I do recommend not putting the very top piece on if you don't need it. I have mine set up next to one of their tall cat trees and they jump between the two and caved in the the "roof" on the first day. LOL This is one of those "gotcha" products that are marketed to pet owners. You don't want it but then you see how much they love it and....Gotcha! I recommend this product for sure.

I was looking for replacements for my current posts. I wanted to steer clear of anything with twine. I wasn't fond of the mess the kitties created as well as catching them eating the twine, only to throw it up later. I happened to come across these. I decided to buy only one at first and see how it did. I attached before and after pics. I'm sure you will agree that it looks very good. I think doing this gives it a very clean look. And the price, in my opinion is very reasonable. This particular post is a large. The wrap fits around the it snuggly. You don't need to cut out any of the twine. Just wrap it around the post as it is. The cats took to it right away. I'm sure it helped, that I had rubbed some catnip into it before wrapping the post. I highly recommend this!

First of all I am not a cat person. I was bestowed a newborn kitten abandoned by his mother hours old on May 10th. Afterbirth and placenta still on. I never had a cat before, very allergic to the saliva. But this little guy had nobody to feed, care, keep him safe, healthy and most of to love him. I am a sucker... so my daughter (aspiring Veterinarian) sniped off placenta. We cleaned him up and got kitten formula and a syringe to start feeding him. Look like he was not gonna make it but he did. Time went on and the plan was get him to 6 weeks so he can be rehomed. Within the weeks a bond developed through the asmatic reactions, swollen eyeballs and itchy skin. I accumulated toys for the little boy. At week 4 I was determined to desensitize my allergies so I can keep the buggah. Stumbled onto this cardboard house. Loved the idea that if it gets destroyed not a big deal! Low investment, recyclable and not complicated. 1st off, again it was relativly cheap. 2nd it was a breeze to put together. 3rd it was surprisingly sturdy for a cat. I guess any smallish animal it will do. I lived that it was light weight and movable. My kitten loved it. He was cautious at first but ended up loving his mini mansion. Carwled in and out, up and down scratching the floors of the mansion. It was so fun watching him play. Building it was pretty fun too! I really enjoyed feeling accomplished that I built it by myself. You dont need an engineering degree to figure it out and it's not Ikea furniture. Basically a snap to build! As I was builing it I was thinking for the future and was checking to see if there were add ons that you can buy. I found one that you buy togther but honestly I don't think they connect. Different joinery. I would live it if the manufacturer or designer could nake modifications to have it grown by having add on. It should be easy enough to autocad something to expand so you can make a compound for you fur babies. Overall, very cool, fun, easy and fast to build.