Thread: Scratching post

forget anywhere like pets at home for these things. i bought one off ebay around 6 years ago. supposedly it retailed at £300 but on ebay it was £140. i seem to recall it was an american company although i have no idea what their name was but the quality is fantastic. having compared it to what i have seen in pets at home, i cant see their stuff lasting more than a few months whereas the one i bought does need the sisal ropes replacing but other than that it is still going strong. i have seen smaller activity centres which appear to be the same make. the only identifiable mark that i have spotted is a paw print in the corner of the base. i really cant say a bad thing about it, my 3 cats love it and with a maine coon coming in a month, hopefully he will love it too. i am tempted to buy another but i am reluctant to buy a straight activity centre due to the weight of the cats. the one i have has a corner with MDF boards leading away in 2 directions at a 90 degree angle which makes it very stable. i am not sure how stable a different type would be with big cats jumping on it from a running start

Originally Posted by AFK_Matrix

Ahhh if your in the UK I can give you the links to the Scratching post and Climbing center I have got my 2 boys.

Cat Tree/Climbing frame: Leopet® KBD009/2blau Cat Tree Scratching Post Kitten Climbing Excercise Activity Centre Sisal Height 2.30m! (Blue): Amazon.co.uk: Pet Supplies

I actually got this straight from Jago24 in Germany as it was out of stock on Amazon and I didn't know if they would have it back on Amazon so ordered direct and it got here very quickly and looks really good in blue.

Cat Tree Post: Cat Scratching Posts

This thing is MASSIVE lol, have a look on my other post for a picture of how big it is!! Can't see them pushing this over for a while lol.

Hope this helps you out and the Scratch post from Zooplus is truly massive and I can't wait to see my 2 boys having fun with it

AFK: I got that huge scratching post that you have a link to on Zoo plus. It is just fantastic!!!!!!!!!!

Personally I think keep it simply.

A scratching post is to emulate a tree, not a theme park.

And you might save yourself a lot of money in the process.

This one is simple, big and cats love it. Big cats can't knock it over, small ones race to the top.

Cat Scratching Posts

Our adopted MC wouldn't have anything to do with any posts we had before. They need to be taller than your cat can reach on hind legs. He loves this one!

Originally Posted by JohnT

Personally I think keep it simply.

A scratching post is to emulate a tree, not a theme park.

And you might save yourself a lot of money in the process.

OK, but where is the fun? :-) It's a bit like grandparents who love to spoil their grandkids, and buy them really cool stuff, and then the kid ends up playing with the box.... ;-P

I agree with Alekto, my 2 boys absolutely love their blue climbing center and have used it pretty much from day one. They didn't take much notice of the massive scratching post I got them as well, only when i ran a toy up it did they get what to do with it lol. Then they were scrambling up it and sitting on top, I did have to move it close to the climbing center though as they got up the post and then sat on top really not sure how to get down lol, so now they jump across to the climbing center. So I personally think the more things they have to climb over and play on the better as it keeps them happy and active.

Our last moggy had used the same scratching post for 14 years. Sidney killed it in 3 weeks, and he was still a kitten.

I fell in love with the Tigga Towers, partly because they look more like furniture and less like cat toys and they are so well made. I had a good rummage through the garage and sold a load of stuff on eBay which raised enough to stop my husband completely freaking out - we now have a Tilly Tigga with a domed basket on top.

It looks rather nice in the conservatory and it gives my husband something to grumble about - £400 for a scratching post?

We have had Felisafe fencing put up on top of the 6ft garden fence and up till last week it was fab - then s bit of branch started to dangle and provided an escape route. One very sad cat couldn't get back in on his own - had to be grabbed at arms length at gone 11 at night. Some careful pruning and Fort Knox is re-established, and Sid can't quite work out why the trees are different. I heartily recommend the fencing - you just need to check regularly to see how plants near the fence are growing and keep stuff trimmed properly.