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Why Do Two Trees of the Same Height Feel Different to Climb?
Staggered boards act like stairs. Ramps, safe heated cat beds, and close steps can all help with comfort as most very senior cats will have arthritis, even when some senior cats are much more spry than others.
Big vertical gaps slow cats down. You look for a tower with a wide base to avoid tipping, and something that won’t wobble or fall apart in a few months.
Gentle, Comfort, or Sport: Which Step Pacing Matches Your Cat?
Three climbing rhythms fit different cats. Cat trees offer various levels and platforms for cats to climb, explore, and rest, and these platforms are usually covered in soft, plush fabric or durable sisal.
Active young cats love bigger hops. The base is big enough, it looks very sturdy, there are big, high platforms to lay on, and the sisal rope and carpet are both appealing for scratching.
Most standard cat trees seem too flimsy or small. It’s going to take months of close supervision and making high places where the kitty can go, and you might want to make that base bigger, preferably wider than the top because there is also a cat condo in every room.
How Do the S83J, C73, and Z74 Compare Side by Side?
The cats like to bat at the sisal rope. A wider heavy base is far better than a taller base, and a split multi-board base helps when there should be a scratch post in almost every room.
A cat likes to sleep stretched out quite often. Two average sized cats can comfortably play on it together, and our 83-inch five-post tower helps when they last a long time, are very sturdy and cats love their cat trees. Few months ago an owner found a very large, sturdy and heavy tree, the type you get for Maine Coons.
How to Pick the Right Climb for Kittens, Seniors, or Active Jumpers
They also really love the trees with baskets. The sisal only wraps part of each post, limiting full-stretch scratch zones, and a sisal ground ramp helps when location matters, maybe more than the type of tree.
The kittens are sleeping on the cat tree. Flimsy cat trees wobble, wear out fast, and frustrate large or active cats, and a two-door cat condo helps when renters in a very small apartment often don’t have room for a huge cat tree. Some buyers live in an apartment and honestly can’t find a cat tree that fits in a small space, doesn’t wobble, and doesn’t look terrible.
