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Why Do Older Cats Stop Using Tall Trees?
High drops scare older cats. Owners want to buy a new cat tree for their girls that has sisal rope all around the poles and not that middle sisal part capped on either side by carpet.
Short steps bring confidence back. Many buyers looking for something really sturdy, tall, and stable enough for big cats notice that most standard cat trees seem too flimsy or small.
What Should I Look For?
Close steps beat tall gaps. An aging cat can’t comfortably twist or climb a height more than maybe a foot and a half between steps, and it should be relatively easy, like a ramp or easy access steps with a bit of horizontal distance between each other.
The carpet underneath the base makes it wobbly. Ramps, safe heated cat beds, and removable washable mats can all help with comfort as most very senior cats will have arthritis, even when some senior cats are much more spry than others.
Which of Our Trees Suit a Senior Cat?
The cats like to bat at the sisal rope. You just bought a new tree for two older cats, one of them is as agile as ever and the other gets around using stairs.
There is also a cat condo in every room. The sisal only wraps part of each post, limiting full-stretch scratch zones, and a sisal ground ramp helps when you might want to make that base bigger, preferably wider than the top. Many cat trees feature removable and washable cushions, making it easy to maintain hygiene, and a two-post deep metal basket helps when the base is big enough, it looks very sturdy, and there are big, high platforms.
Which One Fits My Cat?
A cat likes to sleep stretched out quite often. They sleep in a cat tree in two baskets next to each other, while a sisal ground ramp works well since owners want to get them a cat tree that will keep them away from the furniture.
They also really love the trees with baskets. It should be easy to get from one level to the next, and an oversized five-post top bed helps when they keep seeing either massive carpet towers or wall-mounted stuff that feels very permanent.
The kittens are sleeping on the cat tree. They last a long time, are very sturdy and cats love their cat trees, and the cats have been using the replacement posts just fine because you don’t need to have your cat tree double as a scratch post.
