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Which Five Listing Claims Should You Double-Check With a Tape Measure?
Kitten photos shrink real beds. There is nothing worse than buying a cat tree only to discover once it’s home that the top beds are too small for a bigger cat to fit comfortably.
The carpet underneath the base makes it wobbly. 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.
| Common Listing Red Flag | What Is Really Going On | What to Check on Our Spec Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shrunk cat pasted onto a perch | A small 11.8-inch perch looks huge next to a tiny kitten photo | Check the exact Top Bed Size in inches |
| 2. Only overall width is shown | Side baskets make the tree look 40 inches wide over a tiny base | Check both Base Size and Floor Space Needed |
| 3. Inflated platform counts | The seller counted the bottom base and condo roofs as “platforms” | Check Open Platforms, which counts only real open jumping boards and top beds |
| 4. “Jumbo posts” with no size | Standard posts are called thick without giving a measurement | Check Post Thickness to see standard tier vs extra-thick 4.1-inch tier |
| 5. Vague sisal scratching claims | Only one or two posts have sisal while the rest are plush cloth | Check the exact Sisal Posts count and Sisal Coverage percentage |
How Do You Spot Shrunk Cat Photos and Missing Base Sizes?
Fold a bath towel first. From what owners notice, a big cat likes to sleep stretched out quite often and it doesn’t seem the platforms are that large. Several owners bought some sisal rope to replace the worn out bits on scratching posts, and the carpet is in good shape and just seems to need cleaning in a couple of spots.
Trace the bottom board next. Many owners figure out what the widest base they can reasonably accommodate is in the living room. If the top platform starts wobbling because it’s made from particle board held together with a wooden peg in the middle, the cat will not use it.
Some senior cats are much more spry than others. The sisal only wraps part of each post, limiting full-stretch scratch zones, and they keep seeing either massive carpet towers or wall-mounted stuff that feels very permanent because a lot of cat trees seem to be made for kitten-sized cats.
How Do You Check Platform Counts, Basket Mounts and Sisal Posts?
They also really love the trees with baskets. The key to a good cat tree is a stable base as the bottom has pillars on all four corners, and it should be easy to get from one level to the next. As they grew up, they both needed their own space, and having separate condo levels also helps stop unnecessary fights.
The kittens are sleeping on the cat tree. They will only scratch the parts with sisal rope or rough carpet, and you don’t need to have your cat tree double as a scratch post, though many people like them to. A cat loves scratching and climbing carpet, natural wood, and upholstery type material like couches and armchairs, and the cat likes platforms and climbing up high.
How Do Full Spec Sheets Look on Our Tall Towers?
They do sell larger perches for bigger cats. Heavy duty cat trees come in a bunch of sizes, fifty up to eighty inches, and the whole thing is built around a wider base so it’s not tipping over on you.
Having separate trees also helps stop unnecessary fights. Leave a bit dangling and the cats like to bat at the sisal rope, and it’s been over a year since owners covered the posts with sisal rope and they’ve held up very well against cat claws. Families had a decent one that had some removable pads that were washable and wood laminate surfaces vs carpet covered, and it still had some sisal and fur covered posts.
Cat trees are great next to a window. It has all kinds of cool levels and places to hide and a proper sleeping spot at the very top, and just under that little bed is a wide platform.
