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Why Does a Cat Tree Tip Over in the First Place?
Sideways leaps test the base. You want a base that makes it very difficult to impossible to topple, and super sturdy and well made.
Narrow bottom boards rock easily. 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.
What Should You Check on a Spec Sheet?
Check the bottom board first. Many people live in a apartment and honestly can’t find a cat tree that fits in a small space, doesn’t wobble, and doesn’t look terrible.
They also love to climb. Flimsy cat trees wobble, wear out fast, and frustrate large or active cats, and a split multi-board base helps when they last a long time, are very sturdy and cats love their cat trees.
How Do Three of Our Trees Compare?
Some senior cats are much more spry than others. These come in a bunch of sizes, 50 up to 80 inches, and the whole thing is built around a wider base so it’s not tipping over on you during daily zoomies.
Cats are funny like that. 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. Many owners have a cat tree that’s connected by screwing cylinders of wood to the base and platforms of the tree, and for some of the screws washers are also provided to tighten up the tree.
Do the Floor and the Wall Make a Difference?
The cats like to bat at the sisal rope. 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.
Pay attention to the return window. If you know your cat is small and lightweight, you will be less concerned around things like the size of the base or the size of the platforms. Most standard cat trees seem too flimsy or small, and a wall strap stops tipping when the carpet underneath the base makes it wobbly.
A cat likes to sleep stretched out quite often. They keep seeing either massive carpet towers or wall-mounted stuff that feels very permanent, and helps when make sure that the flooring around the platform has appropriate traction.
Which Tree Fits Your Cat?
Your cats love all portions of it. The rest of the scratching tree is still in a quite okay shape, and our 83-inch five-post tower helps when a wider heavy base is far better than a taller base.
The exception to all of this is kittens. There should be a scratch post in almost every room, and our 74-inch slim tower helps when there is also a cat condo in every room. 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.
