SmartCat Pioneer Pet Ultimate Scratching Post (Beige)

I knew I needed to get my cat a great scratching post. She was scratching up all of our furniture and the scratching post she had was too small and just not very nice! After we placed an order for new furniture, we knew we had to get her a post that would stop all of her scratching! After doing extensive research, I found out what is really important in a scratching post is size, it must be big and tall so that the cat can stretch out. It must be sturdy, so the cat cannot easily knock it over, and it should have a favorable scratching material (sisal is preferable). Well, this post meets all of those criteria. So I bought two posts, this one - after finding this incredible deal on amazon (29.99 with free prime shipping when I purchased), and a very expensive competitor post developed by a veterinarian. A small note on cost - buy this from amazon! It is so much cheaper than at the pet stores, they cost upwards on 80 bucks at the pet stores, so stick with amazon! Anyway, my cat likes this post better than the more expensive competitor and it truly is perfect! She no longer scratches any furniture at all, our new furniture looks perfect! When she wants to scratch, she goes straight to this post and scratches away, stretching out and fully enjoying herself. I never thought getting a good scratching post would solve her scratching problem, but it completely did! This was absolutely worth the investment. A few notes - you can buy a topper for this scratching post so that your cat has a comfy perch to sit on. It is small and red and does not look very comfortable. I recommend making your own! This is what I did and my cat absolutely loves it! I simply got a piece of wood (you can size however you wish, mine is a nice square fit to her size), added a piece of foam and upholstered fabric on top! If you want your cat to have a scratching post and a nice little perch, this is the way to go. My cat lays on her perch on top of this every single day. She loves scratching her post, and loves laying on top of it. I never thought she would love it more than her expensive trees but she absolutely does. Also, we attached a small toy to the post. There are numerous things you can do to make this even better for your cat, although it is perfectly fine on its own! In conclusion, this is a great scratching post and I cannot believe how cheap it is compared to others! It might just solve your problem if your cat wont stop scratching all your furniture! It absolutely solved mine. One more thing - my cat plays hard on this post and uses it multiple times a day. It has held up extremely well and has never once toppled over!

My cats love this scratching post. The great things about it are that it offers plenty of scratchy surfaces, is nice and tall, and is sturdy and stable. They've even been jumping up to the top platform (which is small) and the whole thing remains in place, no teetering or toppling. I recommend thi.

I had 2 persian cats over 30 years that I just trained to not scratch using a water bottle when they were kitties, so I had never bought a scratching post before. However, I inherited my mother's cat along with all of her cat stuff. Mama's cat is now 16 and has been with me for 6 years. She had scratched up a smaller, cheaper cone shaped scratching post that was also wrapped in rope. I got a new boy kitty in June after my last persian passed away from old age. This was my first boy kitty. Right away, he took to the old scratching post and completely tore through the rope inside of a month. I re-wrapped the rope and duct taped it back together and began to look for other options since I knew this new kitty would quickly tear through my quick fix. I found this large post here at Amazon. The price was OK for me and I was looking for something sturdy. I got it. This pole is very sturdy and well constructed. It was totally easy to put together. It came with dowel pins to help keep the ends together, however, I wanted a more secure connection, so I added elmer's glue to the dowel pins as I put this thing together. This product did not come with any glue or call for glue to the dowel pins in the instructions. However, I have a very rambunctious and strong boy kitty, so I wanted the base and top to be very secure and solid. Once I put this scratching post together, I rubbed all 4 sides with catnip and made sure the catnip was nestled in the scratching area. Immediately boy kitty took to this thing and older girl kitty ignored it and continues to use her older scratching post next to this big one. When I got this product, I had no idea my new little boy kitty would grow so big, so fast. This cat is a lynx pointe tonkinese type of cat (rescue kitty), and when he stretches, he now uses the entire length of this post, so I am glad I spent the extra money to get a taller, sturdier scratching post. When I looked at this design here at Amazon, I wondered how steady it would be. I have it standing next to my wall unit, so the base is right up against the wall unit, keeping 3 sides available for the boy kitty. He uses all 3 sides. He enjoys stretching along this tall post as much as he enjoys scratching his claws onto this post. It is very sturdy and surprisingly, doesn't tip over. Again, good engineering design. Well worth the money and I recommend this for all cat owners. I think the trick to getting a cat ti use these posts instead of furniture is to catch them when they are brand new kitties and introduce them to the post early. Keep a water bottle handy to discourage scratching on your furniture or carpets. So far, I haven't had to use this training method on this new boy kitty at all. He liked the first post and enjoyed destroying the rope and now proudly stretches out and uses "his" own post often each day. He completely ignores the shorter post next to it, while the older girl kitty continues to use the older post. I wish she would have adapted to the new one because it is an eyesore, but we cat owners adapt our homes for the kitties, thus the eyesore stays.

I have four fairly large cats (ranging from 6kg to 9kg) who have tested this product for me. This product sat in my Amazon shopping cart for some time while I pondered whether it was crazy to spend so much money on a scratching pole. After having had the pole for approximately three months now, I’m comfortable to say it was worth the money as my cats seem to love it and it’s a quality product. The pole is much taller than your average scratching pole (approximately 85cm from the base to the top) and very sturdy. It doesn’t show any signs of wobble despite my cats sitting on top of it, applying their amble weight to it while scratching and scratching while hanging upside down from the top of it (some pictures are included to show this). My cats are very destructive and I generally find that any scratching toy I purchase them starts showing wear and fluff almost immediately - I’ve included a picture to show the condition after three months of active use and it’s fairing really well. One downside to this product would be is that I’m not sure there’s a way to replace the scratching sections once worn and/ or destroyed - however, if the life of the product is lengthy I’m comfortable with this. One other thing I’d add is it took almost a week for my cats to show any interest in this product at all so don’t give up on it (and feel enraged about wasting your money) if your babies don’t show immediate interest !

Pesado e robusto. O meu gato de 7Kg consegue arranhar sem o derrubar e até subir lá para cima.

In my view a little expensive but this one stands out. With our prior scratch posts, our cats were cutting through the wound hemp rope and in no time the stands looked ratty. This is built with sisal carpet is really sturdy. So far so good after 2 months of heavy use. Time will tell, but I bought a 2nd one after a month (to place on a different floor) based on the cats really enjoying the 1st one. They were checking them out minutes after I had the posts out of the box and while I completed the assembly. I should add that one great feature is the height of the posts being tall for average sized cats. This is great as they love to hang from it using their front claws. The final comment is that I think that these scratch posts look really good while our cats just like them for the scratch factor. They use them multiple times every day and it is so great that our furniture has never been a target.

The product is good but the top is smooth and not covered with cat's covers . my cats slipped from it and they love to sit on top which they cant with this product so they just use the stand

Ok