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2.2K views 20 replies 13 participants last post by  Marcia  
#1 ·
My husband was going to build a cat tree for Stanley and Napoli but it is difficult to find time to do that with three kids, work, the furry kids, and everything else in life. I decided to go ahead and just buy one and pray that it works out well for us. I read tons of reviews and broke each down by price per inch and feel that I got a great deal for [what looks to be] a great piece of cat furniture. I'm so excited! It is supposed to be delivered by Friday (though I am not sure they are taking the holiday into account) and can't wait to get it set up for the kitties.

Here's a photo of the one I ordered:

 
#7 ·
Lucky, spoiled kitties!!! They are going to LOVE it!!! I love how it has more than one pedestal at the top, my little Stephano loves his that is at the very top, in fact, he is on it now. My kitties have two trees, and they love them, spend 90% of their time on them. It will be cute to see pictures of your kitties when the new tree arrives. They will be all over it as you are putting it together, and in the box :)
 
#8 · (Edited by Moderator)
I really tried to read reviews carefully and take what people said their cats liked most and put it on my "must have" list for the cat tree I decided on. I knew it needed to be sturdy, tall, and have multiple perches. I knew the bottom portion did not matter as far as a perch or whatever because most people said their cats didn't care about the lower stuff as much as the higher stuff. Hopefully everyone was right!
 
#11 ·
I agree, the things on the bottom are rarely used, although I have one cat tree that just has a carpeted, flat bottom that Taffy likes to lay on. But as far as hammocks or pouches or places that are not really solid....nope, I don't think those things every get used. Next time I'll know. I think this tree that you ordered, they will like the house that is the second level from the bottom, I think that will be well liked. However, I bet they will neve use the ladder that leads up to it. I have a rope ladder on one of my trees, never seen the kitties even touch it.
 
#13 ·
I have the exact tree. It is several years old now and holding up pretty well. I wish it was a little more stable but it is safe. We didn't put the highest perch up (when we bought the tree it was a basket type attachment and it didn't seem like it would hold my big boned cats) and it works really well because the cats have a comfy platform to watch the birds.
 
#14 ·
We received it yesterday and my husband put it together for me in a flash. They love it already! Stanley was a little apprehensive last night, but Napoli immediately climbed to the top and laid down on one of the high perches. This morning, Stanley was all over it playing like crazy. Total win!

Now I just have to figure out how we are going to re-work our living room furniture to accommodate it. I have a few ideas, but don't know which I like best. Hubby and I are going to figure that out tonight. For now, it is in the center of the room, lol!
 
#16 ·
Here are some pictures of them on the tree, though I apologize that they are not the best (I have the wrong lens on my camera to take pictures of the full tree, lol!)



















They absolutely LOVE this cat tree! I just ordered some cat nip spray today that I will put on the rope pole things, but they already like them quite a bit. Such a great purchase!
 
#19 ·
You're apologizing for those pictures? That's some amazing photography. Of course your subjects are naturally photogenic, but still ... great. I was going to start, oh I love the 2nd one and 3rd one and 5th one, but truth is, I love all of them. Great capturing of personalities.