Cat Scratching Pole (Wall-Mounted)

We have two 9 year old rescue kitties that love to climb & do vertical scratching (i.e. the couch). We bought the 4 tier with 2 leaf shelves. I like that the mounting is on one side so you can center it, but the one sided mount is also a problem. As other reviews have mentioned, this moves when they use it. My cats do not like that so they won’t use it. (We have another that is a different brand and much more sturdy that they used all the time before we took it down.) we ended up putting an L bracket under a shelf and securing it to the wall. It makes it much more stable. The rope unravels very easily, too. For the cost, I was very disappointed in the product. We have the shelves (that we love), so expectations were high. Overall, I’d look elsewhere for something more sturdy.

If not for a couple of gripes I would give this item 5 stars. But for the price of this item I expected a little better quality. The instructions are vague for installation/putting together and the video linked in them only explains the anchoring process, nothing more. The twine on the pole sections is not tight or attached securely. The two main sections my cats use to climb this pulled down and gaped the first time they used it. My cat trees (from another company) have never had this issue. The twine stays in place no matter how many times they climb and scratch. The platforms also move a bit when in use and can smack against your wall no matter how tight you tighten things down. My fix for this was adhesive foam bumpers that I had laying around that I put on the edges of the platforms that make contact with the wall. It has prevented damage and the noise.

However the main purpose of this item was to give my cats a way up and down that wasn't awkward for them to climb or descend from their wall shelving. Which it is doing wonderfully and it has been very sturdy so far aside from the twine. It is the best options out there for this as far as I am concerned. Many are not designed with the actual use in mind and can be awkward or hard for cats to actually use. But not this one, the design was thought through for cats to comfortably use this. So overall I am happy with this purchase, but dropped one star for the above mentioned issues.

Well made and nice to look at. Easy to hang and put together. Now we need to convince our cats to use it :)

I want to start off by saying I purchased multiple items to create a custom built wall. I bought this along with canvas, floating shelves etc. The box was a little beat up when it got here but the products inside were fine and look great. The biggest issue I had (the reason for 4, not 5 stars) was that the instructions were confusing. When I ordered multiple items, it came with multiple bags but none of the parts are labelled so I was partially guessing which bags went with which and used the pictures to denote what # corresponded to what number. I think if the bag labels could include the part numbers it would go along way to clarifying the confusion I had. Also a small thing that would be nice (though this didn't impact my review). Some companies (like with decking boards) are moving away from standard screws to hex screws, the reason for this is they are much harder to strip. When we were installing the mounts we did run into a few studs that were hard and came close to stripping the screws. I know that hex screws are more expensive to produce / stock, so I'm not taking any points off for that. But I think in the future I'll consider buying hex screws instead of using the baseline item provided.Overall:Would Recommend To Friends: YesCat Loves it: YesWould Buy Again: Yes4/5

I was skeptical about spending this much for a piece of cat furniture, but after getting it installed, I can say the price premium is absolutely worth it.Easy to build. Easy to mount. Sturdy enough to hold up to our large-ish, high energy cat who runs and launches himself onto it. The included tools are FAR better than anything else I have ever ordered that came with tools included. The screwdriver bit is even magnetic. Excellent stuff. Packaging was also very thoughtful--everything was packaged with obvious care. There was even free cat nip in the package. Will definitely order more pieces in the future.

The deluxe scratching post filled the need I had. I wanted a compact way to allow the cats to get from the ground up to the empty space above the closet. It is pretty sturdy with 3 sections but adding a 4th makes it wobble to much so I wish I had not added an extra section. I have 2 mainecoons and while they can go up and down fairly easily the shelves are honestly a little to small for them as they've almost tumbled off a few times. The cork backing stickers make a big different but when they jump from landing to landing it's like they're on a diving board when they bounce up to the next level.

Quality of materials, included instructions, hardware, tools, etc are all top notch. I will be buying more things for a different room in the house in the future.