“As every cat owner knows, no one ‘owns’ a cat.”

Does the quote resonate with you? Those who don’t know about cats may think cats are cute, well-behaved and obedient. Actually they’re strong-minded and independent, sometimes they don’t buy your words although you’re the owner. That’s what cats are, so you can’t blame them when they scratch your quilt, sofa and solid wood tables, or when they break a vase because of climbing on the cabinet. All you can do, is specially buying some cat furniture, like cat scratching posts and cat trees for them to have fun.

Perfect for sharpening cats’ claws and exercising their legs, cat scratching posts at Crazy Sales are various in different shapes, designs and material. Moreover, there’s a wider range of cat trees with different heights and designs for kittens and normal cats. Some of them are like a gym play canter for cats, with holes for cats to play hide-and-seek or other games. This buying guide introduces why cats need scratching and climbing and how to choose a suitable cat scratcher and cat climber. If you’d like to find some real cat owners’ feedback to our products, our latest Cat Scratching Post & Cat Tree Reviews can help you.

Why Cats Need Scratching Posts and Cat Trees?

A cat scratcher is as important as cats’ feeder, cat food, and toilet. Scratching is a necessary behavior for cats’ health. So cats must have an outlet for their urge to scratch. If you don’t offer a board or post to them, your furniture or apparel will be satisfied. Besides scratching, cats can use the posts to exercise, which is vital to their health.

Like our fingernails, cat claws grow throughout cats’ life and need some attention. Claws are what cats use for climbing and defense. Outdoor cats usually use tree stumps to sharpen their front claws. When they have spare time, they enjoy doing scratching for a period. For the indoor cats, they also need to find something to express their urge to scratch. If you buy your cat a scratching board, they’ll have fun sharpening their claws without harming any of your furniture.

We all know that cats don’t like running as dogs, so climbing is what they do at most of their time. To ensure the security of cats and your items in the meantime, getting a cat tree can idealistically separate cats’ activity area and places to display breakable things. Usually cats like higher places, so you don’t have to worry about that the height may scare your cat.

Most of our cat trees have at least one post built in, so cats can keep standing and scratching for a longer time. You don’t need to buy another scratcher for your cat’s scratching. Apart from the scratching part, some of our cat trees really adopt “tree” element, featuring an outdoor sense that your cats must like: Deluxe 160cm Cat Activity Tree. With condos, hammocks, perching area and ladders, there’re so many various climbing ways for your cats to maneuver quickly up and down.

How to Choose Cat Scratching Boards and Cat Trees?

All of our cat scratching posts are made of recycled corrugated cardboard, a kind of eco-friendly material with light weight. They vary in layers and designs for you to choose: Crocodile Design, Dual Layer Design, and Wave Design. if your cat likes cuter shapes, crocodile design can attract him again and again. Double layer one consists of much scratching surface for your cats. While wave design can be a bed for cats to lie on it, from reviews of other previous buyers.

About cat trees, there’re much more things to consider when you buy them:

First, make sure the base of the cat tree is sturdy and firm. If it’s wobbling, it may fail to keep your cat standing safely. If it does fall from a high cat tree, your cat will get rid of the cat tree and never use that. What is even worse is that he may get injured. As your cat grows up, you need to find a cat tree with larger load capacity to keep using it for a longer period. All of our cat trees are qualified and safe, so no matter which item you choose, they all have sturdy base to guarantee your cat’s safety.

Secondly, you’d better choose cat climbers with more scratching surface covered, especially the compact sitting and snoozing areas, otherwise the durability of the cat tree may be broken due to cat’s scratching.

Then, height of a cat tree depends on your cat’s age and whether he’s timid. There’re so many cat trees with different height from 48 to 127 inch. For timid cats, don’t give them a big challenge, since cat trees are for entertainment instead of training. But most of cats are good at climbing up and down. It all depends on the concrete situation of your cat.

In the end, some decors and special designs of a cat tree can be attractive. Numbers of level, perch for rest during climbing, ladders to assist and houses to stay inside… Besides the original designs of the cat tree, you can hang some cat toys on it to add more fun.

Ready to Buy at Crazy Sales?

Cat / Kitten Claw Scratching Board Scratch Post - Dual Layer Design

The material of recycled corrugated cardboard makes many cats enjoy scratching. More interestingly, a customer reviewed that his cat like sleeping on it after using for a while. The curve design can fit a cat’s body well, so lying on it is very comfortable. Crocodile and wave shape are popular too.

Deluxe 160cm Cat Activity Tree

Decorated with some plastic leaves, the brown wood-like cat tree looks similar to an authentic tree in forest. Your cat can enjoy the outdoor sense even they’re at home. 2 condos, 2 hammocks, 1 perching area and 1 ladder are able to offer more convenience to climbing. 160cm height is suitable for most kittens and cats.

Cat Tree 7 Level 178cm Plush Material - Beige

Compared to brown cat tree with leaves, this one looks simpler on appearance, but the quality and fun won’t be inferior to brown one. With 7-level design and 178cm height, this cat tree can bring more excitement to your cat. The 2 large hiding condos with 2 doors must bring your cat much surprise, since he can play so many creative games.

Conclusion

Whether the cat tree is made of cardboard or wood, whether it has 7 levels or only 3 levels, the best cat furniture must endow the feature of making cats happy and healthy. Choosing a cat scratching post or a cat tree is an adventure, but Crazy Sales are willing to get over everything you worried about.