A wound sisal ball on a pale wood frame, set low and at an angle.
Cats do not scratch flat things by choice. They scratch trunks — from underneath, on the diagonal, with the back stretched long. The angle of the frame is the whole design.
The ball is sisal wound tight enough to hold under claws, and it turns in the frame, so a cat can work the same spot or move around it without the piece walking across the floor. The base is wide and does not tip.
A small bell hangs from the frame. Some cats care about it. Most ignore it after a week.
Sisal is meant to wearThe surface will fray and thin where it gets used most, and that is the piece doing its job rather than failing at it. A ball that still looks new after a year is a ball your cat has not chosen.
Specifications
- Surface
- Wound sisal rope
- Frame
- Solid wood, natural finish
- Movement
- The ball turns in the frame
- Also
- Bell attached to the frame
- Suits
- Cats of any age
- Care
- Vacuum loose fiber. Wipe the frame with a damp cloth
Living with it
Where to put it
Near where your cat already scratches, not where you would prefer they did. A scratcher placed across the room from the sofa arm does not replace the sofa arm.
When to retire it
When the sisal has worn through to the core and no longer holds a claw. That is usually a year or two of real use, and it is the honest lifespan of any sisal surface.
From the founder
I watched a cat ignore three scratchers in a row and then go straight back to the sofa. The angle was the thing. Once I understood that, the rest of it was easy.
— Mariam
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