5 Responses to “SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post”

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   D. Lindstrom said on August 22nd, 2010 at 10:57 pm

   Review by D. Lindstrom for SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post
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   Have your cats clawed your furniture a little? Maybe a lot? We have 9 cats, and our furniture was being clawed to the point where we had to make repairs. If the clawing had continued it would mean replacing some furniture pieces. That gets expensive!! Well, I found these cat scratching posts and bought two of them. Wonder of wonders, our cats use these wonderful scratching posts exclusively. No more damage to our furniture. Our cats love the height of the posts as they can stand and reach to claw the posts like they used to like to do with our furniture. Average height scratching posts just did not satisfy our cats’ urge to stretch tall and scratch or claw at the same time. With these posts, they can satisfy that urge to their hearts’ content. These posts may seem more expensive than the average post, but believe me, the furniture you were thinking you would have to replace is going to be much more expensive. These posts are attractive with any decor, and stand the test of use over time. I would happily buy these scratching posts again. But they are durable, and I don’t need to do that. They have paid for themselves many times over. I highly recommend them to anyone with cats who are tearing up the furniture. These posts stop that activity completely, in my experience. Give them a try, and you’ll see!

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   J. Fuchs said on August 22nd, 2010 at 11:20 pm

   Review by J. Fuchs for SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post
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   I have three cats, one of whom only likes sisal, and none of them will use it. I’ve put it where their favorite scratching post normally went, dangled toys over it, and although they’ll trap a toy against it, none of them has the slightest inclination to scratch it. The sisal isn’t the ropey stuff that normally gets wrapped around carpeted scratching posts. It’s really smooth feeling so maybe that’s why. On the plus side it looks great and it’s really tall, which would be nice for my cat that likes to stretch all the way up when she scratches, but no dice. Better looking than most, so one extra star for that. It would be a five-star if my cats would use it.

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   J. M. Lane said on August 22nd, 2010 at 11:26 pm

   Review by J. M. Lane for SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post
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   Very well constructed and sturdy enough for a big Maine Coon, but my two cats care less about using this post, despite lots of tempting catnip. They prefer the less expensive posts covered in carpet. A solid product if your cats will use it. But for me, a $70 bust.

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   Lisa Mazzei said on August 23rd, 2010 at 12:18 am

   Review by Lisa Mazzei for SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post
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   I bought this post for my two adult cats, who were using nothing but those cardboard scratchers. At first they didn’t take to the new post. So I rubbed some catnip into the sisal and that seemed to make them more interested. What did the trick was a .99 cat toy with a “raccoon” tail at the end of a 12 inch stick. They love that thing, so I had them chase it right to the post and voila! They both scratch on the post regularly and seem to love how they can climb taller with each scratch. Very good buy, now I’m thinking of getting another one.

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   Johnny Robish said on August 23rd, 2010 at 12:28 am

   Review by Johnny Robish for SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post
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   After reading the reviews and losing all of my security deposit (and then some) from my last apartment due to my cat’s constant scratching of the woodwork, I decided to try this item. I really had my doubts about my luck with it as my cat can be very fussy about being directed to do anything like where to scratch. At 1st, as some dissatisfied users reported, my cat showed absolutely no interest in the post. When he would scratch the woodwork, I would place him at the post and he not only showed no interest in the post, but even retracted his claws as a further insult.
   
   I thought “another waste of money.” Then I remembered that one of the posts I read in the reviews was from a lady who had the same disinterested reaction from her cat and who enticed her cat to scratch the post by teasing the cat with his favorite swinging cat toy on top of and around the post. Feeling I had nothing to lose, I gave it a try and I simply couldn’t believe it. The cat dug his claws deep into the post while swatting at the cat toy and the rest is history. He became so interested in the scratching post that he forgot the toy. Afterwards, he tried to scratch the walls only a few times and just saying “no’ sent him to the nearby cat toy. Another good recommendation I read was to place the scratching post near where most of his scratching behavior usually takes place.
   
   I also want to comment on how sturdy this item is. It only took about a minute or so to assemble and is solidly constructed and not likely to tip over. I have a huge Ragdoll cat over 20 pounds of muscle and he hasn’t knocked it over yet and he vigorously uses the post now. Sorry for this being so lengthy, but I hope it can help someone who, like me, was a sceptic and at first thought this isn’t going to work. Thanks to whomever posted the hint about using the cat toy to provoke interest in the post. You saved me a lot of heartache.
   

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