Cat Scratching Trees

When Kitty's Happy, Everybody's Happy

It's not likely that you've ever had to retrieve your Golden Retriever from atop the refrigerator, but if you are a cat owner you've likely had to retrieve your feline from high perches within your home. The cat tree, also known as the kitty condo, is designed along a vertical rather than a horizontal plane. The cat creativity enrichment provided by the designs of the many cat trees available on eBay is impressive. eBay has a massive assortment of kitty cat condos and cat perch designs that will make your cat worship you.

Relatively speaking, a cat tree and a kitty condo are basically the same things. The distinction between the two is primarily a difference in semantics. Condo makes reference to the flat resting areas and/or enclosures that exist on almost all cat trees whereas cat tree is basically a metaphor that demonstrates a vertical structure that allows cats to watch out over their "domain."

Almost all cat trees appear to be plush carpeted, but some may be covered in indoor/outdoor carpeting. Here are some more common materials that these feline-fascinating trees are composed from:

• Wooden base: Almost all designs start with a wooden base, although some contain high-grade particleboard or weed tree.
• Polyester wool cloth or flannelette: Many use polyester wool cloth or flannelette on some surfaces.
• Sword Rope: Sword Rope is often used for scratching enticement.
• Woven Wicker and lambs wool: Woven Wicker and high-grade lambs wool both induce scratching and comfy napping.
• Cushion and sisal rope: There are some higher-end trees that are composed almost entirely of wood with accommodating cushion and sisal rope.

As aforementioned, cats live in more of a vertical world than in a horizontal world like we do. Here are some of the reasons cat trees/kitty condos are practical accommodations for your feline friend:

• Prevents feuding: If you own multiple cats, the vertical hierarchy actually helps prevent feuding between your felines; hence, your more dominant cat can physically be situated above the other cats.
• Haven for the timid: A cat tree can be a haven for a timid cat or a cat that is frightened of unknown humans. A sofa might bear the scents of other people and pets.
• Surveillance: A cat tree/kitty condo is a special structure that can keep your feline friends focused in an area that allows elevation and surveillance close to ceiling height so they can watch over their "domain."
• Scratching posts: The cat trees have scratching posts that encourage your kitties to use them, thereby protecting your lovely furniture.