I was looking for a nice tall scratching post and found one on WalMart.com for about 25 bucks. It's 30 inches tall and had free site-to-store shipping. I actually got 2, one for each cat. Unfortunately you don't get a choice of texture or colors and when they came in, one was a brown and tan shag-type carpet and the other was grey cut pile. Great, now what? I could exchange them and get others, but who knows what those would be?
Then I thought I'd experiment a little. I didn't want to put a carpet sample on there because they're usually pretty thick and I figured the edges would shed. What I did was find a berber-like loopy kitchen floor mat. It has a rubber backing so it was plenty flexible, so I wrapped it around and held it in place with some giant zip-ties like contractors use. Success.... and it only cost me 5 bucks for the mat! I also took the base from a shorter previously shredded post and made a platform on top of a tall one so the cats can look out the window.
I probably should have gotten the 26 inch post but the 30 was just a couple bucks more. It's plenty tall for sure! Now I wish my windows were higher off of the floor, LOL
Here's Havoc enjoying his perch while Toby waits for his turn. I will eventually put a platform and mat on the other post so they both can have a seat. I may end up putting a board of some sort between both posts so both cats can sit up there at once. I still plan to attach the experimental mat a little better since I know they will use it. Plus, I can change the mats out when they get worn and not have to get another post.
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