Folding Accordion Cardboard Cat Scratcher with Bell Ball Toy

This scratcher is a long strip of corrugated cardboard folded like an accordion. Pull it open and it forms a ring or a coil, squeeze it together and it becomes a compact disc, so you can change the shape whenever your cat gets bored with it. The wood-grain finish on the cardboard is easy on the eye in a living room.

Cats can scratch the ridged surface to wear down their claws and keep them away from the sofa. A bell ball sits inside the folds, so a curious cat can bat at it and chase it around the track, which makes the board part scratcher and part toy. The paw-shaped covers at the ends hold the folded shape, and photos show them clipping together with magnets.

The material is recyclable corrugated cardboard. Cardboard sheds paper scraps as it wears, so expect to sweep up a little around the board, and a heavy scratcher will wear it out sooner than a sisal pad would. The product weighs about 7.1 oz (200 g), and sizes change as you open and close the accordion, so check where you will use it. Keep the ball and covers out of reach of a cat that likes to chew small parts, and replace the board once it starts to fall apart.