Woven Cotton Rope Cat Scratching Mat with Toy Ball

This round mat is woven from a single length of cotton rope, with two ear shapes at the top that give it a cat-face outline. A knotted rope ball is attached by a long cord, so the mat doubles as a dangling toy when you want to play with your cat. The whole thing is one piece, which is sturdier than a mat held together with glue.

It measures about 16.5 in (42 cm) across and 0.4 in (1 cm) thick, so it fits comfortably under a window, beside a chair or on a wall. A hanging loop at one ear lets you mount it upright as a scratching pad that keeps claws off furniture. Lay it flat and it also works as a floor scratcher or a low bed for a nap.

The woven surface is meant to give claws something to grip without shedding the paper bits that cardboard leaves behind. It comes in purple, brown, white, pink, yellow, black, a polka-dot purple and a water-ripple pattern, and the weight runs from 0.84 lb (380 g) for most colors to 1.6 lb (722 g) for the water-ripple one. Cotton rope will fray with heavy scratching over time, and at 16.5 in across it is best for one cat at a time.