Woven Rope Cat Scratching Post with Hanging Carrot Toys

This scratching post gives a cat a place to claw, reach and bat instead of your sofa. The body is wrapped in woven natural straw rope, and three rope-wrapped branches rise from the top. Three small carrot toys with green tufts hang from chains, so there is always something swinging to catch a paw.

The wrapped rope surface is made for scratching, which lets a cat stretch and file its claws, and the dangling carrots turn the post into a game as well as a scratcher. The base is flat and covered with a gray fabric trim, so it sits on the floor without scuffing it. It comes as a few parts that you put together at home: the base, the three branches and the carrot toys.

The whole kit weighs about 17.6 oz (500 g), which is light, so a cat that scratches hard or leans heavily may tip it. Place it on a hard floor or against a wall where it will not slide, and check the chains and attached parts now and then. Straw rope frays with use; trim loose strands and replace the toy when it is badly worn.