SmartCat Bootsies Combination Scratcher

This is the second one I've bought as the first was used so much it eventually had to be retired after 4 years of constant use. My cat loves it and uses it all the time. It's saved my carpets!

I put the scratcher down where the naughty cats have been having a field day scratching new carpets and looking ecstatic about it. Both cats have transferred from the carpet to the scratcher and seem just as happy, so it's working. I couldn't be happier. The item is solid and well made. Worth every penny.

Usually, when new things come into the house, there is a pause while the cats check it out. This scratcher had barely hit the floor before it was in full use. It's been wonderful for my three very elderly cats who can't really manage the "standing on two legs to hone my claws" any more. This just involves sitting and going for it. After the beasties took the first one so readily to heart, I bought a second about a month later. Now, they double up as cat sitting places (when newspapers or letters are unavailable. I thoroughly recommend.

Our previous cat would not use ordinary upright scratchers and preferred the stairs and the sofa but transferred her attention to one of these when we bought her one. We bought a new one for our new rescue cat and her again loves it. she was sharpening her nails within 24 hrs and now also spends a lot of time sleeping on it. I think the fact that it is flat, but slightly raised off the floor has made all the difference. Many thanks

The scratcher is fine. Unfortunately my cat is a rescue cat and hasn't quite got the hang of how to use it. I've been trying to demonstrate by scratching it myself while he watches and we are slowly getting there. I've sprinkled the catnip on it but he's not very interested in that either. Being a rescue I think he's had a rough time and is nervous of anything he's not used to. He's a lovely big ginger chap and I love him to bits even though he's not even lived here for a month. I shall continue to persevere trying to convince him how to use it and am sure we will get there eventually.