Cat scratchers

From the first weeks, it is important to provide kittens what ethologists call an "enriched environment", that is to say sources of stimulation to awaken their senses and their intelligence. The contact between games and kittens are fundamental to their development. Cat scratchers are a great way to allow your cat or kitten to get this type of enviroment without damaged furniture or other valueable possetions.

For cats living in an apartment, it is imperative that they keep an enriched environment for these cats are primarily hunters. It means offering them a territory they can reproduce the behavior than their counterparts in the wild are: hiding to avoid being seen to be positioned at different heights depending on what surrounds them to monitor, running after prey and catch (in this case their toys).

A cat scratcher (also incorrectly called cat scratcher) is a multi-layered structure consisting of different materials (wood, cloth, rope but also of steel or aluminum and plastic for some professional models). They are primarily developed to entertain the cats. Having covered some parts of rope, in this case it is Sisal, allows cats to their claws as they would in nature.

There is a wide choice of cat scratchers , from simple to more sophisticated price from a few dozen to several thousand euros. It is also possible, if only one or just a handyman, to make one or even what the advantage to adapt perfectly to their needs (number of cats) and interior (available space and design ).

But there are also other products that offer as much a playground, hiding and several levels. Among other things, a house cat that is modular and scalable control.

The cat claws are retractable, they do not wear out naturally as those of the dog. The cat therefore need to rub his claws against a suitable material to remove excess horn. The cat tree allows the cat to its claws ... without destroying the furniture and carpets from the house of his owner!

Cat scratchers can be as little prepared a simple piece of wood. When the scraper becomes a more complex structure, it is called cat tree. A cat tree usually has a trunk (hence its name) and platforms mimicking the foliage. It may also have cabins or stairs. The trees may have developed over two or three trunks.

The minimum height of an ideal cat tree is about eighty centimeters so that the 'beast' is the same height as a person sitting nearby. However, some models can achieve much greater heights.