Will cats scratch up the material?
62405
No. The "fibers" are not looped. They are short and straight. It would be hard to pull out or ruin. It just like astro turf (mini putt putt). I have two adolescent Bengals and mine looks brand new after five months still.
1895846
Yeah my cat scratched all over it and its fine. Very solid like a tablet. Its would be almost impossible to scratch it
1029734
It's a synthetic material with a mesh- like pattern. Very tiny holes in the material. A cat's claws might get caught and rip the material.
1895978
No, not at all. We have 6 very active cats, two of them over 15 lbs. They all scratch and jump up on it and it's never toppled once, even when they are all running around playing together. It's a very sturdy item.
159454
Short answer - no. My cats have claws and through experience, I've learned they would shred the liners almost immediately. The boxes hold up very well and I have decided to go with them exclusively. Last about a month and clean up is very easy.
1416946
I suppose so unless they are extremely aggressive. It is made of whatseems to be a strong fabric. I expect if you locked a cat in it the cat would eventually rip a hole in it.
1662647
I don't know if they do or not, I have had mine for nearly a year and my two cats have not worn any part of this cat tower out, they both love it and use the scratcher post all the time. I am a customer not the seller.
1689526
There is a thin vinyl type material that is the bottom to the playpen. Our cat sometimes scratches it but has not torn it. When we hear her start to scratch at it, we take her out.
300173
It would not be cat-scratch proof. It is covered in material that would be very easy to be picked by cat claws.
1852129
I really don't think anything will keep cats from scratching on whatever is in the house, but Oliver seems to be using this scratching post more often and my chair and door facings a lot less. He uses this post a lot more than the cat tree covered in carpet. Since he totally destroyed the small patch of sisel on that tree I figured he like the texture so I purchased this post. Don't know about your cats, but he is choosing this post over other things in the house now. Good luck on whaterver you decide to do about your cats' scratching.
940895
A cat (or an umbrella, or a fork) will do damage to this fabric. Of my two cats, one left it alone (she likes scratching horizontal surfaces) and the other shredded a large part of the fabric (she likes clawing vertical surfaces).Still, if you can provide your kitty with an alternate scratching area and spray this down with something she doesn't like (mine doesn't like the smell of pet stain remover, for instance) you should be OK. But hell it's only $50.
1416945
Yes, because there is also a bottom to it. Just remember that it is a cloth material and if your cat is aggressive then the cat could possibly claw at the material and rip it open.
348148
No, the material is claw-proof. There is window screen material that is also scratch proof. It works the same way. I have 2 cats and they safely stay and play inside using their claws without any harm to the fabric.
409298
Yes, the enthusiastic scratcher will tear the liners but you can moderate the damage a little. I use 5 liners, press them firmly into the corners of the box, pour some litter in and tamp again. Then add the remaining litter plenty of it. Should you hear the cat while he/she is in the litter box, firmly say, "Hey, enough is enough!" You know how attentive cats are!!
1099662
That is what we were concerned about as well. We have 3 cats and this type of fabric (synthetic suede?) is the only type that our cats show no interest in scratching. They jump around on it all the time and so far the sofa still looks new. We love it, it is big and comfortable!
807515
We have had the pair for about a month and we expect they'll last at least 6-12 months; they're quite large 10 1/2' x 34" and are very dense, plus they can be flipped over to the other side. The cats don't scratch all the time; they like to lounge on them, especially when in the sun. Also, we have scratch towers, so they have choices. Our son has had a pair for over three months for his three cats and is still on the first side. Eventually, we'll cut them in half (lengthwise) and basically have four scratchers. Hope this helps.
1188604
Yes they do. It's actually a perfect height for them to stretch and scratch at the same time. My cats absolutely love this cat tree!!