The scratching post for my 3 month old…
The scratching post O2225 (for my 3 month old kitten was delivered quickly (arrived Tuesday 14th April, many thanks) and does look good. My kitten as yet, has only played with the rat (the rat is actually bigger than her lol) she has yet to venture onto the sisal rope and scratch.
Whilst the scratching post does look good, I'm not enamoured as to how the post fixes to the base. The screw from the post (plus an additional nail at the side of the screw slots into a hole in the base) goes through the base and is secured by a washer and a wing nut. I've tightened the wing nut as much as I'm physically able, but the post does not fasten flush with the base. Given that wing nuts (this is from the internet about hex nuts versus wing nuts......"A standard hex nut is better for high-strength, permanent, and high-vibration applications due to superior torque. A wing nut is better for projects requiring frequent, tool-free adjustment or quick disassembly. Hex nuts provide better security and durability, while wing nuts offer convenience.") are more for items that you're frequently going to disassemble and then reassemble, a scratching post is in my opinion not something that you are frequently going to disassemble. The SP will only be disassembled when the sisal requires replacement.........a timescale that will vary depending on how often the cat uses the scratching post. Even the inexpensive scratching post that this Sophisticats scratching post is replacing, is fastened securely to the base via a hex nut.
Due to the post not sitting flush with the base, and the whole scratching post wobbles (despite adjusting the feet on the base) I've had to place the scratching post against a wall in case the whole thing topples over whenever my kitten decides to actually scratch or climb up the sisal rope. By the way, she is a small kitten who two weeks ago at the vets (aged 10 weeks) only weighed 0.94 kg, so it's not as though she's a huge kitten.
I'm therefore disappointed about this scratching post. I had also planned on ordering a cat tree once my kitten reached adulthood, but if they are fastened together with wing nuts, I don't think that I'll be going ahead.
To reiterate, the scratching post does look good. However, it's the fastenings of the post to the base, the fact that the post does not sit flush with the base, and the wobble, means that I'm sorry that I cannot give a 5 star review.








