Top 5 Best Cat Scratchers (We Tried Them)

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I find the top corner or my laptop top screen works best. Only $1300

These cats are the most stimulated indoor kitties in the world with all the fascinating new things they get to try out all the time :)

According to my cat, the top 5 are: 1. My gym floor mats 2. My foam kitchen mats 3. My hall runners 4. My bedroom rug 5. His big carpeted scratching post

I know this is an old vid. I watched a video in another well known cat dad. My cats wouldn’t use a lot of these things and he taught me a few tricks. First put all near YOU and areas around where you spend time like the couch. I’ve done this and amazingly they love all their scratchers. I was shocked. It works.

Forest with the budget-friendly endorsement! That style! Thank you for the review!

My cats love to sit and nap on the flat cardboard "scratchers". They don't scratch them much, but do spend a lot of time sitting on them, so we have several scattered around the house for them. They prefer to scratch sisal and carpet surfaces...and of course furniture fabrics and wood.

My cat likes the cheaper one and it makes the biggest mess 🤦🏻‍♀️. She's 16 yrs old and is a sweetheart. She actually minds better than my dog. I don't mind cleaning up the cardboard pieces as long as she is happy.

Oh goodie, I accidentally bought the number 1 pick--except mine has the base and top plate covered with a plush material. The cats love to sit on top of the top. When one starts scratching on it, the other runs over and scratches too. They don't use it a ton, but they also have three cat trees of different heights that are covered with sisel rope--which they tend to use more often. They also have the flat box type scratcher that they use from time to time. Great review! Thank you.

My large cat LOVES the tall post! It took him a little bit to realize he could stretch out past the dark band in the middle, but with some encouragement and catnip, now he stretches out all the way, and my little cats love to climb it and sit on the top (just make sure you don’t put it beside all your potted plants 🤦🏼)

Pioneer Pet tall Scratcher really is the BEST. My cats love it 💕💕

My cat loves the petfusion scratcher lounge to use it as a regular scratcher and to also lay down. I think the shape makes it a lot more comfortable for them too! 😊

I have a one similar to the third one, and my cats looooved it. In fact, I wanted to make a long pole so, seeing the success of that scratcher, I bought another one, stuck them together and secured it to a handmade cat tree I have. Now my cats climb up to 2 m and I'm so happy to see them do that!🥰

My cat has the PetFusion ultimate cat scratcher lounge and the jumbo version, he just loves them, they get scratched a lot and he also loves laying on them and playing around them. I actually made my cat some cardboard scratchers first, similar to your budget version, he used them a lot so I then decided to invest in the bigger PetFusion ones.

Can you do a review on store bought raw foods? (primal, Stella & chewy’s, etc)

I bought two SmartCat Ultimate scratching posts when I bought my new couch set a few years ago. My cat automatically goes to the posts everytime he passes by them, leaving my couch and love seat untouched. Best cat-related product I have ever purchased by far!

My cats LOVE Pet Fusion Scratcher/Lounger.

I love your channel and that you don’t use annoying background music like a lot of other YouTubers. Thank you!!

I’ve had the first post shown since my girls were babies almost 5 years ago and I’m just replacing it now! They love to reach up and streeeetch and I think the longevity of it really makes it worth the price 😊

We have the pet fusion cardboard scratcher and three adult male kitties that use it multiple times per day. It usually lasts us 6-9 months flipping it over from time to time to get equal wear. They love to lounge on it too and look out the window or sleep in the sun. One thing we do is when it’s ready for the trash pile, we cut it in half with a handsaw (not hard but ask hubby to do it) and now we get to use the inside. Seems such a waste to design it that way and not figure out how to get more from it. We put the cut halves in other areas of the house. If there is a negative, it’s the amount of mess the flaked off pieces of cardboard create. Will check out a vertical scratcher from your list here. The one with a perch looks like a winner! Thanks for your informative videos, Mallory.