A lot of people are talking about cat furniture these days, but before you buy one, it is important that you know what exactly cat furnishing is and what is its different kinds. It is furniture specially designed and made for cats. It can satisfy their daily needs of scratching, climbing, playing, and everything else they do.
Various types of furniture exist, with tall ones known as cat trees and smaller ones resembling playgrounds and scratching posts, depending on their height. Amongst all the available furniture, cat trees are what can serve all the needs of your cats and the scratching posts can serve few of their needs to some extent.
How to choose the right one?
As you start looking for furniture for your cat, you will come across many models and choosing the right one can be really confusing. First and foremost, it is essential that understand the needs of your beloved cat and then make the selection. Also, the budget is another factor that you need to keep in mind. Also make sure that you’re investing in quality products.
Going by the general rule, the more you pay the better quality you get. If you discover inexpensive feline furniture, it’s likely that it lacks good quality and has undergone poor construction. Therefore, it’s not safe for your cat, and it won’t last as long as the more expensive options.
Pressed wood or plywood or wood
Real wood is definitely the best choice as far as the furniture for your loving cat is concerned, but real wood can be really expensive. It is durable and being heavy is also very stable. The only drawback with wooden cat furnishings is that with time, small cracks might appear on them, but this is not a major problem as this would not affect the stability and the furniture would last for many years. Also keep them away from extreme temperatures.
Plywood is another option that you can go for and these are less stable than the wooden ones, but are smooth when compared to pressed woods.
Faux fleece or carpet
When choosing the covering material, there is something that you must know and that is cats do not really about the material that is covering their furniture. They are more concerned regarding whether there are extra condos, perches, hammocks cradles and tunnels and they love it when the furniture is tall so that they can climb and play. Some cats do not play in furniture that is covered and hence, this is something that you need to find out yourself.
This kind of furniture commonly covers itself with faux fleece and faux fur, both of which prove durable and last for many years. It also utilizes carpet, which lasts even longer and boasts greater thickness. Go for cat furniture that comes with sisal ropes.
