Frisco Cactus Cat Scratching Post

I admit I would give 5 stars but due to my own budget I ordered the small size cactus. My Nightman is very stocky and he LOVES scratching posts and within two seconds he knocked it over using it because it is not weighted for his size. I held onto it for a good bit he scratched up and down and I showed him the tiny ball and he even was playful with that. He also loves the shag-carpeted bottom as well. He’s a chronically ill kitty so it’s always nice to see him being this playful with anything!! He even figured out how to scratch the post himself without knocking it over or me holding it. He just lays down. The scratching post is very cute not ugly like the ones at most stores and I was able I admit I would give 5 stars but due to my own budget I ordered the small size cactus. My Nightman is very stocky and he LOVES scratching posts and within two seconds he knocked it over using it because it is not weighted for his size. I held onto it for a good bit he scratched up and down and I showed him the tiny ball and he even was playful with that. He also loves the shag-carpeted bottom as well. He’s a chronically ill kitty so it’s always nice to see him being this playful with anything!! He even figured out how to scratch the post himself without knocking it over or me holding it. He just lays down. The scratching post is very cute not ugly like the ones at most stores and I was able to put it together with some kitchen scissors to puncture the carpet and figured it out no instructions. If this was the big one I probably would have given it five stars the other reviews say the weight is good on the bigger one so if I order again I will keep that in mind. … more

We have been trying to find ways to stop my cat from scratching the corners of our ottoman. She already had 2 scratchers, one in the same room as the ottoman, but in the corner. I love this cactus because not only does my cat love it! but it is also small enough to place and move around near the ottoman. Since i've started doing this my cat will choose the cactus over the ottoman every time. We've had it for about a week so I'm hoping this behavior will stick. I'm optimistic because my cat spends most of her day with this cactus, even sleeps at the base of it. I sprinkled and rubbed some old dried catnip on it right after I set it up and haven't added any since. The cactus was also very easy We have been trying to find ways to stop my cat from scratching the corners of our ottoman. She already had 2 scratchers, one in the same room as the ottoman, but in the corner. I love this cactus because not only does my cat love it! but it is also small enough to place and move around near the ottoman. Since i've started doing this my cat will choose the cactus over the ottoman every time. We've had it for about a week so I'm hoping this behavior will stick. I'm optimistic because my cat spends most of her day with this cactus, even sleeps at the base of it. I sprinkled and rubbed some old dried catnip on it right after I set it up and haven't added any since. The cactus was also very easy to assemble. … more

Okay, this is a great scratching post. My cats literally adore it. My female cat twirls all around it and it is the cutest thing I have ever seen. All the cats love it honestly. The top of it is soft like a stuffed animal, and they like to bite that and attack it. It’s clear they are really using this to work out their frustrations. The price of this is extremely fair. I plan to buy another soon. Definitely think it would be a cute gift for my son because he also has two cats. People seem to underestimate how important it is to let cats scratch. My vet says reducing stress is critical to prevent problems like urinary tract infections. The base of the post isn’t heavy enough, and I may consider Okay, this is a great scratching post. My cats literally adore it. My female cat twirls all around it and it is the cutest thing I have ever seen. All the cats love it honestly. The top of it is soft like a stuffed animal, and they like to bite that and attack it. It’s clear they are really using this to work out their frustrations. The price of this is extremely fair. I plan to buy another soon. Definitely think it would be a cute gift for my son because he also has two cats. People seem to underestimate how important it is to let cats scratch. My vet says reducing stress is critical to prevent problems like urinary tract infections. The base of the post isn’t heavy enough, and I may consider screwing it to the floor (my husband did this in the past and it really does work great if you can do it too) however, my cats are figuring out how to keep it level by standing on the base and it isn’t even turning over. Anyhow, super nice product and I will buy it again. Highly recommended for anyone with a cat, or cactus lovers haha. … more

i bought the 22-inch option and my first impression was that it was a bit too short for my cats. i’m still rating this five stars though because apparently they don’t care! they will even lie down and scratch it sideways sometimes. they were rolling all over it like i’ve never seen before lol. one of my cats is also pretty small and it’s perfect for her. my smaller cat is shown in the photo.

I was very impressed with this scratching post. I figured for the price it was going to be more of a cactus shaped novelty, but it is incredibly sturdy and well made. The assembly was a breeze and took me under a minute. I took Oliver in after someone dumped him out in the desert by my house, and he didn’t know how to play with toys or have any interest. I bought him this and he went nuts, and now plays with other toys as well. He has also left the rest of my furniture alone now, as this is the only thing he wants to scratch on. Great investment!

Totally worth the $20 it cost for this. It came in 3 pieces, with simple instructions. Screwed together easily. I'd say 85% of it is hard board covered in rope/carpet. The top of the cactus(the 2 pieces that jet out a bit) are not solid. They are like a stuffed animal. We put a little cat nip on the cactus to show our girl this is a new gadget for her. She immediately started playing/scratching on it. We've had trouble with her trying to sharpen her claws on our new couch. Set the cactus right where she normally does this hoping she'll use the cactus as opposed to our couch. She's actually taking a nap on it now. Haha. Totally would recommend this.

My cat does love this, he doesn’t use it a ton but will go crazy with it from time to time. He went for it as soon as we set it up, which I took as a good sign that it’s at least visually interesting. Only downside is the fabric is also easy lifting at the place where it meets the rope. I might try to super glue it down, but i think manufacturers could take this into consideration. But for the price, it’s not a super big deal to me.

Bought this because my cat started trying to claw my new couch. I got the larger one so it wouldn't tip. It's perfect size, easy to put together, well made, and it attracted my cat instantly! Since I bought it and put it close to the couch, he hasn't tried once to scratch my couch. It's cute, not an eye sore, and overall a wonderful purchase at a great price. This also arrived super fast! I was impressed as a first time Chewy user!

I bought the large and the small. They are a huge hit in our house and helpful in saving our furniture. Our one cat has fallen in so much love he falls asleep hugging the cactus! I also like that they look cute in our home and not like boring ugly typical carpeted scratching posts.

This is our second cactus scrAtching post, and we’ve been impressed with the quality of these Frisco products. Our cats were crazy for the smaller one, so we decided to add a larger one. This item is also fantastic and the cats love it, but I have to ding it one star because the cactus arms on the large cactus are the same size as on the smaller version. The arm proportions look good on the smaller one, but they just look like little nubbins on the big one.