Feandrea Cat Tree, 77.5-Inch Tall Modern Cat Tower for Large Indoor Cats, Multi-Level Cat Condo with 2 Caves, 2 Hammocks, 4 Scratching Posts, Self-Groomer, Tunnel, Perch, Rustic Brown UPCT193X01

THE Best Cat Tree Around
This cat tree was all we could have asked for! We’ve introduced a new kitten and while the older two are deciding how well they like him, they are all able to bond and share a space that allows them to have fun, relax and get some much needed exercise! They all sleep right beside es other ave have picked their favorite spots out after only 24 hours. One is a three legged cat so this is disabled cat accessible as well and surprisingly he has gotten the highest so far. I’m going to move the basket beds so that my cats have better access but they all love this tree and took to it instantly. It’s beautiful, VERY TALL, sturdy and so easy to clean. I’d spend the money for this again easily.

Good Material but Design Is Not Good
I purchased 2 of these cat trees for my 2 kitties, one is a 7lb Himalayan (short and stocky, not terribly athletic) and the other is a 13lb shorthair (long and agile) to replace their old carboard box towers that they adored. I have purchased many cat trees over the years from Feandrea since their quality had been very good. The reason I chose this model is because it looks more like a furniture piece. After assembling both of them as instructed, I let my kitties explored them for a week on their own. They showed some initial curiosity but they didn’t take to it. Here are my thoughts about this cat tree:PRO1. Good material and construction. All the wood pieces are 1/2″ plywood stained dark2. Assembles like typical IKEA furniture with picture instructions. Each tree took me about an hour to assemble.3. Rounded corners on the wood pieces to avoid bumping and scratching.CON1. All the posts on the rear of the cat tree are fabric wrapped. They didn’t even use carpet. Only the front posts have sisal ropes. Their old products have sisal ropes on all posts and I can swap them when my kitties thredded the front ones. I think this is their attempt at cutting cost.2. The fabric pads included in the kit have a layer of fabric backing that is extremely slippery, even after taping them down with supplied Velcro strips.3. The top perch has absolutely no cushion since it is just a fabric cover (with 4 padded sided) stretched over wood platform with the same slippery fabric backing. I ended up folding up a towel and tucked it under the cover to give kitties some padding.4. Top cave with round “windows” is simply too small for an adult cat. Their bellies would lay over the bottom edge of the round window opening and my kitties are not a fan of it. So we removed the white window panel to make the cove more open and larger.5. The wood platforms are very small and very slippery for kitties to jump up and down the trees. I think this is by far the worst aspect of this product from a usability/design perspective. None of my kitties were comfortable enough to go above the second level so they did not use the trees as intended.I redesigned the cat trees by repositioning and connecting the 4 wood platforms. And hubby re-assemabled the cat trees with about $20 worth of hardware (mending plates and screws) as a weekend project. I cut up a carpet remnant to put down on the platforms to make it nice and non-slippery for the kitties. Now the two trees are connected and extremely stable. Kitties are hopping up and down the trees, crisscrossing between perches and caves, and just stretched out on the new larger platforms.All in all, I took away a star for less than ideal design and another star for the “value-engineering”. The re-design of the tree took a couple of weekends to think up plus $20 worth of hardware to accomplish it. I still think this is a worthy product, but can use quite a few improvements.