Keep Your Cat Happy. Get Him A Cat Tree And Scratching Post

If you’ve got a cat you’ll know what a great pet a cat can be, for both children and adults. They’re quiet, easy to keep, cheap to feed and it’s just wonderful having a cat snuggling on your knee in the evenings. There is no doubt that cats can be a great pet.

But if you’ve just decided to get your first cat there’s something you may need to consider before you actually buy him. Because it certainly helps the human cat relationship if you can provide your cat with some simple things to keep him happy, like a cat tree and a scratching post.

Cats just love to climb, and outdoors cats spend lots of time climbing, usually on trees. But if your cat lives indoors he won’t have a tree to climb on. Well he won’t unless you buy him a cat tree, the perfect cat play equipment.

If you’ve never seen a cat tree you’ll be surprised. They are strange looking things but cats love cat trees . They have many strange nooks and crannies for your cat to investigate, and your cat will spend hours climbing it and playing on it.

If you know one end of a hammer from the other it’s not that difficult to make your own cat tree and its a lot of fun trying to make it as innovative as you can.

And it doesn’t just stop there. Cats love to scratch. It’s instinctive in them and it’s a mechanism to help them sharpen their claws. Wherever he is your cat will find somewhere, or something, to scratch. Generally it’s the legs of your favourite furniture, and your other furniture too.

A cat tree scratching post is specifically designed for damage. It’s there so that your cat can tear it to pieces sharpening his claws. Because if he’s doing that he isn’t scratching the legs of your table.

Both items are designed to pamper him by catering for his instincts to climb and scratch. The cat with a good scratching post and climbing tree will be a happy cat.

Not all cats will immediately take to their cat tree however. In some cases you have to lead the cat to the tree and provide them with some encouragement to use it before they get the hint. To do so try playing with your new cat on the tree, perhaps with a few toys. You can suspend cat toys from branches of the tree to give him something to bat at. You can also leave a little catnip on the tree to attract him there. Or you could leave an old item of your clothing there for the same reason.

Without doubt a feline is a wonderful household pet, but you do need to cater to their natural instincts by providing them with a tree to play on and a post to scratch on. Do that and you will have a happy cat and a happy owner.