Cat Climbing Furniture

If you’re a cat owner, you probably know your curious cat loves to climb - it’s supposed to. Scientists say cats are fond of high perches so that they can survey their territory (even if that’s your living room). Your cat will scratch, too, to mark all that land it claims while simultaneously cleaning and caring for its claws.

Keep your cat - and your everyday furniture - safe by giving your little climber its own place to explore. A number of indoor climbing systems on the market include scratching areas, and all are approved heights, ensuring your cat won’t risk injury leaping off the top.

Cat trees are perhaps the simplest style of climbing furniture, though that’s not to say they don’t come with a few bells and whistles. Most cat trees take up little space with a vertical, carpet-covered wood construction; they often feature multi-level platforms or cradles for catnapping and sisal scratching posts.

Cat gyms, while similar in design and construction to cat trees, generally always have a variety of platforms to allow your cat a workout leaping from perch to perch. Also featured are small cat tunnels, multiple cradles, and “cat houses,” semi-enclosed spaces in which your cat can take a breather after all the exercise.

Cat condos provide the ultimate luxury climbing-furniture experience. These vertical systems, also made of carpet-covered wood, can feature a single elevated platform over an enclosed sleeping area or can consist of multiple enclosed sleeping areas - but at least you’ll know you won’t have to look in too many places the next time you can’t find the cat.