Sunday, August 26, 2012

Buy A Cat Scratching Post For Your Energetic Pet

By Robert Baker


All pet owners want to ensure their pet is happy and contented. Cat owners are just as keen to achieve this and they find that a cat scratching post will help. It is a product that can be used by cats of all ages. The older ones and very young kittens can play for hours.

They are usually used inside the home and are an ideal way to encourage a cat to have some form of exercise. As well as a means of sharpening those essential claws they can also exercise the paws, too. Cat owners discover that these products are a good way to protect their carpets, drapes and furniture from being scratched.

The customer will have plenty of choice. A single version will be cheap. There will still be a furry animal on a piece of rope attached to the equipment. This will allow your cat to be entertained whilst pawing the creature and chasing it around the pole. The movement enables the cat to become more agile and develop a sense of coordination.

The more expensive ones are also more elaborate but they do include lots of other opportunities for your cat to be challenged. The various tunnels, shelves and dangling toys offer extra challenges to any cat. Naturally, a scratching post is also included in this activity center.

With these more complicated centers, there will be platforms at varying heights to enable your cat to jump up and down on to the shelves. There could be some closed tunnels with soft material on the base for cats to sleep comfortably and securely. Both the posts and the shelves will be covered in durable material to offer some resistance so to claws and paws when being exercised.

Some of the elaborate activity centers are fitted with a hammock that is erected between two poles. After exercising the claws a cat can get comfortable in the hammock to snooze. If you choose a cat scratching post you will be certain it will be suitable for your cat.




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