A while back I brought home a scratching post that is about twice the height
of the little useless ones we all have had that our cats will not use ... it
was $15 at Petsmart and has a nice heavy base, carpet covering. (I bought
glue and sisal rope to apply to make it a better scratcher but have not
gotten around to putting it on.) Best of all, my little beast can get a
good, long strettttttch in as she claws this one.

(I wanted something better than the useless ones but not a cat tree that
takes up half a room.)

Anyway--for weeks she ignored it. Sat on the base and looked at me. I had to
take her little arms and plant her on the base and stretch her up and make
mock scratching motions for her to get it.

After the third time I did it, she really got into the thing. I hear these
little snarls and yelps and look over and she is upside down on the thing,
holding on like a monkey. She leaps and catches herself by her claws on it,
and really loves playing with a rope dangled on either side. She jumps
straight up in the air and lands a few feet away and stalks it.

It's a nice new toy for a good price.