Trixie Sisal Cat Scratching Board

Both of the boards have a penetrating vinegar smell, so much so that I had to put them on the balcony for a few days. My cats still haven't gone near it, which isn't surprising given their superior sense of smell. Why do they have to smell so much like vinegar?

Great idea, and good value for money.

My cats are soooo happy! I purchased 4 of these and put them on the corner of a wall in my kitchen ( they like this corner!) Well within seconds of me finishing drilling and putting them up they were up the top!!! What great boards, and they'll certainly last longer than the one I had up before!! Look at my photos " Crazy Cats " they are happy!!

The board is built very well and comes with a little sachet of cat nip which is great! I attached it to the wall in the living room and was disappointed that my cat wouldn't go near it, but after reading that cats like a scratch after a nap, I took it down and lay it on the floor near his cat bed. He IMMEDIATELY went over to it and started scratching and rolling on it! So there you go :) I think he'll continue to enjoy it.

I bought this scratch pad for my cats 2 years ago.I screwed it to the kitchen wall. It is very good and the cats love it. It is good quality and still looks like new.

My kitten started scratching the furniture. But when i got this she quickly decided that she loved it. 1 year on and she still using this everyday. Its still going strong with minimal fraying.

Been looking for a replacement scratching board for sometime that wasn't made of useless cardboard but could also stand up to the use of two cats. Also purchased scratching mat (reviewed separately) but this is a far superior item. Highly recommend.

cheap and easy to put up, has lasted my 3 cats for 2 years . . .

My cat loves these, and it protects walls/wallpaper where he likes to have a scratch deliberately to get me to chase him or let me know he wants a look outside(limited as I'm in a flat). He has two posts, but these placed where he likes to claw a wall give him extra stimulation and claw-trimming opportunities. I'm now ordering more for a friend whose cat goes outside, but will make good use of these. One thing: the supplied screws are too short, so use larger /longer ones to keep the board secure as if it comes off the wall while the cat is using it it will frighten the cat and it won't try again.

i brought this for my 3 cats (age 1-2) i brought the smaller one that is a good size, i nailed this to the side of the kitchen door where they where always scratching anyways! i have had this for about 1 year and it still has lots of life left in it! and they use it everyday!!

I got one of these to see if they were good enough to use outside as I want to make a series of ramps for my cat to play on and take a short cut up the fence. It looks great, really sturdy and the board it is attached to is solid. I think I'll give the board a coat of varnish just to seal it and make it last a little longer but I think it's going to work really well.

Not a great success with this afraid. However, it may have been entirely my own fault. Before I decided where to nail it, I propped it against the side of the sofa that my cat had taken to clawing at. However, of course, the first thing she did was have a tentative paw at it and it fell on her. She wasn't hurt but now, of course, won't go anywhere near it, despite me liberally dosing it in catnip.

I was fed up with the standing scratching post being dragged around on the laminate floor and bought this one and screwed it to the wall. The long board is a good height for a scratch and stretch. My girl had to get used to it a bit because the sisal is tightly woven (her old post had roughened up over time) but seems to have taken to it now as she is back to her ever so frequent manicure routine.