"Our kitty has grown to a beautiful momcat, and right now is so exhausted from taking care of her kittens she seems to have gone off all her toys. The Kittens are enjoying playing with them all, and Momma is happy to let them, but when the first little guy discovered Alpine Scratcher she dropped everything and went over to him to explain that while he could play with everything else as much as he wanted that scratcher was hers.
After a few days and a few more discoveries (there's five babies) she has given in and lets them scratch on it, but she watches them carefully. She still uses it all the time, and it has lasted A LOT longer than I expected it too...we finally had to flip it to the fresh side after about 3 months Even after her daily abuse of the the thing. we will probably need to buy a new one soon, especially after the kittens get big enough to actually make a dent in it.
I highly reccomend this, she hasn't scratched any furniture since she got it and other scratching toys she has, she ignores completely in favour of this. I would say that if your cat is showing Mouser tendencies a ground level scratcher would be best, This cat is not a birder and never has noticed yet the door hanger carpet one.
The other thing is she seems to have a problem getting stuck on things with looped fibers (carpeted cat furniture, upholstery, t-shirts etc, she walked around the house with a wash cloth stuck to her foot for five minutes before she came into view of a helpful friend), she can't seem to remember to retract her claws and she starts to panic and needs rescueing. this scratcher is excellent for her cause she can scratch all she wants or needs and NEVER gets caught, there is nothing for her to get caught on."
