"I bought this scratching post as it was not to expensive and not very big. I was better off buying a bigger more expensive scratching post. 50% of the time my cat will use this scratching post with cat nip on it. 50% of the time she will resort back to my couches as it gives her room to arch her back and scratch. However my cat likes to stretch and scratch this post does not allow her to do this, because of its height. She does not like the feathers whatsoever. The carpeting comes off easily. The first day my cat used this, i had carpet peaces all over the floor. My cat constantly knocks over the scratching post when playing on it. I am looking in to another post, something with more height and better quality."