The Catry Small Cat Tower with Barrel Condo is the smallest and least expensive tree in the Catry range at 65 cm, with an upright barrel condo, a round top perch and two pompom toys - a sensible first tree for a kitten or a small flat.
Key Features
- 65 cm tall on a 45 x 35 cm base, the smallest footprint in the range.
- Upright barrel condo with a round doorway.
- Round perch on top and a platform at mid height.
- Rope-wrapped scratching post.
- Two pompom toys on elastic.
- Low enough for kittens and older cats to use without jumping.
Good To Know
- The barrel condo is narrow. A full-grown adult, and especially a large or long-haired cat, will not fit comfortably - this model suits kittens, small adults and cats that just want somewhere low to perch.
- It arrives flat-packed and takes an adult to build. Work through the steps in order and tighten every bolt fully, then re-check them after a few weeks and every few months after that, because climbing slowly works them loose.
- Keep cats and children away from the loose bolts and small fittings while you are building it.
- The dangling toys are for supervised play. A cat that chews and swallows string or pompom fibres can get a dangerous gut blockage, so check them regularly for fraying and cut them off if yours is a chewer.
- Cats guard high spots. In a multi-cat home, two or three smaller perching places spread around the house usually work better than one big tower in a corner.
- Scratching is normal, healthy behaviour, not damage. If your cat is working on the sofa, stand the tower right beside the spot they are using and move it gradually once they switch. Never punish a cat for scratching.
- Rope-wrapped posts shed short fibres as they are used. That is normal and a sign the post is doing its job - vacuum around the base.
- Particle board and plush are not waterproof. Vacuum the plush and spot-clean marks with a barely damp cloth, and keep the tower away from bathrooms, balconies and anywhere it will get wet.
- A cat that suddenly stops jumping or climbing, or that will not use a tower it used to love, is often in pain. Arthritis is common in cats and easy to miss, so have them checked by a vet rather than assuming they have simply gone off it.