Product Review: Petstages Easy Life Scratch, Snuggle & Rest

Last Friday, we received the Petstages Easy Life Snuggle, Scratch and Rest that we'd won from Goma's blog.  I wasn't sure how the cats would take to a cardboard scratching area, because I have two box-eaters and haven't had a cardboard scratcher for anyone before.  I needn't have worried, as you can see from the picture of Missy above!  She was the first one to investigate and use it, then the others tried it out after they saw that she wasn't getting into trouble scratching on it.

Missy really went to town on it, while Heimdall watched and snuggled with the new Petstages Blinking Buddy Cat Toy that we also won.  After a while, he got brave enough to try it, too.  Then everyone else had a turn.

Even our 18-pounder, Tabby, fits in it!

Warning:  This scratcher comes with a little bag of catnip.  Carbon found and ate the nip before I found it!

Our recommendation:  Five paws way up for the Snuggle, Scratch & Rest!  Thanks, Goma!  The Blinking Buddy also gets five paws up.

Reclaimed office furniture

Jake, Jonah, and Fionna have a new kitty cubby that they wrote about today! If you go to their blog, you can see Jake happy as can be in it. It looks like a paper-sorter or a printer cubby, and their mom found it at a going-out-of-business sale.

She also found some carpet samples, and isn't quite sure yet what to do with them. I offered a couple suggestions, but if you have any others feel free to comment on her original post (and here as well so we can all read them). I'm sure with all her design expertise she will think of something fun!

My suggestions for carpet squares/samples:

1. Attach one or more to the wall with carpet tacks as a small scratching post. Be sure to use carpet tacks and attach to the studs, or else it won't work. There is a glue you can use, but then you can't remove it later.
2. Scatter throughout the house or in strategic areas for nap places. This especially works for hardwood floors or linoleum, but works even for carpet because the smell and texture is different from the normal flooring so it attracts cats.

Moderncat also had a couple ideas back in February: gluing striped carpet squares on a vet receptionist desk for a stylish scratching post and finishing a cozy nook on a catio. Click here to see the directions and results for both projects.