Fauna Anapaula Cat Tree - 40x50x100cm

The Fauna Anapaula Cat Tree is a compact cat tree with a good deal packed into a 40 x 50 cm footprint — a drum-shaped condo, a plush hammock, a flat perch and a sloped ramp, all on sisal-wrapped posts.

Key Features

• Footprint of 40 x 50 cm and 100 cm tall, so it fits a corner or the space beside a sofa
• A drum-shaped enclosed condo with a round doorway, reached by a shallow slatted ramp rather than a vertical climb
• A plush hammock slung to one side, plus a flat platform and a top perch with a dangling ball
• Posts are wrapped in hardwearing sisal rope — the surface a cat's claws are meant to strip on, instead of the arm of your sofa
• Plush-covered board throughout, with a paw print detail on the base
• Delivered flat-packed with fixings and instructions. Assembly is a screwdriver job, not a workshop one

Setting It Up

• Put it where your cat already spends time — by a window, or next to whatever it has been scratching. A tree in the spare room gets ignored
• Retighten the bolts after the first fortnight and every few months after that. Almost every wobbly cat tree is a loose bolt rather than a design fault
• The ramp makes this one of the easier trees for an older cat or a heavier cat that no longer jumps well

Good To Know

• Scratching is how a cat sheds the worn outer sheath of its claws and leaves its scent. It is not a habit you can train out, so the only real question is what it scratches
• A new tree often gets ignored for the first week. A pinch of catnip rubbed into the posts, or a familiar blanket on the top perch, usually settles it
• Check the dangling toys regularly and cut them off if the cord frays. A cat that swallows a length of string needs surgery, not a wait-and-see
• Vacuum the plush with an upholstery head and spot-clean with a damp cloth. Do not soak it — the boards underneath are chipboard and swell once wet
• At 100 cm this is a low tree. If your cat likes to sit above everything, look at the taller models in the range