Do they help persuade cats not to scratch elsewhere? NewCat has a real habit of scratching up the carpet - she was in rescue for a while I think, & no access to outside to scratch at trees etc.
I'm planning on getting new flooring in the next few months, probably wood downstairs, but can't think of a great alternative to carpet for stairs / upstairs hall. I wondered if I provided a couple of these sort of posts, if they might divert her from the carpet. Any experiences?
(I don't really need a large cat-tree sort of thing, nor have space for it - have 2 cats that rampage around together & also have free access to the garden with lots of real trees to run up and down.)