By Anita Kelsey cat behaviourist
I love finding great cat products so when I came across the cat scratchers and climbers of Kalvens™ I got very excited indeed!
Many clients of mine either buy small scratchers for their cats (when they were kittens) but forget about replacing them when their cheeky tinkers become adults or they buy inappropriate sized scratchers from the start which their cheeky cat then ignores.
At the recent Supreme GCCF cat show at NEC, Birmingham I met Steve setting up the Kalvens stand and was really impressed by the lovely array of large platformed climbers and tall sturdy cat scratching posts. I was given one of The Tower posts to try out with my two huge fussy Norwegian Forest Cats Kiki and Zaza.
Before I had the chance to put together the tower, with its base, my cats were fighting over it.
And for good reason!!!
The Tower Cat Scratching Post is Chunky, heavy and built to last. Perfect for any cat but especially the larger breeds such as the Maine Coons, Norwegian Forest and Siberian Forest. Its lovely design is classy and simple and fits in with any decor. Apparently this cat tree was inspired by tales of people ‘acquiring’ traffic cones to make cat scratchers.
The tower is made from furniture grade chipboard with the base, tower, and top platform covered in durable ribbed carpet or in luxury wool blend tufted carpet. There is a good variety of base colours to choose from as well as platforms to please all kinds of catty personalities.
The base is quite large to make the tower sturdy but a wall bracket could also be used should you wish to slot the tower into a smaller space like I have without using the platform.
I would say these are the best cat scratchers I have come across so far and my cats have not wanted to get off of my sample since it arrived.
I will certainly be recommending this product to all of my clients.
Looking around their website is a joy. Lots of fantastic well made catty goodies such as sleeping pods and climbers, Activity trees, and outdoors climbers.
For more information why not drop an email to the Kalven crew via their contact form.
They are based in the North of England but deliver all over the UK. Many breeders, as well as cat rescue centres, catteries and private owners use the products of Kalven. I will certainly be adding my name to the list too!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anita Kelsey holds a first class honours degree in Feline Behaviour and Psychology (work based BA Hons) and runs a vet referral service dedicated strictly to the diagnosis and treatment of behaviour problems in cats. She is also a qualified cat groomer and specialises in grooming aggressive or phobic cats. Anita writes for Your Cat Magazine and is on their experts panel answering readers questions on cat grooming. She also advises on feline behaviour for the CFBA (Canine and Feline Behaviour) magazine as well as being a full member. Anita, a strong advocate of a vegan lifestyle, is based in Notting Hill, London but consults all over the UK as well as international requests. She lives with her husband, a music producer, and two Norwegian Forest cats, Kiki and Zaza.
Her debut booked, pictured left, is published by John Blake and is called Claws, Confessions Of A Cat Groomer.
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These scratch posts look great and certainly have a real height to them. Zaza and Kiki seem very content with themselves having reached the top of them! Thanks Sean