I saved up and got a nice, fluffy cat tree for my 2 cats but they still opt to sleep in a cardboard scratcher. It really confuses my brain. How is the rough texture comfy for them?
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Actually, I used to change the oil in my car and laid on cardboard while doing it. It’s more comfortable than you’d think. It’s basically a 1/4 inch air mattress. You should try it. I’m not joking.
Cats don’t have the same comfort needs that you have.
Like some humans, cats are very particular about textures and sensations. I know people who cannot stand “nice” textures like velvet, fake/real fur, and soft felt.
Also, if you haven’t had the cat tree for very long, they just might not trust it yet.
A cat’s fur makes them desensitized to fine texture over most of their body, except the bottom of their paws, and claws. They,re light and strong, so hard surfaces aren’t uncomfortable to them either. They do, however, love resting on a surface with interesting tactile feedback, which they can sink their claws and excervcise on. There,s also likely something about the smell of paper and cardboard which attracts them
In addition, cats are made of slinkies, springs and water inside a furry bag. Ok, no but they are very flexible, their shoulders aren’t even connected to the rest of the skeleton by bone, only muscle. So positions that might be hard on us stiff-necked humans won’t bother them at all so they’ll just sprawl wherever.
Cats love cardboard for some reason. It is known.
You can make your cat tree more appealing by sprinkling some catnip on it and putting it near a window so they can watch kitty tv while perched upon high.
Cats are experts at figuring out what you spent time, effort, and especially money on and would naturally want them to use, and then use that as leverage against you.
My three cats LOVE the cardboard scratchers! They sleep on their X-shaped scratchers, as well as the round scratcher disc and the flat ones we have around the house.
I have a huge cat tree in the corner and only one has ever slept in it. They each have a catt bed that they never touch so I got rid of those. They do sleep on the couches and take afternoon naps on the bed but mostly they love to sleep and nap on the cardboard scratchers. I keep a little collection by the back patio door that lets in the afternoon sunlight and that’s one of their favorite spots.
Also, cats love delimited areas, even if they wouldn’t be considered delimited by our standards. Anything from a box with nice walls to a single sheet of paper on the floor
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