Original World's Best Cat Perch (Large) Black Color

Bought this for my Miss Dixie, and she absolutely loves it! At first I thought she was going to reject it. However, after folding up one of her lightweight kitty blankets on it and enticing her up by placing kitty treats on it, she jumped up on it on her own, and gradually accepted it. Now, when the sun comes streaming in through the window, Dixie puts her ears back and sulks if her Kitty Cot isn't up in place, for her to stretch out on so she can soak up the warm rays of the sun.Following the advice of fellow reviewers, I am careful to wipe the window with a paper towel before applying the suction cups - which really do hold very securely. I also swipe off the suction cups themselves; this takes just a few seconds. I tend to be a perfectionist, so it bothered me after the perch was in place, when I would step back and see that it wasn't perfectly lined, or was higher or lower on one end. I solved this by placing 4 very tiny stickers on the window, ones that I cut from a larger one. (Unless really looking, they aren't even noticeable, even when the perch isn't attached.) After measuring from the window sill up to the height that I wanted the base of the perch to be, I placed 2 stickers to line up with the two suction cups on the perch. Then I placed two stickers where the overhead suction cups on the wire should go, to make the perch lay perfectly flat - instead of higher or lower than the attached side. This makes it quicker and easier to attach the perch perfectly straight - for strongest and most reliable suction, as well as the aesthetic appeal of the perch.At $44.95 the perch was a bit more expensive than what I wanted to pay, but it has proved a good investment thus far. It is perfect for our tiny apartment, and so easy to put up, take down, and store out of sight (alongside our living room hutch in the corner). It is also also way more attractive than conventional kitty perches, and goes better with the rest of our decor. (Haven't tried it yet, but I'm thinking the perch would also attach securely to our flat surfaced metal apartment door - should I ever want to place it there.)

Expensive, but worth it if your cat uses it! One of my cats loves this kitty cot. It is his go-to sleep and hangout spot. He uses it all the time. However, my other cat only goes up there if I lift her onto it, and after I do she jumps down immediately. I'm not sure why one gravitated towards it over the other. But now my boy cat uses it as a retreat when he wants to get away from his sister, since he knows she doesn't like going up there. He uses it as a bed rather than a perch for looking out the window. I never really see him look outside while he's on it.I attached it to our big glass sliding door. There are no issues even though the door is slid opened and closed everyday. My boy doesn't even mind when he's laying on the cot and we slide the door shut or open. It was super easy to assemble; I had it up within 5 minutes of opening the box. I've had no issue with the suction cups coming undone, and the cot holds the weight of both my cats with zero problems. They are 8 lbs and 9 lbs, respectively. I do want to mention that when I first put it up my boy cat would chew on the wires. He stopped after the first coupe days; I think he just needed some time to get used to the bed. It's a well-made high quality cot and I'm never worried that it's going to fall off the window. I would recommend! Although I cannot ensure your cat will use it since only 1 out of 2 of my cats like it. But hey, it's always a gamble buying stuff for your cats because most of the time they'll ignore what you bought them for the box it came in. For me, it was worth it cuz my boy uses it all the time.

Love it! Super easy to set up and my kitten loves it. I didn’t measure my window (d’oh!) so the large one is too big for the window I wanted to put it on, but it’s worked out nicely to put it on my sliding glass door. With a little “catification” I was able to create a way for her to get up this high and she can see over our fence where all the cars and people go by. It also gives her a nice view of our kitchen and living room so she can keep an eye on us.Of course she is a kitten so she has already tried chewing the wires and the PVC pipe as well as scratching the hammock. But so far, so good: I think the materials really discourage her from keeping it up for too long and they seem sturdy enough to withstand it. I didn’t need to put a blanket on it for her to start using it, but I think I’ll purchase a small one to make it a little more comfortable and warm.Last night, I was easily able to detach the non-wired suction cups so I could close the blinds. And this morning it was super easy to reattach them. So I measured my window and found that the small cot will be the best fit for it; I ordered it right away since I know it’ll be easy to set up and a big hit with kitten.This is a must have for apartment dwellers since we can’t really nail things to the wall. This is going to allow me to give my kitten an extra level up from the cat trees I have in front of my bedroom and living room windows. Although this one is a little more expensive than others out there, it does seem to be constructed from more durable materials. Given how my kitten immediately started clawing and biting it, I’m glad I didn’t go with one of the others that might not have withstood that.Last piece of advice: MEASURE YOUR WINDOW FIRST! 😁 It all worked out for me but especially if you have a window that slides open horizontally, you have to measure just one side of the window: this won’t be stable enough if you try to use it across the two parts of the window since the two sides are not flush with each other. I found that one of the suction cups just didn’t stick as securely because of it, so I used a different window for this one and ordered the small cot which will fit on the sliding part of the window.