After several years of having 4+ cats, I can confidently say that cats care about the location of a piece of furniture more than the furniture itself.
If you’re worried about your cat using a cat tree, for example, maybe try putting it next to a window or in a vantage point for their favorite room.
Every time I’ve moved my cat tree a different combination of cats would sleep on it. Right now it’s behind a door and the only one who likes it is my 8 year old torti, who hasn’t spent a day in her life on it until now. We put it there temporarily to clean the space it was previously in but we left it because she suddenly started using it.
I would like to add how long the furniture has been there is also a factor. I got a new cat tree and for the first year my cat just never really hung out on it. Then one day he just started to go up there all the time and now it’s his favorite tree.
Also, yes I did put catnip on the tree when we first got it.
After several years of having 4+ cats, I can confidently say that cats care about the location of a piece of furniture more than the furniture itself.
If you’re worried about your cat using a cat tree, for example, maybe try putting it next to a window or in a vantage point for their favorite room.
Every time I’ve moved my cat tree a different combination of cats would sleep on it. Right now it’s behind a door and the only one who likes it is my 8 year old torti, who hasn’t spent a day in her life on it until now. We put it there temporarily to clean the space it was previously in but we left it because she suddenly started using it.
I would like to add how long the furniture has been there is also a factor. I got a new cat tree and for the first year my cat just never really hung out on it. Then one day he just started to go up there all the time and now it’s his favorite tree.
Also, yes I did put catnip on the tree when we first got it.