{"product_id":"wooden-cat-scratcher-sisal-ball","title":"Wooden Cat Scratcher with Sisal Ball: Curved Board and Spinning Ball","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; color: #2b2b2b; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #a84663; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eScratcher \u0026amp; toy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.25; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eSomething to shred, and something to bat at.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px; max-width: 720px; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003eCats do two separate things with their claws: they \u003cstrong\u003edrag them down something rough\u003c\/strong\u003e, and they \u003cstrong\u003ehook at something that moves\u003c\/strong\u003e. Most scratchers only offer the first. This one has a curved corrugated board for the dragging and a sisal-wound ball on a pivot for the hooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/2492\/7931\/files\/S0793299112c4495b941c76d4b810ace5c.webp?v=1788894571\" alt=\"Long-haired cat playing with the sisal ball on the wooden arch scratcher\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 800px; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0 0 48px; border-radius: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color: #a84663; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eThe board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eCurved, so they can lean into it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; max-width: 720px;\"\u003eA flat mat makes a cat crouch; a vertical post makes them stretch. The arch sits between the two, which is the angle most cats settle on when they scratch the arm of a sofa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; max-width: 720px;\"\u003eIt is corrugated cardboard, so it will shed. That is the material doing its job — a board that never sheds is a board that is not being scratched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 32px; margin: 0 0 48px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 384px; max-width: 384px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/2492\/7931\/files\/S13cddd23a82b442ab5af82033033dd96T.webp?v=1788894571\" alt=\"The arch scratcher with a white cat lying beside it\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 384px; max-width: 384px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/2492\/7931\/files\/S8d7a70c3df244403abc23aa703605b5cQ.webp?v=1788894571\" alt=\"A cat reaching up to bat at the sisal ball\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #a84663; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eThe ball\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eSisal, wound tight, and it turns\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; max-width: 720px;\"\u003eThe ball is wound sisal rather than wrapped fabric, so claws catch on it instead of sliding off. It sits on a pivot and spins when batted, which is what keeps a cat at it after the novelty of a new object has gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; max-width: 720px;\"\u003eBetween them, the board and the ball give a cat somewhere to work their claws that is not your furniture. That is the entire argument for buying one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/2492\/7931\/files\/Sdea84c39b2804d0684795a1f437677cc4.webp?v=1788894571\" alt=\"Close-up of the tightly wound sisal ball\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 800px; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0 0 48px; border-radius: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color: #a84663; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eTwo sizes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eStandard or large — they are different frames\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; max-width: 720px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStandard\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 35 × 15 cm board, 26 cm tall, with a 12 cm ball, in dark stained wood. It suits a single cat and a small room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; max-width: 720px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge\u003c\/strong\u003e is a wider 45 × 32 cm frame, 36 cm tall, with an 18 cm ball, in natural wood, and it stands on rollers. Worth the difference for a big cat, or for two that use it in turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 32px; margin: 0 0 48px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 384px; max-width: 384px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/2492\/7931\/files\/Sbe163a9aeadd4066afe66a70d18cacf24.webp?v=1788894571\" alt=\"Standard size guide: 35 by 15 cm board, 26 cm tall, 12 cm ball\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 384px; max-width: 384px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/2492\/7931\/files\/S6bdb3bbef0654ea88b464353535ff483x.webp?v=1788894571\" alt=\"Large size guide: 45 by 32 cm, 36 cm tall, 18 cm ball\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #a84663; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eThe details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhat you are buying\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"display: table; width: 100%; max-width: 800px; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 44px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 24px 12px 0; color: #6b6b6b; width: 32%;\"\u003eStandard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 0; width: 68%;\"\u003eBoard 35 × 15 cm, 26 cm tall, 12 cm sisal ball\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 24px 12px 0; color: #6b6b6b;\"\u003eLarge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 0;\"\u003e45 × 32 cm, 36 cm tall, 18 cm sisal ball\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 24px 12px 0; color: #6b6b6b;\"\u003eBoard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 0;\"\u003eCorrugated cardboard, curved\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 24px 12px 0; color: #6b6b6b;\"\u003eBall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 0;\"\u003eWound sisal on a pivot\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 24px 12px 0; color: #6b6b6b;\"\u003eFrame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 0;\"\u003eSolid wood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 24px 12px 0; color: #6b6b6b;\"\u003eSuits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 12px 0;\"\u003eCats and kittens\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #a84663; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eGood to know\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 52px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eWhich size should I get?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: 12px 0 0;\"\u003eStandard for one cat in a flat or a small room. Large if your cat is a big one, if two of them will share it, or if you want it to hold its own as a piece of furniture rather than tuck away in a corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eDoes the cardboard wear out?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: 12px 0 0;\"\u003eYes, that is what it is for. It shreds gradually where your cat works it, and you turn or replace the board when one area is gone. The wooden frame and the sisal ball outlast it several times over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eWill it get shredded cardboard everywhere?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: 12px 0 0;\"\u003eSome, yes. Put it somewhere you can run a vacuum past — not on a rug you care about. Every corrugated scratcher does this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2dd; padding: 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eWill it stop my cat scratching the sofa?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: 12px 0 0;\"\u003eIt gives them a better option, which is most of the battle. 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