This has turned out to be a great piece for my two cats.  At first they didn't want anything to do with it.  They simply stared at it (go figure).  But soon enough they were taking turns lounging on it, and both are using it to scratch.  Success!  Also, I was very pleased with the size.  I didn't expect it to be so big!!  My cats are medium-sized and this is plenty big....they could both fit at the same time, too.