After reading all the reviews about how others' cats loved this thing, I decided to buy it for my 6 month kitten, thinking maybe he'd love it so much, he'd stay out of my things in the bedroom, especially the curtains. I've tried rubbing catnip on it but so far, it seems my Cooper doesn't see what all the fuss is about. I have caught him laying on it briefly but he doesn't scratch it at all even when I show him it's scratchable. Maybe he'll like it more when he grows up a little. You just never know how a kitty will respond to the things we buy them even when the good intentions are there. I'll keep my fingers crossed on this one.