At first myself and my husband were skeptical about spending so much money on a cat tree, but it was so worth every penny! We have a 15lb manecoon that plays rough and it holds up wonderfully no matter where he jumps, climbs, or sleeps for countless hours each day. Our four cats are pretty rough on this thing! We had to move one of the baskets because the left side pole was leaning quite a bit when a cat would lay in the top basket, but once we moved the top basket to the right side the problem was immediately fixed. Sadly the white mouse didn't last more than a day on the string and the leaves have been chewed apart, but we bought the tree knowing these things would occur. All in all it was a great investment, and most importantly our four little fluff balls are in love with it!