bought this item for my 2 lovely brat cats (LOL) and they LOVE it, they can run up and down it chasing each other, hide in the holes or just plain lounge around. It is soft they love to do their back scratching on it as it feels sooooo good! It is really sturdy, my only complaint wouldbe that the lower level loungingsleeping pad is constantly coming loose, really should have a better anchor, but all in all I LOVE IT, and WILL be buying another one or two stands later for other rooms in the home so they always have a place to call their own.