My two cats couldn't even wait until I put this together to start playing with it and climbing on it. I am very pleased with this cat tree. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is the carpeting. My cats scratched the carpet above the scratching material, and now it looks horrible. I would have liked to see the scratching material cover more of the post to prevent that. Even though there is that little downfall, I am still happy I purchased this product.