I've become one of those crazy cat people. We just took in our 5th cat this past weekend. This tree was quick and easy to put together. It took about 20mins my husband and I didn't even come close to killing each other. Best of all the cats Love it! Our cats range in size from 2lbs to 20lbs & this is the perfect tree. My cats were able to break off the little hanging balls already. I wish those would have come with a little bit of a stronger string. I plan on hanging other toys from it.