As a volunteer with a cat rescue organization, I bought this cage to transition two feral kittens from smaller cages to something that would give them more room.  They have blossomed into very loving, purring boys and are now adoptable.  Assembly was easy with two people.  I think I'd have been frustrated doing it by myself.  They love that soft bed. I covered another shelf with a towel to give them more traction when they lept from shelf to shelf.