Weiß Scratch Me Happy Kratzbaum
Designed by Dr Duncan
    Scratchers

    Scratch Me Happy Kratzbaum

    A 60 cm paper-rope post on a 30 cm wooden base that does not rock: the full stretch, beside the sofa instead of on it.

    5.0 out of 5.0, 9 reviews
    Weiß Scratch Me Happy Kratzbaum
    $188.00 AUD
    Size One size Is 60 cm tall enough? Read the guide

    60 cm tall on a 30 x 30 cm base. Stand her against a wall with her front paws stretched as high as they go and measure to the paws. Under 60 cm the post covers her whole stretch; a big cat reaches past the top and uses it anyway.

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    Vet designed

    Designed by emergency vet Dr Duncan Houston. Tested at home by Gary, a Ragdoll whose post stands where the sofa arm used to get it.

    Why this post

    • Designed by Dr Duncan Houston
    • Tested by Gary
    • 60 cm tall, 30 cm base
    • Paper rope, wooden base

    Explainer

    Dr Duncan explains the Scratch Me Happy post

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    Filmed by Dr Duncan Houston, emergency veterinarian and founder of PURRZ™. No script department, no actors, the product in his hands.
    Read the script
    1. 0:05 Good day. I'm Dr Duncan Houston and this is my fake living room.
    2. 0:13 All right, cool. These are my PURRZ™ scratchers. Now, why are they good? Why do I sell them?
    3. 0:18 Look, cats need to scratch. You know, it's, for me to have like big cat scratchers, I've sold big cat scratchers and stuff before. Not everybody has a huge amount of space to be able to put a giant scratcher in.
    4. 0:30 So that's why I was like, well, why don't we just do small scratchers that have, you know, a wide pole so the cat, you know, can obviously, yeah, like it's tall enough that the cat can have a bit of a scratch and they look good in your, you know, in your apartment.
    5. 0:42 Easy to move around, very easy to kind of, you know, they're very modular. So if I pull this apart, you know, all the bits come off. There you go. Cool. That comes off.
    6. 0:53 This bottom bit comes off as well. This plate actually comes in two pieces, but when you open this up, you connect the two pieces. It clips together, and then you've got two little screws that you put in there to make sure it stays solid.
    7. 1:05 This bottom bit obviously comes off, you know, as a piece like that. This wooden top bit is also a screw-on piece as well.
    8. 1:13 So, look, these are really easy to put together. They look quite good, you know, very easy to fit in any apartment, bedroom, even a bathroom or toilet or something like that.
    9. 1:23 It's whatever is going to be able to fit in your, fit in your house. Like, I'm not looking at, you know, if I do a giant cat scratcher or whatever, it's very difficult for everybody to be able to fit that in their house. Whereas I'm looking like, how can I start to get everybody to use stuff for their cat that's actually going to look nice?
    10. 1:38 Anyway, this is the white one. This is actually cream. It's slightly different to the white. It's cream and this is navy.
    11. 1:45 So, this is, you know, two different options at the moment that you've got. There's, I can make way more in the future. We're just going to start with two different options.
    12. 1:52 But also, what's the difference between this and a normal scratcher? Well, I worked with the company that I make all my cardboard products through, and they made these for me.
    13. 2:02 The rope is actually paper rope, so it's not like your twine or anything like that where, you know, when they're scratching it, it gets all kind of fluffy and fuzzy, and then it starts to look really bad.
    14. 2:12 Well, I'm not going to say this is going to last forever, but this is actually paper rope. So, it's, you know, the cardboard material, like the double corrugated stuff and things that I sell and I, you know, use for my other stuff.
    15. 2:22 This is all that cardboard spun around, made into like a really long rope and then, you know, put around here and then stapled on.
    16. 2:29 So, actually, it's, you know, if they break it apart or chew pieces of it and things, it's not like rope or twine that's going to cause an issue. But, look, if they chew on this or scratch it or whatever, it's, it's not as much of a problem as twine.
    17. 2:40 And when you kind of decide that, yes, it's at the end of its life and you want to throw it out, then you can throw it out. You can replace the rope.
    18. 2:47 We haven't had anybody be able to do that yet, but, you know, I can sell this paper rope. You spin it around and then you just staple it on the top bits. You've got to have a staple, though.
    19. 2:55 Anyway, cool. These are your cat scratchers. They're the Scratch Me Happy cat scratchers. I like that name because it reminds me when I was a kid and that was like a lotto thing.
    20. 3:05 But anyway, I don't play lotto. I don't gamble, but it just sounds cool. Cool. Scratch Me Happy cat scratchers by PURRZ™.

    In this video

    How it works

    Why the Scratch Me Happy post beats the sofa arm

    Illustrated brown and cream cat in a purple collar standing on its back legs and stretching its front paws up a PURRZ™ Scratch Me Happy Scratching Post in White-Navy, a man in a purple jumper kneeling beside it

    Tall enough for the whole cat

    A vertical scratch is a stretch first: back legs planted, spine long, shoulders open, claws hooked in high.

    • A short post gets ignoredA short post cuts the stretch off and gets ignored.
    • Full length at 60 cmAt 60 cm most cats reach full length on it; a very big cat reaches past the top and still gets the pull, because the height that matters is where the claws go in, not where the post ends.
    Illustrated man in a purple jumper kneeling to hold the wooden base and the navy rope of a PURRZ™ Scratch Me Happy Scratching Post steady as a brown and cream cat scratches high on the cream rope

    A base that does not rock

    The reason a cat abandons a post is that it moved.

    • About 3 kg, with anti-slip feetA 30 x 30 cm wooden base under a 12 cm post, about 3 kg in total and anti-slip feet underneath, keeps this one still when she leans her weight into it.
    • Check the screws are tightThe base plate is two pieces that clip together and take two small screws, and the wooden top screws on. Check they are tight after assembly and a month later; a post that rocks is a post she will not trust.
    Illustrated man in a purple jumper brushing loose fibres off the white paper rope of a PURRZ™ Scratch Me Happy Scratching Post, a pair of scissors on the wooden base and a brown and cream cat watching

    Paper rope, wound tight

    Paper rope is a firm, dense surface that claws can hook into and drag down, which is the feeling she is after.

    • Sheds less than sisalIt sheds less than sisal and frays into short fibres rather than long strings.
    • Wears in over monthsIt wears in, then wears through, over months of daily use, and the wear is the post working.
    • Trim a strand, never pull itBrush loose fibres off; trim a strand that lifts, never pull it.

    Size guide

    One size, two colours: is 60 cm tall enough, and what is in the box

    • Stand her against a wall with her front paws stretched as high as they go and measure to the paws. Under 60 cm the post covers her whole stretch; a big cat reaches past the top and still uses it, because the pull comes from where the claws go in.

    • Put it beside the thing she scratches now, not where you would prefer it. A post in the laundry replaces nothing. The 30 cm footprint is the size it is so it can stand next to the sofa arm.

    • Kittens start on it from day one, and a kitten who learns a post at eight weeks rarely learns the sofa. An older cat needs it to be dead still: check the fixing, and if she has stopped scratching altogether, that is a vet check before a new post.

    Illustrated man in a purple jumper kneeling beside a PURRZ™ Scratch Me Happy Scratching Post in White-Navy and pointing a brown and cream cat towards it

    Specifications

    Height
    60 cm
    Post
    12 cm across, wound in paper rope
    Base
    30 x 30 cm, wooden (timber or board, and the finish, to be confirmed)
    Feet
    Anti-slip pads under the base
    Rope
    Paper rope, stapled at the ends
    Weight
    About 3.1 kg (the profitability sheet; admin lists 2.95 kg)
    Packed
    To be confirmed (the sheet says 33 x 25.5 x 16.5 cm, which fits a 60 cm post only if it ships in two parts)
    Assembly
    The post lifts off the base; the base plate is two pieces that clip together and take two small screws, and the wooden top screws on; whether a screwdriver is needed is confirmed on a built one
    In the box
    Post, two-piece base plate, two small screws and the screw-on wooden top; packed size to be confirmed
    Colours
    White; White-Navy (navy rope on the lower half, cream above)
    Care
    Wipe the base; brush loose fibres off the rope; trim a lifted strand, do not pull it
    Designed by
    Dr Duncan Houston, emergency veterinarian, PURRZ™
    Made in
    To be confirmed

    How to

    How to move the scratching from the sofa to the post

    • Illustrated man in a purple jumper kneeling to push the top of a PURRZ™ Scratch Me Happy Scratching Post with one hand as a brown and cream cat sits beside the wooden base

      Build it tight

      Clip the two pieces of the base plate together and tighten the two small screws fully, set the post on the base and screw on the wooden top. Push the top of the post with your hand: it should not rock. Check again in a month.

    • Illustrated man in a purple jumper kneeling by a grey sofa and pointing to claw marks on its arm, a PURRZ™ Scratch Me Happy Scratching Post standing beside it and a brown and cream cat looking up at the post

      Put it where she scratches now

      Right beside the sofa arm, the door frame or the rug corner she uses. Not across the room, and not in the laundry.

    • Illustrated man in a purple jumper dragging a feather wand toy up a PURRZ™ Scratch Me Happy Scratching Post with a treat in his other hand, a brown and cream cat reaching up the rope to catch it

      Make the post the better option

      Drag a wand toy slowly up the rope so her claws catch it; a pinch of catnip on the rope if she likes it. Praise, treat, walk away.

    • Illustrated man in a purple jumper laying a throw over the arm of a grey sofa as a brown and cream cat scratches a PURRZ™ Scratch Me Happy Scratching Post beside it

      Take the sofa out of the running

      Double-sided tape or a throw over the old spot for two weeks. Once the post has the habit, the tape comes off.

    • Illustrated man in a purple jumper sitting cross-legged and trimming the claws of a brown and cream cat on his lap with nail clippers, a PURRZ™ Scratch Me Happy Scratching Post in White-Navy beside them

      Keep the claws trimmed anyway

      A post does not replace a nail trim every two to three weeks. The two together are what stops the sofa scratching.

    Vet noteDr Duncan Houston, emergency veterinarian

    A post has to be dead still or she will not use it, and one that rocks can tip onto a kitten, so check the fixing after assembly and again a month in. Rope wears, and a lifted strand gets chewed: trim it off, do not pull it, and take the post away from a cat who eats the fibres rather than shedding them, because eating non-food things has causes a vet should hear about. Scratching is normal and healthy. A cat who suddenly scratches far more, starts on new places, or stops using a post she loved is telling you something has changed, pain or arthritis in an older cat especially, and that is a vet visit before it is a shopping trip; a post is not a treatment for it. A post in the right place and a nail trim every two to three weeks solve most sofa scratching. Declawing is an amputation and is not a treatment for any of it. If anything about her scratching worries you, ask your vet.

    Dr Duncan Houston outdoors holding Gary, his Ragdoll
    Dr Duncan Houston Emergency veterinarian and founder of PURRZ™

    Why I designed it

    The post that finally outranked the sofa arm.

    Cats scratch the sofa arm for three good reasons: it is tall enough to stretch up, it does not move when they pull, and it is in the room where the family is. Most scratching posts lose on all three, so the sofa keeps winning. This one is 60 cm tall, sits on a 30 cm wooden base with rubber feet, and has a footprint small enough to stand right beside the sofa it is replacing. Paper rope because it takes claws well and sheds less than sisal. Gary uses his every morning, then walks past the sofa without a glance.

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    Best forUpward stretchers; the sofa-arm catA cat bored of the flat pad; small spacesSideways scratchers who like to batScratch, then sleep in itTwo cats; tunnel, lounge and balls
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    MaterialPaper rope on a post, wooden baseCorrugated cardboardCardboardFelt and cardboardDense cardboard
    Toy built inNoBell ballSpinning loungeNoWool balls
    OptionsWhite, White-NavySingle, DoubleRound, squareOneBlack, Wood
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      • I recently adopted a kitty with my son, our first cat ever! We asked our friends for any recommendations they could give us for food, bedding, scratching posts, litter boxes...basically ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING CAT. I had multiple people suggest this scratch post and other Purrz products and Im so happy we gave them a try because our Kitty loves them all. This specific tower is nice and long so he can really get a good stretch and scratch all he wants. I was afraid of him being picky because he didnt like another scratch pad our friend gave us, but thankfully he loves this one!! Now im happy he has a designated space for scratching and my couch can have some rest. Excellent quality and the solution I very much needed.

        MarianaJune 2026

      • The height and angle are perfectly calculated for comprehensive claw stretching. Quality construction suggests long term durability despite daily use.

        Leonard HarrisJune 2026

      FAQ

      Scratch Me Happy Scratching Post questions, answered by a vet

      Shipping and returns

      Dispatch
      Tracking sent when it ships; dispatch and delivery times by country are on the shipping page.
      Delivery
      Tracked, worldwide. International orders may attract duties.
      Returns
      Faulty, damaged or incorrect items are covered within 7 days of delivery. Email hello@purrz.com to start.
      Shipping and delivery detailsHow returns work
      Is 60 cm tall enough?

      For most cats, yes: stand her against a wall with her front paws stretched as high as they go and measure to the paws; most come in under 60 cm. A very large cat reaches past the top and still uses it, because the pull she wants comes from where the claws hook in, not from the top of the post. The height that fails is 40 cm, and that is most posts on the market.

      Will it tip over?

      It is built not to: a 30 x 30 cm wooden base under a 12 cm post, about 3 kg all up, with anti-slip feet. Tighten the two small screws in the base plate fully when you build it and push the top with your hand; it should not rock. A post that moves is one she will stop using, so check it again a month in. Keep it on a hard floor or a firm rug rather than a thick one.

      Paper rope or sisal? Is this sisal?

      It is paper rope, not sisal, whatever the old listing said. Paper rope is dense and firm, claws hook into it and drag down the way she wants, it sheds less than sisal and it frays into short fibres rather than long strings. It wears through over months of daily use, and that wear is the post working.

      How do I get her to use it instead of the sofa?

      Put it right beside the spot she uses now, not across the room. Drag a wand slowly up the rope so her claws catch it, add catnip if she likes it, and praise the first scratch. Cover the sofa arm with double-sided tape or a throw for two weeks. Most cats switch in days once the post is where the sofa was and does not move.

      Is it right for a kitten or an older cat?

      A kitten, especially: one who learns a post at eight weeks rarely learns the sofa, and the 60 cm gives her room to grow into. An older cat wants it dead still and on a surface her paws grip, so check the fixing and skip the thick rug. A senior who has stopped scratching altogether, or who scratches and then limps, is worth a vet check before a new post; that is often arthritis.

      My cat has suddenly started scratching everything. Will this fix it?

      Not on its own, and please do not buy it for that. A cat who suddenly scratches far more, or in new places, is usually telling you something has changed: pain, a new cat or person, a change in the house. That is a vet visit first, then a post in the right place. Declawing is an amputation and is not a treatment for scratching.

      What if it arrives damaged or my cat ignores it?

      Email hello@purrz.com within 7 days of delivery with a photo and your order number; faulty, damaged or incorrect items are covered and we pay the return shipping when the error is ours. A cat ignoring it in week one usually means it is in the wrong place: move it next to the spot she scratches now and give it two weeks.

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