FourFurPets 72.4" Modern Cat Tree for Indoor Cats, Multi-Level Cat Condo | Tall Cat Tree,Wooden Cat Tree for Large Cats up to 20 lbs, Cats Furniture, Scratching Pad, Removable Pads, Rustic Brown

Why it's worth it

The FourFurPets stands 72.4 inches tall on a metal-frame skeleton with a nearly 30-inch base, and it stacks a big top perch, private condos and sisal boards up its height. It's the one to get when two or three cats need their own levels at the same time.

The ASPCA's guidance is one climbing structure per cat plus one spare, which is unrealistic in most apartments. A tall tree with well-separated levels is the practical compromise, and that's what this does. At 72.4 inches with a top perch, enclosed apartments and multiple landings, two or three cats can occupy it at once without crowding each other. Owners with three and four cats — including Maine Coons — consistently say everyone finds a spot.

The metal frame is the reason to pick this over a similarly sized pressed-wood tower. Most tall trees in this price range are MDF and dowels, and MDF is what sags and cracks under a heavy cat over time. A metal skeleton with an oversized base holds its shape better, and owners a year in still describe it as solid. That's a meaningfully different aging curve from the glued-sawdust construction that fails on cheaper towers.

From our review of 8 cat trees and condos for indoor cats, by James Bennett, Associate Editor

What we like

• +The ASPCA's guidance is one climbing structure per cat plus one spare, which is unrealistic in most apartments
• +The metal frame is the reason to pick this over a similarly sized pressed-wood tower
• +The cushions come off and go in the wash, and the hard surfaces wipe down — the same hygiene advantage as our top pick, on a…
• +Assembly takes real time

What to know

• –It wobbles if you don't anchor it
• –The footprint is awkward for tight rooms