Hey-brother Cat Tree Tower with Extra Large Platform, Big Condo, MPJ070W

Why it's worth it

The Hey-brother MPJ070W is 51 inches tall with two oversized platforms, a roomy condo and two hammocks, plus anti-tip straps and wooden strips reinforcing the base. It gives large cats somewhere to stretch out without the price of a premium tower.

Perch size is where cheap trees usually cut corners, and this one doesn't. The Spruce Pets notes that perches under 12 inches leave cats dangling their limbs over the edge, which disrupts rest and slowly kills how often they use the tree. The Hey-brother's two enlarged platforms give an adult cat room to actually stretch out. Owners of bonded pairs report both cats sleeping on one platform together, which tells you the surface area is real.

Two hammocks is a smart touch for a two-cat home. Cats fight over the single best spot, and this tree offers several equally good ones — two hammocks, a big condo, two large platforms and a top perch. That spreads a household out instead of concentrating it. It's the same logic behind the ASPCA's more-resources-than-cats guidance, applied to a single piece of furniture.

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

What we like

• +Perch size is where cheap trees usually cut corners, and this one doesn't
• +Two hammocks is a smart touch for a two-cat home
• +The base is reinforced with wooden strips and it ships with anti-tip straps, and at 51 inches it's short enough that stability…

What to know

• –The sisal is the weak point
• –Quality control is inconsistent
• –At 51 inches it's the shortest of our picks and doesn't reach the four-foot-plus perch height associated with reduced inter-cat…