: What begins as a simple project with "carpet scraps and plywood" can quickly spiral into a $200 endeavor involving hot glue, staples, and frustration, often leading owners to admit that making one "shouldn't be THAT hard" are famous last words. The Quest for Stability

It is a classic "tale as old as time" for cat owners: you spend hundreds of dollars on a state-of-the-art wooden tower, only for the cat to spend the entire week playing with the shipping box it came in.

For owners of larger breeds like Maine Coons, the story is often one of "trial and error." One owner recounted trying four different "heavy-duty" models that either wobbled or snapped under the weight of their before finally finding a stable, flower-shaped tower that could handle the "zoomies" of multiple adult cats. A Piece of History