No 07
Every cardboard scratcher does the same job: it gives claws a target that is not your sofa. Suck UK just decided the target should be a DJ booth. This is a corrugated cardboard turntable with a deck that actually spins and a tone arm that moves, so when your cat steps up to scratch, it looks like it is dropping a set. The scratching surface keeps claws strong and busy, the assembly is easy, and cats of any age can use it.
The reason to buy it over a plain scratching pad is entirely the photo. A beige loofah-looking pad earns your cat zero followers; a cat hunched over the decks with one paw on the vinyl is an instant post, and owners get months of that content while the cardboard slowly gets shredded in service of the bit. It lands best with the friend who treats their cat like a roommate with a personality, anyone who DJs or collects records, or the group gift where you want a laugh at the unwrapping and a functional cat product afterward.
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