My cat's new cat tree turned into a total disaster zone

I set up a fancy 6-foot cat tree from Pet Palace yesterday, and my tabby Leo immediately climbed it, got his claw stuck in the fabric at the top platform, and panicked, pulling the whole thing over onto my coffee table. I had to carefully free him while he yowled, and now he won't go near it. Has anyone had a cat develop a fear of furniture after a single bad experience like this?

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milab7515d agoMost Upvoted

Oh man, that's rough! My cat did the same thing with a new scratching post once. She knocked it over and then gave it the stink eye for a week.

jana_hayes3115d ago

Milab75's story about the stink eye is spot on. Cats have long memories for things that scare them. You might try rubbing some catnip on the lower levels to build positive associations again. It took my old cat a solid month to trust a new chair after it collapsed under him.