My cat's new scratcher took 2 months to break in...

I keep seeing everyone rave about those flat cardboard scratchers but my cat would barely touch them. So I built a tall sisal rope post from scratch out of a 2x4 and some leftover rope from a project. At first she ignored it completely for about 3 weeks, then she started sniffing around it. After a full 2 months of her occasionally clawing at it the rope finally loosened up and now she goes at it every morning. Has anyone else had a cat shun a new toy or furniture for weeks before suddenly liking it?

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blair_green861mo ago

Cats are just weird like that huh.

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margaret_singh11mo ago

Oh man, my friend Sarah had this happen. Her cat dragged in a whole loaf of bread once, just plopped it on her bed like a gift. No idea where it came from.

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