SnugglyCat The Ripple Rug - Cat Activity Play Mat - Made in USA - Insulated Base Keeps Kitty Warm - Fun Interactive Play - Training - Scratching - Bed Mat

The media could not be loaded. I have 3 of these… because I have 4 cats. I have never seen my cats love anything more than they loved this. In my house, the cats preferred to uses these as kittens and slowly lost interest. I simply put the rugs away for a bit then reintroduced and wha la! They were back to loving them!!! I cannot overstate how enjoyable it is to watch them play in and on the rugs. My PRO TIP… buy some of those little furry mice (Play and squeak on amazon I believe) that squeak when they bat them, throw them inside the mounded up rug and use a wand to to lure the kittens towards the mice. They lose their minds lol. What a PURRRfect invention. Very heavy duty as in you can wash (I used cold water and unscented detergent) and air dry many times with no dissolving of the backing, no pilling and no deterioration of the Velcro. LOVE LOVE LOVE. I buy for any new kitten guardians as well. As the kittens get older, they may prefer to sleep upon the rug instead of playing as much, but this is awesome as the rug is so easy to clean, and often i can use my vacuum without the beater brush on to just tidy up any fur… LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE.Here are the bullet points for those who do not wanna read the whole review:* EASY to clean - holds up for years with cold wash and air or hang dry (dries super quick either way)* Non slip backing, rug will not slide on tile, wood or engineered flooring like Pergo, but also won’t jack up your carpet. I keep mine on various surfaces. Backing does NOT deteriorate when washed and dried with longevity in mind.* Rug does not hold smells, as in if a kitten or sick cat pees on it, you do not even need to use enzyme cleaner pre wash if you do not want to.* Velcro on topper does not lose strength, and due to the Velcro being heavy duty it does not seem to pick up cat hair or fuzzies meaning it never becomes useless* CATS FRIGGIN’ LOVE IT* No rubber smell when new, no need to air out like many products that have a rubber backing.* Holds up extremely well to claws and scratching, very little sign of wear and take after 3 years, 4 cats* Endless ways to form the topper, and tons of opportunity to provide hunting style play with small toys or treats* Great cat sleeping mat if cats stop playing as much as when babies.* Awesome photo ops of kitty eyes peeking out of holes, and heads popping out as seen in video* Perfect gift for new kitten or cat owners* Excellent “scent soaker” for cats

This has been my 2 cats favorite play area for over 2 years now. They don't interact too much with it by themselves, but when I play with them on this by moving a thing handle between the layers they literally will never get bored. Has held up well, easily vacuumed, top tier interactive cat play area

TL;DRGreat product, very, very, very entertaining for my cats, they love it. I would recommend it for any cat-- hyper or chill/ 2+ cat households who get up to heated rough-housing. Well made, flexibility of material is just right, I agree the material/ construction is safety-conscious. However, I would observe a larger cat for the first few times they play with it, make adjustments to holes as needed. This toy is easy to store away. Haven't washed it, but should be fine. Overall, A+!! Meow!____**5/27/18 EDIT** I just wanted to say that I've lowered my rating on this rug. The cats still like it and sleep/lounge on it all the time, which is why I only deducted one star. As the human customer I would've deducted two if they (the cats) started completely ignoring it-- but they haven't. My human reason for the deduction is that the top rug with holes has lost all of its stiffness, so it is this floppy second rug that just sits all tangled up without giving any dimensional space for the cats to use (like others have complained about) It doesn't hold its shape so that cats can't play with it as it is intended (and, I know they LOVED THE BONKERS OUT OF IT when it had the ability to hold a shape--see the rest of my original post for that) I tried washing it because some other customers said that washing it gave it a little more of the original hold/shape. I tried just doing a rinse and spin and laid it out to air dry-- but it didn't revive any of the hold whatsoever. I'm wondering if others used detergent and that helped? I will try it with detergent, otherwise I'm just going to say that the actual purpose of the rug was great but short-lived, which is a real shame. I speak solely as my cats' human when I say that is certainly not worth the money for just a "sleeping rug" I could have gotten that for way less money-- just saying.______The Nitty Gritty:This seemed like a possible hit (but with cats, sometimes you never know) Glad to say I think it has exceeded a lot of expectation-- it is very well made, both my cats love this thing very much. The one I mainly bought it for (Lassi-- who is a year and a half, is generally on the smaller side and very rowdy/ hyperactive), she goes hog-wild whenever we bring it out. We have a small apartment and can't keep it out all of the time, but I think that having it put away some of the time inadvertently creates some suspenseful excitement, but I doubt they would grow tired of it since we leave it out for extended periods of time and they keep coming back to it. The other cat, Sue, liked it very much despite being much older and generally subdued. I have found both of them sleeping in it a few times, separately and together. Sue likes sitting/scratching / laying on it and watching Lassi go darting under the rug, and has even uncharacteristically participated from time to time. Which is what I was hoping I would accomplish with this rug. They have always liked play fighting with each other, they play that way A LOT. But, rarely do they share interest in the same kind of toys. For the ones they do like in common, it always ends up that one hesitates to play with a toy if the other cat shows interest. More importantly, half the time their play fighting goes sour-- I was told a "distraction object" during these sessions helps the cats play amicably for a sustainable amount of time. So far, the ripple rug is a toy they willingly play with together, allowing them the chance to still play kinda "rough" without a heated escalation. So, it worked for that!As far as the material goes, no nails have been caught on the fabric-- as promised. Some people have mentioned having trouble keeping particular shapes with the top rug, or losing stiffness. I find this not to really be the case as of yet, re-configuring the top rug or getting it to keep a shape has not been a big problem. I personally think it's just the right flexibility because shapes will inevitably change as the cats play with it-- which I gather is what my cats enjoy most about it. That said, it's able to fold nicely and stored away when necessary. I haven't washed it, so we'll see about that when the time comes. The bottom rug has a good anti-slip material.Something to note for cats who either have larger frames or, are over weight: Sue is just slightly above average in size, and did get accidentally caught in one of the smaller holes once (I haven't adjusted those smaller holes because since then Sue has learned to only use the larger holes just fine). But that can be avoided altogether, if you are worried, it is an easy fix with adjusting the safety cuts by lengthening them. I would recommend observing a larger cat at first just to make sure they can fit through the ones intended as entrances, and make the adjustments as needed. Haven't had any further issues with that.

I bought this several years ago and my cats didn’t seem to enjoy it. They didn’t tunnel under it or sleep on or in it, and just seemed clueless as to what to do with it. Recently our youngest cat of six years just seemed bored so I pulled it out and tried again. This time I placed it in an area of the house that is a frequently walked through path for cats and humans, and that has made all the difference. Before it was in a dead end room that we had to purposely walk into. She will now hide behind it and pounce out at us, the other cat, or call to us daily from the mat to wave the wand toys for her. She likes having wands wriggled between the two layers as well. She adores brown craft paper, so we will drape a few sheets of that across the mats for crinkly enrichment, and she likes to scratch her claws on the mat. I hide a rotating selection of catnip marinated toys in it, and a few treats too. The other cat still has no interest in it, but don’t give up without trying a few different arrangements, placements and uses for it. I’m so glad I kept it, now it’s a favorite high quality toy that’s simple for me to arrange. It cured her boredom and it’s much easier for us to grab a few minutes of interactive play as we walk through the room.