TopmartCat Window Perch - Large Cat Sill, Seat, Shelf

Our narrow windowsills offer little space for our cat, who, like cats everywhere, loves to sit in the window watching the great outdoors. This perch allows an indoor kitty to believe herself she is an outdoor animal. It is attractive, wide, stable, and easily accessed. At 12” x 23.5” it allows a cat to sit, stand, turn around, and recline comfortably. For active cats, put a piece of clear acrylic across the screen of an open window to prevent the cat from pushing out the screen and possibly falling. This perch, unlike a narrow sill, supplies a stable base from which to batter screens. Less aggressive animals need no protection.The perch arrived on time. Assembly was quick and easy with unambiguous drawings and instructions in good English. Within minutes it was safely installed on the windowsill. For cats under 20 pounds, no tools are needed to install it. For animals up to 35 pounds, two screws and anchors are supplied to secure it to a windowsill (drill and ¼ inch bit needed).The perch consists of a hinged MDF board, cushion, two metal supports with hand-tightenable screws to attach to the board, and industrial strength Velcro strips to secure the board to windowsill and cushion to board. It does not collapse or scoot around when Fluffy jumps onto or off it. Lightweight and both board and cushion fold up into a compact rectangle for storage. The metal supports have rubbery pads where they touch the wall, which add stability and protect the wall.I will adhere more Velcro on other windowsills and occasionally move the unit for a variety of views.The foam cushion is thick and luxuriously covered in a neutral gray fabric designed to catch and hold fur, but which will also release it with a sweep of a damp cloth or a vacuum nozzle. The cat, old and arthritic, enjoys the cushion’s comfort and is happier reclining at ease instead of struggling to keep her footing on a slick and narrow sill. She jumps easily onto the unit and controls takeoffs and landings by gripping the pad with claws.Cats are often shy about new things, so pick Fluffy up and place her on the perch the first few times, giving encouraging petting, while she adapts to the feel of this new great place to spend her days. Or scatter catnip and treat nibbles on the perch to make her feel at home.The only drawback was the packing. It was well packed, but the Styrofoam-like packing material crumbled easily during transport, requiring a quick pass with the vacuum over all surfaces to remove flecks. If the maker used a tidier packing material it would please fussy customers like me.I give this unit 5 stars out of 5. So does the cat.

I bought this perch after having several others fail. My windows are not big enough for suction cup perchs, and I am not a fan of having to use power tools to install something I will have to take apart with me when I move. This installation could not be easier and the perch is surprisingly sturdy. I have two cats, ones about 12lb (shes a hefty girl but were working on it) and the other is 10lb. Even when they jump from the floor the perch doesn't wiggle and they hang out on it all day, literally. I got a different perch my second time around just to try a different one and immediately returned it because the instructions were so bad and it wasn't nearly as stable or comfortable for my cats. I purchased this one again and have not regretted it. If you want a perch thats affordable, easy to assemble, and reliable I would give it a shot. Especially for the price, I would highly recommend giving it a shot, your cats will be thank you.

Milo is a rather large, and thus rather heavy cat. I wanted a solution for an office window since he was constantly trying to perch on the edge of the sill to look outside. This was a great option. It is sturdy unless he moves to the edge of the platform off the sill, and then the velcro isn't enough to hold him up. The braces keep the shelf from falling down completely, but it does tip and he's lost his balance a few times, thus the 4-star review instead of 5. I added a cheap tension shower curtain rod to the bottom with tape and it adds a bit more support. The shelf has an option to screw it into the sill, but those are some type of plastic-like material in my house so that was not an option. The instructions were easy enough to follow although I put the braces in backwards initially and had to turn them around. Milo's happy now, so I'm happy too!

I have three of these, and each of my cats uses them. They are very easy to install and sturdy. In my former home, it was secure enough with just the Velcro they provide because the windowsill was wider. In my current home the windowsill is not very wide, and I’ve had to screw them in. It’s still very easy to install if you use the screws. For size reference, my first windowsill was just wide enough for my cats to sit on, but on my current one they are not wide enough for my cats to sit on without a perch like this.

Cat uses it as her bed at night.

Attaching this via Velcro is great, but only if you have leverage on your side… Similar to their first photo.I’d say 50% or more needs to be over the windowsill.If not, be ready to use anchors and screws.At my apartment I had 60% on the sill, Velcro alone was great. No issues.The house I’m at currently, maybe 15% is on it. Velcro did almost nothing. So I added the included anchors.These were cheap garbage and also did almost nothing. I went to the hardware store and bought stronger and better ones.It seems to be ok now, but I’m still a little worried. She has to jump to get on it, so some force will be applied when she gets up there. Only 9lbs, but considering it’s being held by 2 screws, idk…The angle brackets also don’t seem to do much to help, may have to drill a hole and add screws there too.Not the most sturdy thing out there.

Quality is good, it’s low visual in the room not big and bulky. Best of all our cat already loves it.

Too flimsy.