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Review on ๐Ÿพ A.FATI 3 Tiers High-Density Foam Dog/Cat Steps with Non-Slip Surface - Perfect Pet Stairs for Sofa, Soft Foam Dog Ladder, Ideal for Dogs and Elderly Cats (Includes Dog String Toy as Gift) by Juzer Rashid

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Terrible, shaky, easy to tip over, slip on tiles

Media failed to load. Me and my cats hate this. Under no circumstances would I recommend this for older cats or dogs that have arthritis, hip/bone problems etc. It is not safe as it will tip over and the foam will make it difficult for them to get up on foot. it shrinks and sways under their weight. Place two throw pillows on the bed pillow and see if your elderly pet with arthritis can easily climb on them. That's what it's all about. First, it's nothing more than a piece of base foam with a fabric covering on top. It has no frame or support. If a pet steps on it, the foam will shrink (just like yours or mine, imagine walking on a stack of pillows). This makes it extremely difficult for my elderly cat with arthritis to use all of these. He cannot stand when the foam is compressed and this causes his leg to wobble as he tries to balance on that piece of compressing foam. This actually makes it harder for him to get on the bed because he now has to have weak joints to level and balance everything by lifting his other legs to get to the next stage. It's like asking a 75-year-old man with arthritic feet to walk on a bed mattress. You can't. Once a cat, arthritic or not, scales the top rung, their weight (7-12 pounds) turns everything around. . As you can see in my video even the touch of my finger can tip it over, it's the laws of nature and foam, you can't put 10 pounds on the top edge of a piece of foam without support and expect it to tip over. (Video shows it) If that's not enough, it glides very easily over tiled floors. It says he has "the flu," but that's not true. It's also very long, much longer than my existing staircase, so much so that it cuts into the walking space between the bed and the dresser (Photo 1). So when a cat tries to use it, it shifts on the tile floors, shrinking under its weight and then tipping over completely. (Photo 2) It came around 1:00 p.m. When I slept, all 9 cats in my house stayed away from him. After my arthritic cat cried trying to get up on the bed with me and I realized he wouldn't use it (and I didn't blame him) I moved my hutch back to the corner with the plastic steps.

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  • Easy to read control panel
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  • New competitors have arrived