Best cat tree for a Cornish Rex

Good timing on the upgrade — kitten trees are built for small, light cats and they don't hold up well once a cat hits full adult weight and starts launching off them properly. The most important things in a grown cat's tree are stability and height. It must not wobble when they jump from it, and cats feel genuinely more secure the higher they can get. Cheap trees fail on both counts and get ignored within weeks. Before I point you in a direction: how big and active is your Cornish Rex, and how much floor space are you working with?

Perfect setup for a tall, slender tree. Cornish Rex are wiry and athletic — they're not heavy, but they're fast and they like to spring rather than pad. That means the top platforms need to be solid and the base needs real weight to it. What did the kitten tree look like — small condo type, or more of a post-and-platform design?

That wardrobe habit tells you everything — she wants height and a good vantage point. Right, here's what I'd get: the Feandrea 170cm (67-inch) cat tree, the tall multi-platform version with the wide, heavy base. It fits comfortably in a 60x60cm footprint, goes high enough to satisfy a wardrobe-climber, and the base is genuinely stable — it doesn't shift when a cat lands hard from the top. It has multiple perches at different heights, a large top basket, and sisal posts throughout. For a Cornish Rex it's ideal: lots of vertical movement, nothing excess or flimsy.

Feandrea's assembly is well above average for the price point — the instructions are clear, the parts are labelled, and most people get it done in 30 to 45 minutes without needing a second pair of hands. The main thing worth doing is tightening every bolt properly before your cat uses it; a slightly loose joint is what causes wobble. Do that once at the start and it'll stay solid. It's available on Amazon UK with next-day delivery on most orders, which makes it easy to get sorted quickly.

Good choice. Once it's up, put it near the wardrobe if you can — gives her a reason to choose the tree over the furniture. She should take to it quickly.