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New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower vs PAWZ Road 72" Cat Tree

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.4 vs 4.2). New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower is best for: households with several cats that mostly want large, sturdy beds to sleep in and do not mind carpet shedding. Read the strengths below before deciding.

Higher ratedRanked #4 in Best Cat Trees

New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower

4.4

1 source$130.03as of Oct 11

Cats.com rates the New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower 9.0/10 and names it best for napping. It is a carpeted, solid wood tower made in the USA with three large beds; Cats.com's reviewer found it sturdy enough to hold three of her cats at once, but needed a drill to attach the top bed and saw the carpet shed heavily and tear within two weeks.

Strengths

— Sturdy base that held three of the Cats.com reviewer's cats at once
— Three spacious beds; Cats.com calls it one of her cats' favorite places to sleep
— Carpeted and sisal scratching posts

Watch-outs

— No predrilled holes for the top bed, so Cats.com needed a drill for assembly
— A 9-pound cat scratched a hole in the carpeted post within two weeks, per Cats.com
— Cats.com says the carpet sheds heavily

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Ranked #5 in Best Cat Trees

PAWZ Road 72" Cat Tree

4.2

1 source$89.88as of Oct 11

Cats.com picks the PAWZ Road 72-inch tree as best for large cats and rates it 8.5/10. Its reviewer highlights the large center hammock, two beds with removable covers and two large houses, and says her two larger cats take turns in the hammock; the scratch pad at the base went unused in her home.

Strengths

— Large center hammock that the Cats.com reviewer's two larger cats take turns using
— Two beds with removable covers for easy cleanup, per Cats.com
— Two large houses and several platforms

Watch-outs

— Cats.com's cats did not use the scratch pad at the base, even when enticed with catnip
— Cats.com still recommends using the included safety strap
— Cats.com reports that some customer reviewers complain of poor quality and missing parts

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How they stack up

New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower

Cats.com lists it at 47 pounds, heavier than the PAWZ Road 72" Cat Tree (39.9 pounds) and the Hey-brother MPJ006SW (16.1 pounds), and at 51 inches it is shorter than the 72-inch Frisco and PAWZ Road towers. It is the only one of those four that Cats.com lists as solid wood and made in the USA.

PAWZ Road 72" Cat Tree

At 72.4 inches it is about the same height as the Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree, and Cats.com lists a similar weight capacity (32 pounds against the Frisco's 33). Cats.com noticed shakiness at the Frisco's top beds, while it reports little instability on the PAWZ Road even without the wall strap.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	New Cat Condos Deluxe Cat Tower	PAWZ Road 72" Cat Tree
Height	51 inches	72.4 inches
Dimensions	20" x 20" x 51" (Cats.com); Amazon listing states 20"w x 20"d x 52"h	21.6" x 17.7" x 72.4"
Weight	47 lb	39.9 lb
Construction	Solid wood	Board
Covering Material	Carpet	Plush, sisal
Scratching Posts	Carpeted and sisal posts	—
Country of Manufacture	USA	—
Color Options	Green, Beige	—
Weight Capacity	—	32 pounds

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