Have one of these for twix and he isnt bothered by it in slightest, the rubber mat it comes with he used as a "lets see how sharp my claws are"and got it to the point where it had to be thrown out as it was so badly ripped, now he eats the catnip out the top and then thats it, the three fosters arent bothered by it at all either, and it is really hard to keep the hair out of the spikey green bits even when your attacking it with the hoover. so i dont recommend but cats are very individualistic so it shard to say if your cat would love it or not.